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IL&FS, which arranged financing for infrastructure projects, has amassed huge debts and has defaulted on payment obligations for some.

IL&FS: Was everyone asleep at the wheel?

The group's interest in jointly controlled operations varied from company to company, for instance in the Elsamex...

6 Nov 2018 2:09 AM IST

How can the govt deal with the right in Pakistan?

It would be similar to what has happened in much of West Asia, where state-enforced secularism has fought and often lost...

6 Nov 2018 2:02 AM IST

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. (Photo: PTI)

Dhaka's begums at war, fight yesterday's battles

The resemblance goes beyond Pakistan's first law and labour minister and Bangladesh's former chief justice both being...

6 Nov 2018 1:57 AM IST

Raghuram Rajan had cautioned the government that short-term costs of a radical ban of high-value currency notes would outweigh the long-term benefits. (Photo: AP) (Photo: PTI)

NPAs: People must know facts

The names of wilful defaulters are being sought although this might be met with stonewalling by the authorities.

6 Nov 2018 1:50 AM IST

The Pakistan Army, which calls the shots in Islamabad, continues to be Beijings most valued international client due to its anti-India orientation, even as elected civilian regimes come and go.

China, Pak are still up to their old games on J&K

This is Goebbelsian doublespeak. For New Delhi certainly, and for significant world capitals, Pakistan's quest for...

6 Nov 2018 1:48 AM IST

Shireen Mazari (Photo: PTI)

Why a J&K 'solution' by Pak mantri won't work

Mazari chose to blame previous governments in Pakistan on a variety of issues, starting with a lack of their commitment...

5 Nov 2018 5:26 AM IST

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan visits the Prophets Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia (Photo: AP)

Decoding the Riyadh-Islamabad quid pro quo

Saudi Arabia in particular has had a special relationship with Pakistan, with Islamabad getting described as Saudi...

5 Nov 2018 12:10 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Success follows them who do not seek it

Success comes to those people on the path who are not concerned about success at all.

5 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

Criminal defamation must go

It's another matter vulgar abuse is fast becoming the language of political discourse; it's almost standard now.

5 Nov 2018 12:01 AM IST

Priests perform Shila Pujan of stones for construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya. (Photo: PTI/File)

Pressure growing on govt over Ram temple

BJP general secretary Ram Madhav said on Saturday that the postponement of the Ayodhya hearings in the Supreme Court had...

5 Nov 2018 12:00 AM IST

This is about keeping Pakistan: first, safe; second, strong; third, prosperous; and maybe eventually all three at the same time.

Pak in midst of 3rd phase in its history

There is no authoritative tome on that phase because we haven't produced a world-class historian or political scientist...

5 Nov 2018 12:00 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi launches Ayushman Bharat scheme in Ranchi. (Photo: PTI )

Dilli Ka Babu: PMO preps for 2019

Several other changes too are anticipated in the PMO's team, with an eye on the impending elections.

4 Nov 2018 12:15 AM IST