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Rupee is currently trading at 63.63 against 66.93 to a dollar in August, 2016.

Grow up India, time to set an uplifting agenda

By 2040, the proportion of the population below 34.5 years will fall to 50 per cent from 65 per cent today.

21 Aug 2018 12:38 AM IST

Imran Khan, 65, was on Saturday sworn in as Pakistans new prime minister, nearly 22 years after the former cricket hero entered politics. (Photo: AFP)

Imran time is here. But is change really on the way?

If change is a comin' or change is to remain another country, there are at least some clues of where to look for early...

21 Aug 2018 12:34 AM IST

Twitter had 335 million monthly users in the quarter, below the 339 million Wall Street was expecting. (Photo: Pixabay)

Twitter troubles

The entrepreneur with a stake in the space race is also a thought leader in new technologies.

21 Aug 2018 12:31 AM IST

Modi said 125 crore Indians fought a decisive battle and won. (Photo: PTI | File)

Forget figures, make people's lives better

India slipped one rank to 131 among 188 countries in the UN Human Development Index.

21 Aug 2018 12:28 AM IST

Yoga is the journey from A to B. A, is where you are, B is the finality. Guru, is someone, who has already walked that path and has the experience of finality. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Manners maketh man

Shrewdness, show-off, degrading others, display of ego, etc, should not be a part of our behaviour.

20 Aug 2018 5:37 AM IST

Boris Johnson (Photo: AP)

Of Enid Blyton and misguided people

Though her real life was far removed from the dream world of books she helped so many children to enter.

20 Aug 2018 5:32 AM IST

A file photograph of Atal Behari Vajpayee at the PMO.

The Vajpayee I knew was a hardcore 'feminist' too

Within barely a day or two, I became the first journalist in the world to get an interview with Vajpayee on why India...

20 Aug 2018 5:30 AM IST

Imran Khan, 65, was on Saturday sworn in as Pakistans new prime minister, nearly 22 years after the former cricket hero entered politics. (Photo: AFP)

CPEC toughest test for Imran & Pak generals

The Army has good reason to be pleased with Imran's accession, which many believe was pre-scripted.

20 Aug 2018 5:15 AM IST

US President Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

Trump taking US on path of confrontation with Beijing

Many Europeans are now seeking closer economic and political relations with Moscow and Beijing.

20 Aug 2018 5:12 AM IST

Navjot Singh Sidhu (Photo: PTI)

A meaningless controversy

Sidhu was personally invited by the new Pakistan PM only because the two were friends in their cricketing days.

20 Aug 2018 5:07 AM IST

Donald Trump on Friday recited the lyrics of a song seen as anti-immigration called The Snake to drive home his point about restricting immigration. (Photo: File)

In Trump's America, the media fights back

A cause for concern is that he's tried so hard to intimidate the independent media which scrutinises his actions...

20 Aug 2018 5:06 AM IST

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The locust years of our defence preparedness

The committee further noted that the share of capital procurement budget in the defence budget has been continuously...

19 Aug 2018 1:21 AM IST