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Eighteen opposition parties have come together to take on the government in parliament during the Monsoon Session beginning July 17 over demonetisation, GST and various other issues, according to political sources. (Photo: PTI)

Why it's still so hard to get Women's Bill passed

From 2008 to 2018, women's awareness of their role and rights have made great progress.

18 July 2018 2:22 AM IST

MSP scheme serves the purpose of protecting farmers from distress sale and procurement of food for public distribution system.

Keep watch on food prices

There is a critical need for a huge number of cold storage warehouses so that during a surplus perishable items like...

18 July 2018 12:24 AM IST

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk to the media after their meeting in the Presidential Palace in Helsinki. (Photo: AP)

US, Russia must move forward after Helsinki

Putin said at the start of the press meet, the relationship between Washington and Moscow has been a difficult one for...

18 July 2018 12:00 AM IST

Thai rescue team members walk inside a cave where 12 boys and their soccer coach are trapped since June 23, in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province, Thailand.

Mystic Mantra: The undying hope and survival

World cups come and go every four years, but an incident that keeps the whole world on pins, comes but seldom.

17 July 2018 5:28 AM IST

Yelburga, Tarikere and Harapanahalli are among other states that indicate emerging trends and here too the BJP is ahead. (Representational Image)

How BJP & Congress play politics over Muslims

The Congress is seen as a pro-Muslim party and the BJP as an anti-Muslim one.

17 July 2018 5:24 AM IST

US President Donald Trump shows a signed Presidential Memorandum after delivering a statement on the Iran nuclear deal from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 8, 2018, in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Trump, like Indira, gets touchy about the press

Anything that Trump doesn't like is dismissed as fake news .

17 July 2018 5:24 AM IST

The US has used the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act to obstruct Pakistani and Indian plans for the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline.

US sanctions law is a bully's tool, violates the UN charter

Each country namely Iran, Russia, Syria and North Korea is targeted because the US dislikes it or disapproves of its...

17 July 2018 5:23 AM IST

Nirmala Sitharaman who is now Indias Defence Minister was earlier Commerce Minister. (Photo: PTI)

Irresponsible leaders

While the defence minister was out of line, Prime Minister Narendra Modi went a step further at a rally in UP's Azamgarh...

17 July 2018 12:05 AM IST

French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris lifts the trophy after France won 4-2 in the final against Croatia at the 2018 football World Cup in Moscow. (Photo: AP)

France's Cup of Joy, happiness all around

Open and attacking football under a generally conservative coach Didier Deschamps brought its rewards for a very young...

17 July 2018 12:00 AM IST

Together, Mayawati and I can build a pan-India dalit movement'

I am four times more popular than Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani, but I don't have a car of my own, says Jignesh...

16 July 2018 5:53 AM IST

God always wants us to triumph over our karmic hurdles because only then will we fulfill the purpose of life, which is to grow into better human beings.

Mystic Mantra: Chasing an illusory bliss

Hold fast to life, but not so fast that you cannot let go; we must accept our losses and learn how to let go.

16 July 2018 12:35 AM IST

To tackle malnutrition, the FSSAI recently recommended adoption of fortified food in government schemes. (Representational image)

FSSAI's labelling rules promote unhealthy food

FSSAI equates bad fats which are unfit for eating with good fats necessary for health.

16 July 2018 12:17 AM IST