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Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI/File)

Tall talk, zero action on buying guns, warplanes

In this one-man government, Prime Minister Modi is the one who takes all the decisions.

11 July 2018 2:47 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.

Thai rescue: A job well done

Trade wars faded into the background as such an operation shone like a beacon of light.

11 July 2018 2:45 AM IST

Nirbhayas mother Asha Devi said she wants the criminals to be hanged as soon as possible. (Photo: PTI/File)

5 yrs after Dec 2012: So little has changed

The confirmation of the death sentence doesn't mean the criminals will necessarily swing.

11 July 2018 2:43 AM IST

Sufism (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Bishr al Haafi: The barefoot Sufi

Bishr al Haafi is one of the famous early Sufis of the ninth century. His real name was Bishr ibn Harris.

10 July 2018 1:16 AM IST

India and the US are working towards strengthening bilateral ties on security front, including training programmes.

India must resist diktats from US on Iran, Russia

However, the US knows well the soft spots of some ruling class members of developing nations rather too well.

10 July 2018 1:05 AM IST

Conflict with Iran looms large on the horizon

Pakistan can suffer serious collateral damage from the mounting US-Iran confrontation and would do well to remain aloof...

10 July 2018 12:51 AM IST

President Donald Trump

Trump's Europe foray: New options for India?

The moment of reckoning came when Berlin Wall fell in 1989, followed by the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union.

10 July 2018 12:45 AM IST

Interestingly, the CBDT chiefs move to make officers comply by seeking a compliance report every three months gives room for hope for justice for the taxpayer.

Monitor I-T dept closely

The department even failed to utilise the special drive launched to resolve taxpayers' grievances.

10 July 2018 12:42 AM IST

J&K Governor N. N. Vohra. (Photo: PTI)

Open horse-trading can worsen security in J&K

Sunday was the second anniversary of the killing of Burhan Wani, a Hizbul Mujahideen commander who had shot into...

10 July 2018 12:38 AM IST

Simmering with rage, Mr Khan now stays away from party functions, including iftar, does not communicate with party leaders and has stopped meeting Mulayam Singh Yadav.

Reporters' Diary: Angrily yours

As the probe began, the SP chose to turn a blind eye to the development and did not issue a single statement in support...

9 July 2018 3:49 AM IST

In this June 1, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, as he heads to Camp David for the weekend. Lawyers for President Donald Trump and Summer Zervos, a former Apprentice contestant who sued the president for saying her sexual misconduct claims were lies, are scheduled to be in court Tuesday, June 5, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Of UK's empty streets, Trump Baby balloon & the next big social change

This is not as yet discussed openly in India, but there is an increasing debate and dialogue about it in the UK. I

9 July 2018 3:41 AM IST

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (Photo: AFP)

An empty Lankan airport holds promise for India

If Mattala airport is well marketed and incentivised by Sri Lanka's tourism authorities, it may well be a commercial...

9 July 2018 3:33 AM IST