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Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed by US Navy Seals in a covert raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan in May 2011. (Photo: AFP)

Of false premises & false promises

The Quran says martyrs going to heaven will get hur , and the word was taken by early commentators to mean virgins ,...

7 July 2018 12:16 AM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar (Photo: PTI)

Nitish's summersault likely before 2019 polls

Nitish Kumar, who had displayed flip-flop attitude in recent times, might do another summersault before the 2019 Lok...

7 July 2018 12:10 AM IST

Pakistan interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan (Photo: AFP)

Election symbol alone can't help a candidate win

Not too long ago, the Pakistanis were asked to keep an eye on those fighting the general election with the symbol of...

7 July 2018 12:08 AM IST

It is being suspected for some time now that separatists have managed to make inroads into madrasas in Kashmir valley, and are using this opportunity to radicalise young students. (Representational image)

U-turn on madrasas a relief

The cynic may well ask why the CM himself does not abandon his saffron religious robes, at least when he sits in the UP...

7 July 2018 12:07 AM IST

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

MSP hike: Historical increase' or jumla?

Modi should have announced this MSP in early June before the sowing season.

7 July 2018 12:06 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: The art of meditation

We need to learn the art of meditation in our busy life participating in everything can be a meditation.

6 July 2018 12:36 AM IST

In the letter to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal wrote, I have nothing personal against you. I regret the same. Let us put the incident behind us and bring the court proceedings to a closure. (Photo: PTI)

SC judgment on AAP won't be digested easily

Buoyed by the SC judgment, the AAP would also acquire similar potential if it proceeds to repeat its 2015 performance in...

6 July 2018 12:35 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: File/AFP)

Modi must induct visionary advisors

Apparently, Trump also wants to withdraw the US from the WTO, but this requires clearance from the US senate.

6 July 2018 12:34 AM IST

Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth

An emerging wave of environmental politics

The politics of environment and the battles for livelihood become a microcosm for the democratic struggles today.

6 July 2018 12:33 AM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

A resolution between Sharif brothers seems impossible

It is evident that the long absence of Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam from the country has seriously affected the...

6 July 2018 12:33 AM IST

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Game greater than the player

Neymar was considered such a special talent that one of his first coaches was sacked from the job when he fined the...

6 July 2018 12:33 AM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: Asian Age)

On Delhi, SC underlines an important principle

The top court has now made it amply clear that the L-G must act on the aid and advice of the elected government.

6 July 2018 12:33 AM IST