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Lebanon isnt the only Middle Eastern country, though, where perceptions of corruption at the highest level have lately led to outrage on the streets. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Lessons from Lebanon, Chile: Hard to tell the last straw

The lingua franca of the neoliberal upper crust, however, reform' all too often implies measures that target the poor at...

24 Oct 2019 7:32 AM IST

Zia crippled Pak with his poisoned bequest

The elevation of these urges sapped the nation of creativity, tolerance and focus, with severe effects for economic...

23 Oct 2019 1:59 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

Leave growth to pundits, let's end poverty instead

But the surprise is that so has newly created Telengana! Dividing states seems to do wonders for reducing inequality.

23 Oct 2019 1:56 AM IST

Boris Johnson (Photo: AP)

Amid Brexit furore, will Boris have to eat his hat?

There was a third covering letter from the British ambassador in Brussels.

22 Oct 2019 5:15 AM IST

Once connected, you can easily visit any of their connected social media profiles directly from My Social Handle .

Weaponisation of social media: Defence in DNA of tech sector

A bot is an automated programme designed to run simple and repetitive tasks.

22 Oct 2019 5:11 AM IST

While Mr Anand Singhs resignation letter Jolt to Congress in Karnataka as 2 MLAs resign arrived with riders scrap the controversial decision to sell 3, 667 acres land to JSW Steel in ore-rich Ballari district and carve a separate district out of Vijayanagar.

Humiliation for Cong writ large in this ballot

The Delhi and Bihar Assembly elections of 2015 and Odisha in 2019 were among the few exceptions.

21 Oct 2019 2:04 AM IST

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra leaves after visiting the victims of Sonbhadra incident in Varanasi on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Rejig buzz starts guessing game; Priyanka's team attracts envy

The Congress is currently abuzz with stories about a showdown between party chief Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi a few...

21 Oct 2019 2:00 AM IST

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

In Ayodhya, time to give peace a chance

In parallel, an important statement was reportedly issued by the Lucknow-based Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board.

20 Oct 2019 12:05 AM IST

Abhijit Banerjee

Reading a waste of time, meet the real RCT hero

Literally. Why can't you economists write about my friends Ambani and Adani and how well they are doing?

20 Oct 2019 12:05 AM IST

Savarkar a national icon? BJP's new poll trick

After Chhatrapati Shivaji, Savarkar occupies the highest position on the list of Maharashtra's icons.

19 Oct 2019 4:37 AM IST

Turkish-backed Syrian opposition fighters chant slogans as they wait to cross the border into Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey. (Photo: AP)

A relentless war rages on in the Middle East

Turkish forces have moved into northern Syria, and the shaky Kurdish-defended buffer zone has become the site of mayhem.

19 Oct 2019 2:58 AM IST

Greta Thunberg addresses the press before her march in Montreal. (Photo: AFP)

Better not trust capitalists, sign up for green army' instead

The Thunberg pater familias was correct in identifying such words as potentially problematic.

18 Oct 2019 1:19 AM IST