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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public rally in Churu, Rajasthan, on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

May 23: Is the answer blowing in the wind?

It would have been unthinkable only a few weeks ago that the BJP would even countenance such a possibility.

9 May 2019 12:08 AM IST

The court had been investigating opposition leader Juan Guaido for usurping the presidents powers. (Photo: AFP)

US-sponsored coup a flop, Venezuela will chart its course

The transmitted images were framed in such a way as to disguise the paucity of the personnel.

9 May 2019 12:05 AM IST

Foreign policy options after May 23 verdict

In India, the Narendra Modi government's changes in foreign policy are both cosmetic and substantive.

8 May 2019 12:31 AM IST

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani (Photo: AP)

Deterrents to Afghan peace on all sides, address them

The US has been clear that ties can only improve once Pakistan is deemed to have delivered adequately in Afghanistan.

8 May 2019 12:09 AM IST

The MEAs comments came a day after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said he will not allow Pakistani soil to be used for terror. (Photo:AP)

A conundrum for Imran: To find the right strategy to run party, nation

Even if one were to disregard ethics, for which cricket is known, running Pakistan is not a game of cricket.

7 May 2019 2:40 AM IST

The sources said, Election Commission would also ask law ministry to take call on its demand to extend constitutional protection to 2 election commissioners on lines of CEC. (Photo: File)

A strange duality casts a shadow over election

The Annual Survey of Education Report 2018 records that one-third of those schooled till Class 8 cannot even read a...

7 May 2019 1:47 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of various projects in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. (Photo: ANI)

A lack of grace and wit: Sad story of Polls 2019

It would have been interesting even if the two spoke from the same stage, spelling out their respective views of what...

6 May 2019 12:32 AM IST

Sri Lankan security personnel walk past debris next to a dead body slumped over a bench following an explosion in St Sebastians Church in Negombo, north of the capital Colombo, on April 21, 2019. (Photo: AFP)

To end jihad in Lanka, jobs are not the mantra

There are many others in the Muslim world who fall into the category of educated, well-off killers.

6 May 2019 12:27 AM IST

The promises KCR made are like bamboo trees. They look strong and tall from outside, but hallow from inside, Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu said. (Photo: PTI)

Whither a chaiwala in a society as ours?

Today, the caste system is officially frowned upon, and democratic empowerment has loosened its asphyxiating...

5 May 2019 12:36 AM IST

Why Madan is back; will Naveen get a 5th term?

Mitra is also a known bahubali of the area and, more importantly, Arjun Singh was once his prot©g©.

5 May 2019 12:34 AM IST

A policeman lathicharges a miscreant after a clash during the voting for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections in Durgapur, West Bengal, on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Bengal violence signal of shift in its politics?

West Bengal has a significant Muslim population (27 per cent) and there are a large number of constituencies where they...

4 May 2019 12:49 AM IST

Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar (Photo: AFP)

A big win for India, but wait to see what's next

The French were the most vocal, specialy after the February attack happened in Pulwama.

3 May 2019 7:05 AM IST