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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson also said that states that use terror as an instrument of policy will only see their international reputation and standing diminish, in an apparent dig at Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

New Delhi must learn to play a balancing' game

The US proposes to widen the discussion with the involvement of other regional powers.

24 Oct 2017 12:26 AM IST

Harvey Weinstein.

Inspired by Me Too'

For far too long, men have either been in denial or ignorant of the scale of the problem.

24 Oct 2017 12:22 AM IST

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson also said that states that use terror as an instrument of policy will only see their international reputation and standing diminish, in an apparent dig at Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Amid closer ties with US, don't ignore other links

New Delhi was obviously pleased with the underlying theme of the homily and called it an optimistic view.

23 Oct 2017 12:32 AM IST

Ousted Pak PM Nawaz Sharif waves to his supporters during a rally in Muridke, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

The Shahbaz assault and the Nawaz Sharif wobble

The problem for Nawaz is that he assumes the boys see a difference between Nawaz and Maryam.

23 Oct 2017 12:28 AM IST

President Pranab Mukherjee (Photo: PTI)

Of Pranab's diplomacy and Gadkari's weight loss

Mr Gadkari refused to be drawn into a conversation on political issues.

22 Oct 2017 12:42 AM IST

The opposition accused the government of hypocrisy over Muslim reservation.

It's time for Muslims to embrace liberal opinion

Other Islamic seminaries, and so-called Islamic clerics, have not been lagging behind in their misplaced activism.

22 Oct 2017 12:41 AM IST

BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha also demanded that the elections be countermanded and fresh polls be declared by the State Election Commission. (Representational image)

Will Gujarat polls be a real challenge for BJP?

The EC said the schedule was withheld to prevent the state from enduring a long period under the model code of conduct.

21 Oct 2017 12:41 AM IST

US President Donald Trump at United Nations 72nd General Assembly meet in UN headquarters in New York (Photo: AFP)

Trump's AfPak mess: A rebalancing' is needed

Pakistan adopted its time-tested methods of mixing ire with self-pity, bemoaning its sacrifices in combating terrorism.

19 Oct 2017 3:14 AM IST

Harvey Weinstein.

Weinstein's sordid saga: Hollywood's watershed

The casting couch has long been accepted as part of Hollywood culture, and all too often served as the butt of...

19 Oct 2017 3:05 AM IST

The Green Tribunal observed that the ecology of the area surrounding the Taj Mahal cannot be compromised. (Photo: PTI)

Monumental neurosis: Taj is India's heritage

Hindu right-wingers need not be liberal secularists, and they should not be.

18 Oct 2017 1:25 AM IST

Nupur and Rajesh Talwar coming out of Dasna jail in Ghaziabad on Monday after their release. (Photo: PTI)

Sloppy CBI-police work gives a licence' to kill?

In our topsy-turvy, anything-is-possible, adversarial, judicial system, the better argued case inevitably wins.

17 Oct 2017 6:27 AM IST

Representational image

Virtual war: Rewriting all the rules

Facebook has confirmed that Reddick is an imposter and has removed his and many other accounts.

17 Oct 2017 6:18 AM IST