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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addresses the press following the US-Taliban deal signing ceremony in the Qatari capital Doha. (Photo: AFP)

New Delhi must show pragmatism in Kabul

The agreement also goes to show that yet another empire has gone down in Afghanistan, after the British and the Soviet.

2 March 2020 2:59 AM IST

The verdict is at its anachronistic best as it comes at a time when campuses in the country are actively involved in movements that are sure to decide its future as a democracy.

Eerie apolitical campuses

The ruling of the high court is thus an absolute paradox.

29 Feb 2020 7:05 AM IST

Initially, the coronavirus was considered a threat to the global economy as it shut factories in China as part of efforts to contain the spread of virus, disrupting the global supply chain.

Virus may close borders, beware of harder times

The world has seen several pandemics in the past.

29 Feb 2020 7:03 AM IST

Justice S. Muralidhar

A disturbing message

The police are under the control of the executive, and not the judiciary.

28 Feb 2020 6:21 AM IST

Amit Shah must quit as a matter of principle

The case of Lal Bahadur Shastri, railway minister in the Nehru government, is part of folklore.

28 Feb 2020 6:17 AM IST

Supreme Court of India (ANI photo)

Uphold right to dissent

The worst casualty of all these authoritarian and majoritarian actions is the right to dissent.

27 Feb 2020 1:32 AM IST

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump walk to board Air Force One prior to departure from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. AFP photo

Donald Trump visit ends with stress on defence ties

BECA is crucial to the sharing of advanced satellite and topographical data for long-range navigation and...

27 Feb 2020 1:29 AM IST

During the course of Harvey Weinsteins trial, many have cast aspersions on the veracity of his accusers complaints, ascribing motives to their conduct before, during and after their encounters and citing delays in speaking up.

A necessary, nuanced verdict

The nuanced verdict is fitting proof of the quality and efficiency of America's still-exemplary justice system.

26 Feb 2020 6:23 AM IST

In light of the history of communal violence in the country, it is not fanciful to think that those who traditionally developed this particular instrument as their stock-in-trade may be in search of opportunities outside Delhi too.

Delhi rioting as police abdicates responsibility

It's a helpful sign that Delhi BJP MP and former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir has demanded action against Mr Mishra.

26 Feb 2020 6:19 AM IST

The coronavirus is a family of viruses that can cause a range of illnesses in humans including common cold and more severe forms like SARS and MERS, which are life threatening.

Coronavirus now a pandemic

The fatalities stand at 2,619 in China even as 79,000 have been infected, while 27 died outside China.

25 Feb 2020 2:44 AM IST

US President Donald Trump (AFP photo)

A pitch to sell arms and a tribute to diversity

In today's context, this is an invitation to purchase defence systems more widely and deeply from the US.

25 Feb 2020 2:43 AM IST

What is intriguing is that while anti-CAA protests are regularly been denied permission, those supporting the legislation get permission, the latest being the one to be addressed by Union home minister Amit Shah. In Uttar Pradesh, the police face allegations of shooting and killing protesters, though the chief minister denies wrongdoing on the part of the police. (Photo: P. Surendra)

Right to protest fundamental

The Supreme Court, on its part, has been negotiating with the Shaheen Bagh agitators fully recognising their right to...

24 Feb 2020 3:07 AM IST