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An aerial view of flood-hit areas of Cochin International Airport in Kerala on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Floods: Preparedness is crucial

What India doesn't do is to prepare a water management plan long before the rain waters surge to devastate people.

13 Aug 2019 12:00 AM IST

A family buys goats from a livestock market in Kolkata on Thursday ahead of Id-ul-Zuha.(Photo: PTI)

Id prayers held, but was J&K 'peaceful'?

Some leeway had been given to the populace over the weekend to buy the things needed for Id.

13 Aug 2019 12:00 AM IST

Protesters use umbrellas to shield themselves from teargas fired by policemen as they face off on a street in Hong Kong. (Photo: AP)

Fears for Hong Kong's future

Chief executive Carrie Lam has put the bill on hold but few believe it's all settled.

12 Aug 2019 2:47 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi flanked by interim party president Sonia Gandhi and Dr Manmohan Singh during the Congress Working Committee meeting in New Delhi on Saturday. (Photo: Asian AGE)

Sonia must ensure a makeover for Congress

Sonia Gandhi will now be judged on how soon she is able to hold regular party polls to elect the new leader.

12 Aug 2019 12:00 AM IST

DMK candidate Kathir Anand defeated AIADMK nominee AC Shanmugham in the bypoll, which was rescinded before the General Elections in May after unaccounted cash was allegedly recovered from an office said to be that of a close associate of Anand. (Photo: ANI)

Popular vote favours DMK

In the absence of the charismatic leader Jayalalithaa, who was also quite popular with the minorities, the ruling party...

11 Aug 2019 12:01 AM IST

Security personnel stand guard during restrictions in Jammu on Monday. Restrictions and night curfews were imposed in several districts of Jammu and Kashmir as the Valley remained on edge with the authorities stepping up security deployment. (Photo: PTI)

Illusion of credibility to Pak J&K claim dented

The US and other leading powers have sought to advance their own interests by forging friendship with India.

11 Aug 2019 12:00 AM IST

The flooding was a result of global warming, which has led to extraordinary temperatures in the Arctic.

Eat less meat, save planet

This is no advertisement for vegetarianism or veganism; just a way to save the planet.

10 Aug 2019 12:02 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: ANI)

Will Kashmiris buy PM's vikas gambit?

If propaganda is eschewed, persuading the country that the changes are positive might prove difficult.

10 Aug 2019 12:00 AM IST

The top losers included Tata Motors (-2.46 per cent), Maruti Suzuki (-2.33 per cent), Eicher Motors (-1.71 per cent), Ashok Leyland (-1.64 per cent), Bajaj Auto (-2.25 per cent).

Towards safer Indian roads

The bill's humane provisions protecting good samaritansâ€ from the officious police machinery and a legal...

9 Aug 2019 12:01 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: ANI)

Integrating India, or losing J&K's trust?

Ayyangar had fundamentally argued that parts of the state were in the hands of enemiesâ€, despite the ceasefire, and it...

9 Aug 2019 12:00 AM IST

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday briefed the opposition leades over the IAF strike at terror camps deep across the Line of Control.(Photo: ANI)

An unusual BJP leader passes

Swaraj began her political journey as a young Lohia socialist, and could not in her public actions summon communalism as...

8 Aug 2019 12:01 AM IST

Governor Shaktikanta Das

As it lowers rate, RBI sees hard days ahead

The economy needs to be pumped up as every sector from automobiles to agriculture is seeing a slowdown.

8 Aug 2019 12:00 AM IST