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The Yeti, known as the abominable snowman in popular culture, is said to live in the Himalayan regions of Nepal and is largely regarded by scientists as a mythical creature. (Twitter/ ADGâ€‰PI)

Army, stay above politics

Bear with us, but the Indian Army has little need to ponder the existence of the Yeti.

5 May 2019 12:32 AM IST

Vanzara, a DIG-rank officer, was arrested on April 24, 2007 in connection with the alleged fake encounter of gangster Sohrabuddin Sheikh. (Photo: PTI/File)

Guj cover to Vanzara a politico-legal scandal

The controversial police officer was released on bail in February 2015 and acquitted in the Sohrabuddin case in 2017,...

5 May 2019 12:30 AM IST

Fiona Onasanya (Photo: AP)

Right to recall legislators

The initiative by Ms Onasanya's constituents underlines the vitality of people's power.

4 May 2019 6:39 AM IST

Motorcycles lie on a street in Puri after Cyclone Fani hit Odisha on Friday. (Photo: AP)

Standing strong to Fani, Odisha shows the way

Dealing with India's geography of coastlines on either side of a very long peninsula is not the simplest of tasks.

4 May 2019 12:38 AM IST

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

Despite UN move, don't expect much from Pak

The JeM as an organisation is already internationally proscribed, but its cadres operating in Jammu and Kashmir never...

3 May 2019 7:07 AM IST

Mangled remains of a police vehicle carrying 16 security personnel that was allegedly bown up by Maoists using IED in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Dealing with militancy

The date was also near the rebels' observation of Martyrs' Week , and it was Maharashtra Day as well as May Day.

3 May 2019 7:04 AM IST

Madras High Court (Photo: File)

Signal service to democracy

The Madras high court has done a signal service in upholding a crucial democratic principle with regard to governance in...

2 May 2019 1:24 AM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: PTI)

To be seen as fair, SC needs to set bar higher

It is not inconceivable that the woman's complaint is entirely fraudulent, malicious and motivated by dark concerns.

2 May 2019 1:24 AM IST

Emperor Naruhito is to ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne on May 1 on the abdication of his father, Emperor Akihito, in his favour on Tuesday. (Photo: AFP)

Japan begins a new era

Emperor Naruhito is said to have a strong modern as well as a strong peace strain.

1 May 2019 2:27 AM IST

Telangana police detains BJP leaders and workers during a protest over the alleged massive bungling in intermediate examination results, which led to suicide by at least 23 students, in Hyderabad on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Feckless exam system takes lives of students

The fecklessness of the marking system and the teachers and technology involved in it boggle the imagination.

1 May 2019 2:26 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)

Pak ties won't improve soon

China's intention in developing a string of ports, including Gwadar in Pakistan, are too well-known.

30 April 2019 12:18 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves during the United States Community Reception in Washington DC, USA on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

4th round polling flat, no sign of a wave yet

One of the country's top psephologists, who in the past five years was thought by many to lean in favour of the ruling...

30 April 2019 12:13 AM IST