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Rescue team at the spot where the four-storey building collapsed in Dongri on Tuesday. (Photo: RAJESH JADHAV)

Building safety audits vital

When the monsoon hits, the condition of old buildings is severely tested.

18 July 2019 12:00 AM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: PTI)

SC order death knell for Cong-JDS govt?

The prospect of the BJP forming a government in Karnataka under state chief B.S. Yeddyurappa is clearly an all-too-real...

18 July 2019 12:00 AM IST

Kartarpur Corridor

Kartarpur: Flawed strategy?

Pakistan, to India's surprise, agreed to allow 5,000 pilgrims to visit every day, and 10,000 on special occasions.

17 July 2019 2:36 AM IST

US President Donald Trump

Donald Trump on the warpath ahead of 2020 election

May's comments reflect the damage that Mr Trump may have caused to US-British relations.

17 July 2019 2:33 AM IST

Four years of hard work and three weeks of cricket under intense stress must not be reduced to a contest of one over to each team.

WC: Both teams should have been joint winners

Those celebrating like Team England and Novak Djokovic were genuinely commiserative of the vanquished in New Zealand and...

16 July 2019 12:52 AM IST

The Chandrayaan-2 has three modules Orbiter, Lander and Rover. (Photo: ANI)

Isro: Better safe than sorry

Sometimes, the smallest problems can doom a satellite and in the most tragic circumstances, an entire crew.

16 July 2019 12:12 AM IST

A perfect touchdown will catapult India into a super-exclusive club of the US, Russia and China, and open avenues for international programmes to turn the Moon into a stop-over station for missions to Mars.

India counts down as Isro reaches for Moon

So a mission like Chandrayaan-2 will not only serve erudite scientists but also the common man.

15 July 2019 1:49 AM IST

The girl was allegedly raped multiple times by her father, an official said. (Representational Image)

Save children from abuse

The suggestion from the top court that special courts be set up to fast-track cases is most welcome.

15 July 2019 1:40 AM IST

The power ministry has categorised charging batteries of electric vehicles as a service, a move which will help such stations operate without licence and encourage the use of e-vehicles.

Give more time for switch to electric vehicles

The tax incentive proposals for EVs contained in the Budget were not that substantive as to see customers queue up.

14 July 2019 12:02 AM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Union Budget for Modi 2.0 government. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Media gag an early warning

In a sign of unease, Friday night's dinner did not have the numbers that Ms Sitharaman's highly respected predecessor...

14 July 2019 12:01 AM IST

The percentage of motorists who use helmets rose from 63 in 2015 to 92 this year. (Photo: Mrugesh Bandiwadekar)

Legislate for safer roads

The wearing of helmets is compulsory in Tamil Nadu and the high court has come down on the police for not enforcing the...

13 July 2019 4:48 AM IST

What is the necessity for me to resign now. In 2009-10 when Yeddyurappa was Chief Minister of Karnataka then 18 MLAs had opposed him. But ultimately what happened?, Kumaraswamy told reporters here. (photo: ANI)

Trust vote a blunder, Karnataka ripe for picking

Kumaraswamy called for a confidence motion, purportedly to prove that he isn't in the seat because he hankers for power.

13 July 2019 4:45 AM IST