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John Allen Chau had wanted ever since high school to go to North Sentinel to share Jesus with the indigenous people.(Photo: Instagram/@Johnachau)

Tragedy in Andamans

There was little need for this young man to paddle his own kayak to North Sentinel Island to reach out to these tribals.

23 Nov 2018 5:41 AM IST

J&K governor Satya Pal Malik (Photo: PTI)

A panic reaction by governor & Centre

The BJP was way short of numbers even after counting in its local ally, Sajjad Ghani Lone of the People's Conference.

23 Nov 2018 12:00 AM IST

Union Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj during an interaction with women and girl students at a Women Townhall in Ahmedabad. (Photo: PTI)

After Sushma opts out, will others follow too?

The first question that comes to mind is whether she feared that she might be overlooked in securing a party nomination...

22 Nov 2018 6:28 AM IST

Raghuram Rajan had cautioned the government that short-term costs of a radical ban of high-value currency notes would outweigh the long-term benefits. (Photo: AP) (Photo: PTI)

Crack whip on fraudsters

The government's own data shows there were over 8,670 fraud cases totalling Rs 6,12,600 crores over the past five years,...

22 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

Police personnel inspect the site of a blast at the Nirankari Bhavan in Adliwal village near Amritsar. (Photo: PTI)

Amritsar: Probe Pak role

Capt. Amarinder Singh has spoken of the grenades bearing similarity with those made by the Pakistan Ordnance Factory.

21 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

President Donald Trump speaks before signing a USD 716 billion defense policy bill named for Senator John McCain Monday, in Fort Drum, New York on Monday. (Photo: AP)

US-Pak ties: Shift unlikely

Besides China, Islamabad has forged a new working relationship with Russia, leveraging its ability to influence the...

20 Nov 2018 12:02 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Indian community people during a reception at Kigali, in Rwanda. (Photo: PTI)

Key issues are ignored in Assembly campaign

It is much better tactically to save the real trump card for next year's Lok Sabha election.

20 Nov 2018 12:00 AM IST

President Donald Trump speaks before signing a USD 716 billion defense policy bill named for Senator John McCain Monday, in Fort Drum, New York on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Learn from US media

In India, freedom of speech is guaranteed by our Constitution but it is said that in this country this freedom is really...

19 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi interacts with former Sri Lankan President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga during the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect of Maldives, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, in Male, Maldives. (PIB photo via PTI

Give Maldives every kind of help it needs

As in Sri Lanka, in the Maldives too the government found itself in huge debt to the Chinese, apparently to the extent...

19 Nov 2018 12:00 AM IST

Reserve Bank of India

Pitfalls of taking on RBI

This is a pointer to the pitfalls in case the government at any time in the future decides to take on the RBI.

18 Nov 2018 12:00 AM IST

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has written to Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, complaining about Gujarat government firm GSPC.

States rebel against alleged misuse of CBI

The Prime Minister and his top BJP colleagues need to address this if the fruits of democracy are not to elude us.

18 Nov 2018 12:00 AM IST

T.M. Krishna (Photo: ANI)

Carnatic maestro & trolls

Mercifully, the AAP government in Delhi has offered Mr Krishna an alternative venue on the same date in the nation's...

17 Nov 2018 7:07 AM IST