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The first is that the price contracted by the present government to buy 36 Rafale jets is 2.86 per cent cheaper than that negotiated to buy 136 of the same aircraft by the UPA government earlier. (Representational image)

CAG's Rafale report raises many questions

The basis for the calculation is not presented as the CAG has excised the price data.

15 Feb 2019 1:33 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Last LS session ends on a fractious note

BJP spent considerable political capital on each of these, generating widespread opposition.

14 Feb 2019 1:04 AM IST

Flames rise from a hotel that caught fire in the early hours of Tuesday in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Tragedies waiting to happen

The greater tragedy is that we wake up to the need for safety only after a new catastrophe has occurred.

14 Feb 2019 1:04 AM IST

The government in the state may have changed after the last Assembly polls, but little seems changed over cow-related issues. (Representational image)

Cows don't need NSA cover

The use of the National Security Act against five persons for alleged acts flouting laws protecting cattle in Madhya...

13 Feb 2019 1:28 AM IST

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

In UP, the road ahead is tough for Priyanka

The constituencies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Yogi Adityanath are in eastern UP.

13 Feb 2019 1:12 AM IST

BJP leader Mukul Roy addresses a media conference at his office in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Nail MLA's killers first

The assassins must be caught and the nature of the crime established by proper investigation before the case is sent to...

12 Feb 2019 12:45 AM IST

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu (File)

Naidu's sit-in cements Oppn coordinator role

Naidu recalled the special package for five years promised by former PM Manmohan Singh when Andhra Pradesh was...

12 Feb 2019 12:42 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Polls inspire biopics too

The 2019 general election, however, seems unique, having spurred activity in Bollywood too it's literally raining...

11 Feb 2019 12:16 AM IST

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (Photo: PTI)

Fresh revelations on Rafale need answers

The PMO has no experts of the kind needed to select an advanced combat aircraft.

11 Feb 2019 12:16 AM IST

Congress President Rahul Gandhi (Photo: Twitter | @INCIndia)

Congress' alliance blues

For the BJP this is less of a headache as the saffron party has traditional allies left in only two states now ...

10 Feb 2019 1:43 AM IST

The point is all governments seem to wake up only after four years and promise the moon only in poll season.

Populism cloud on state Budgets

Any support to farmers should be welcome as they provide the country with food security.

10 Feb 2019 1:39 AM IST

A dilemma over Sabarimala

Menstruation can't be a determinant for entry as it's nothing but a physiological phenomenon in women.

9 Feb 2019 7:20 AM IST