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Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani (Photo: AP)

India needs to shift position on Taliban

The question is what place India sees for itself in the new picture that is emerging.

9 Feb 2019 7:17 AM IST

Shaktikanta Das on Tuesday was appointed as the new governor of the Reserve Bank of India, a day after his predecessor Urjit Patel resigned. (Photo: File | PTI)

Cheaper EMIs, if banks permit

Given the mismatch in the credit to deposit ratio, there are fears about the possibility of banks not passing on the...

8 Feb 2019 1:44 AM IST

Robert Vadra, centre, son-in-law of Congress party leader Sonia Gandhi arrives to appear before the Enforcement Directorate in New Delhi, Wednesday. (AP)

Timing of ED's Vadra grilling seems political

It's not clear if Mr Vadra's questioning by the ED will end on Thursday.

8 Feb 2019 1:41 AM IST

Pakistans Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi (Photo: AP)

Mischief by Pak over J&K is nothing new

There was a time in the late 1980s and early 1990s when Pakistan would try and hold a so-called people's march to the...

7 Feb 2019 2:46 AM IST

US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Trump sends mixed signals

The US President sounded almost like an Indian politician speaking at a time of grave partisanship.

7 Feb 2019 2:17 AM IST

Pope Francis gifts Abu Dhabis Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan a copy of Human Fraternity document before leaving on Tuesday. (Photo: AFP)

In UAE, Pope makes history

The importance of harmony among multiple faiths has never been stressed more than in an era of tumultuous events.

6 Feb 2019 2:46 AM IST

CBI officers, who came to question Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar in connection with the Saradha ponzi scam, were detained by Kolkata police (Photo: AP)

SC takes middle path in CBI-top cop tussle

The Supreme Court has restrained the by-now discredited investigative agency from taking coercive steps including...

6 Feb 2019 2:40 AM IST

As of now, nearly 50-60 per cent sales of e-commerce companies are generated from tier II and tier III cities.

Bad e-commerce policy

The changes were wrought on the premise that the small Indian retailer and the pop-and-mom stores would benefit from...

5 Feb 2019 1:50 AM IST

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee addresses the media in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Threat of President's rule looms over Bengal

It is unlikely that any of this might have happened if the Lok Sabha election were not round the corner.

5 Feb 2019 1:38 AM IST

Rishi Kumar Shukla

CBI: New chief, old issues

The message is that governments desire that the CBI be their caged parrot .

4 Feb 2019 12:40 AM IST

US-India economic engagement is underperforming in spite of the progress that has been made over the past 30 years. (Photo: PTI)

Students in fake varsity could test US-India ties

The point to ponder is whether the Indians who enrolled themselves in this manner, by paying a hefty fees to the...

4 Feb 2019 12:38 AM IST

US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Trump cornered on wall

Across the Atlantic, as the UK wrestles with the complex problem of Brexit from the EU, it is globalisation that is...

3 Feb 2019 12:49 AM IST