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US President Donald Trump joins European leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg, Britains Prime Minister Theresa May, French President Emmanuel Macron, for a family picture ahead of the opening ceremony of the Nato summit in Brussels on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

Trump shakes up Nato, gets allies to pay more

Under an earlier Nato understanding, member states are to raise their military spending to two per cent of GDP by 2024.

13 July 2018 12:48 AM IST

India ranked 130 out of 190 countries on the World Banks ease of doing business list. (Representational Image)

A race to woo business

As a state building a new capital, AP is especially proactive in attracting not only business and industry but also...

12 July 2018 7:09 AM IST

The study showed that the incumbent retained power in FY99 and FY09 when spending growth was higher than budgeted, but lost elections in FY04 and FY14 when spending was lower than budgeted.

One nation, one poll' is an unworkable idea

To amend the Constitution to allow for simultaneous polls is likely to be an impossibility.

12 July 2018 7:06 AM IST

Nirbhayas mother Asha Devi said she wants the criminals to be hanged as soon as possible. (Photo: PTI/File)

5 yrs after Dec 2012: So little has changed

The confirmation of the death sentence doesn't mean the criminals will necessarily swing.

11 July 2018 1:56 AM IST

Thai rescue team members walk inside a cave where 12 boys and their soccer coach are trapped since June 23, in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province, Thailand.

Thai rescue: A job well done

Trade wars faded into the background as such an operation shone like a beacon of light.

11 July 2018 1:53 AM IST

The Income-Tax Department has implemented the non-filers monitoring system (NMS) as a pilot project to prioritise action on non-filers with potential tax liabilities.

Monitor I-T dept closely

If the officer is corrupt he may make a deal to lower the assessment in return for a kickback.

10 July 2018 7:11 AM IST

J&K Governor N.N. Vohra (Photo: PTI)

Open horse-trading can worsen security in J&K

These moves would be checkmated if the Governor took the bold step of dissolving the J&K Assembly instead of keeping it...

10 July 2018 7:01 AM IST

Romelu Lukaku (C) celebrates his goal with teammates. (Photo: AFP)

It's a European Cup!

Five-time winner Brazil was eliminated by the sheer strength of Belgian footballers.

9 July 2018 2:02 AM IST

Union minister Jayant Sinha on Friday felicitated eight men who were held guilty of killing meat trader Alimuddin Ansari, 55, in the name of cow vigilantism in Jharkhand on June 30 last year.

Sinha's doublespeak: A new low in politics

We may also be just as sure that BJP president Amit Shah will convey no words of censure to this minister.

9 July 2018 2:00 AM IST

Additionally, whatever money that LIC will shell out for this will go to the government and not the bank. (File Photo)

Game of daylight robbery

PSUs have been repeatedly used by successive governments to bail out sick units or failed attempts to raise funds.

8 July 2018 1:35 AM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

India-Pak ties difficult with Nawaz sentencing

The unfolding political scenario in our neighbouring country will doubtless be absorbing.

8 July 2018 1:32 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

MSP hike: Historical increase' or jumla?

Mr Modi should have announced this MSP in early June before the sowing season.

7 July 2018 12:35 AM IST