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According to Indian Navy, China has often used anti-piracy patrols and freedom of navigation as the reasons for its increasing presence in the Indian Ocean. (Photo: Twitter/@indiannavy)

Navy needs more support

The Indian Navy needs more versatile platforms in IOR and the capacity to show the flag in the South China Sea.

20 April 2018 7:18 AM IST

Addressing the Indian diaspora in London, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the Army and said the soldiers executed the surgical strikes with perfection. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

It's away from home that PM is at home

The irony is inescapable that India's PM is more at home in front of an NRI audience than with fellow citizens in New...

20 April 2018 7:15 AM IST

A photo tweeted by the journalist shows the Tamil Nadu governor Banwarilal Purohit touching her cheek after she asked him a question on the Professor Nirmala Devi issue.

Governor's conduct regrettable

The governor may well be innocent, but a proper inquiry is necessary so that all the facts come out.

19 April 2018 7:10 AM IST

At certain places in Coimbatore, Ooty and Vellore, several ATMs reportedly went dry resulting in enormous difficulty for the members of the public and tourists as well, in withdrawing cash.

ATM mess a mystery: RBI must come clean

It seems evident that the RBI has failed to meet the demand for currency in line with the economy's growth.

19 April 2018 7:06 AM IST

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah during his campaign at the Chamundeshwari Assembly Constituency in Mysuru. (Photo: KPN)

Karnataka CM can smile...

The CM himself faced the embarrassment of having his re-election bid restricted to a single seat.

17 April 2018 7:01 AM IST

Saina Nehwal defeated her compatriot PV Sindhu by straight games in a high-octane clash to seal a 21-18, 23-21 win and clinched a gold medal in the womens singles title in the all-Indian finals of 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

A creditable show on the Gold Coast

The women have done the nation proud once again, while the men have bounced back after a bad Olympics.

17 April 2018 6:57 AM IST

Several organisations, including the Bar Association and the Hindu Ekta Manch, had staged a sit-in in Kathua town on March 3 demanding a CBI inquiry into the case. (Photo: File/PTI)

An opening in J&K... but can govt take it?

Kashmiris might have felt better if the CM had dismissed the two BJP ministers, but they realise she is hamstrung.

16 April 2018 12:47 AM IST

Ram Kumar (Photo: www.focusartgallery.co.in)

A legend passes

A pivotal journey to Varanasi in the 1960s saw him take to abstract art and he excelled in it, never to return to...

16 April 2018 12:44 AM IST

Our daughters will definitely get justice, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

PM gives solace after tension peaks

The dalit issue is to the fore at the moment.

15 April 2018 12:36 AM IST

President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on Friday, April 13, 2018, in Washington, about the United States military response to Syrias chemical weapon attack on April 7. (Photo: AP)

US recklessness in Syria

Russia had said all along that Syria had no need to use chemical weapons.

15 April 2018 12:31 AM IST

In mens singles clash, ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth took the final step to the summit of the Badminton World Federations (BWF) rankings as he also made it to the last-eight after outplaying Niluka Karunaratne of Sri Lanka in straight games. (Photo: AP)

A well-deserved honour

Badminton has built an ideal ecosystem of making and caring for champions.

14 April 2018 7:06 AM IST

Prime Minster Narendra Modi

Unnao, Kathua signs of the arrogance of power

Modi and his men would be wise to read this as a description of the wider canvas. But are they?

14 April 2018 7:03 AM IST