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Stephen Hawking

A beautiful mind fades

Stephen Hawking was the greatest cosmologist of his time who made us see the birth of the universe in the clearest...

15 March 2018 3:51 AM IST

Nine CRPF jawans were killed in an IED blast of a Mine-Protected Vehicle (MPV) triggered by Maoists in Kistaram jungle of South Bastar.

Govt needs to rework its anti-Naxal strategy

It also seems that the Centre has decided to use only military means to deal with the population in the poorest parts of...

15 March 2018 3:48 AM IST

Thousands of farmers, carrying red flags, converged at Mumbais Azad Maidan after walking around 180 kilometres under blazing sun over the last six days. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

Give tribal kisans help, try to empower them

The marchers came from areas around Nashik but their story is representative of poor tribal farmers across the country.

14 March 2018 12:28 AM IST

New shooting stars rise

It is the emerging generations that have the best chance as they have the resources to get good conditions to train in.

14 March 2018 12:26 AM IST

Members of a trekking club from Chennai and some others from cities near the hills were on a Womens Day trek through forests when they were confronted with a raging forest fire.

A needless tragedy

A tragedy struck a group of trekkers in the southern hills of the Western Ghats on the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border.

13 March 2018 3:33 AM IST

French President Emmanuel Macron (Photo: AP)

A relationship that keeps on growing

When the world turned against New Delhi after the Pokhran-II nuclear test, Paris kept its composure.

13 March 2018 3:30 AM IST

Mohammed SHami in an interview said that the fight within my house should not tarnish image of his daughter and wife. (Photo: Twitter)

BCCI action on Shami wrong

The charges made by Shami's wife about his extramarital affairs are serious so far as his marriage is concerned.

12 March 2018 12:45 AM IST

The BJPs centralising tendency also appears to have made it overbearing toward allies because it has a majority on its own in the Lok Sabha. Without allies, the going would always be tougher. (Photo: PTI)

BJP is losing sight of coalition dharma'

The Shiv Sena has announced that it will be contesting the next Parliament election without associating with the BJP.

12 March 2018 12:42 AM IST

US President Donald Trump

Trump's striking gamble

It's a bold step that US President Donald Trump has taken to accept North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un's invitation for...

11 March 2018 2:39 AM IST

The Supreme Courts landmark ruling allowing passive euthanasia is a compassionate one.

A bold step towards a more evolved society

The Supreme Court's landmark ruling allowing passive euthanasia is a compassionate one.

11 March 2018 2:37 AM IST

A three-judge bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and D.Y. Chandrachud said the NIA probe into the terror angle will have no bearing on the marital status of Ms Hadiya. (Photo: File)

SC rejects basis of love jihad'

The court's judgment has the effect of outlawing love jihad as a concept.

10 March 2018 7:09 AM IST

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe. (Photo: AP)

Lanka: Act decisively to keep peace intact

Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena has divested his Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremasinghe, of the law and order...

10 March 2018 7:05 AM IST