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A file photograph by North Korea shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his sister Kim Yo Jon. (Photo:AP)

Dragons' dance to herald talks?

The tangible aspect of the dragons' diplomatic dance is that Kim may have sent an invitation to Moon for a summit in the...

13 Feb 2018 12:24 AM IST

The tenure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the 16th Lok Sabha formally ends in May 2019.

PM Modi misses key issues on Palestine

When Mr Modi flew into Ramallah from Jordan, he was escorted by Israeli helicopters.

12 Feb 2018 1:03 AM IST

Goa minister Vijai Sardesai was addressing an audience of industrialists and experts from the tourism industry. (Photo: PTI/File)

Goa minister crude but right

Domestic tourists, rich and poor, are inured to treating the great outdoors of India as personal space that can be dealt...

12 Feb 2018 1:01 AM IST

The Opposition leader Khaleda Zia, her son and others have been jailed on charges of misusing international funds donated to a charitable childrens trust.

Trouble in Bangladesh

The Opposition leader Khaleda Zia, her son and others have been jailed on charges of misusing international funds.

11 Feb 2018 6:38 AM IST

China is understood to have acquired working control of 17 islands of the Maldives group from the Yameen government. If these were to be converted into military stations, New Delhi will find itself in an unenviable situation.

India must act with intent in the Maldives

China is understood to have acquired working control of 17 islands of the Maldives group from the Yameen government.

11 Feb 2018 6:36 AM IST

Rafale jets. (Photo: File)

Rafale deal: Centre has to be forthcoming

The government should ideally address the issue rather than shy away from it.

10 Feb 2018 12:34 AM IST

Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi

Sonia's task is complex

The gap between the Congress and the next party in the UPA coalition, Ms Banerjee's Trinamul Congress, is not so...

10 Feb 2018 12:30 AM IST

Musk, who also runs the electric car company Tesla, sent his Roadster into a long solar orbit stretching out to Mars.

A vision to save humanity

Having overshot its planned Mars orbit, Elon Musk's cherry red roadster is hurtling on in space towards the asteroid...

9 Feb 2018 3:20 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers Motion of Thanks speech in Lok Sabha. (Photo: PTI)

Clear bid by government to avoid accountability

An example of the first was Mr Modi's assertion that India's Partition was attributable to the Congress.

9 Feb 2018 3:15 AM IST

Reserve Bank governor Urjit Patel

RBI still remains cautious

The good news is that private investment is picking up after languishing for nearly two years.

8 Feb 2018 12:32 AM IST

M. Venkaiah Naidu had initially taken the stand that the PMs objectionable remarks could not be discussed in Parliament.

Opp. parties scale up coordination efforts

Due to these complexities of politics, it's hard to see a serious effort at Opposition unity.

8 Feb 2018 12:24 AM IST

From 2004 to 2014 the Indian economy grew by an average of over 7.8 per cent each year.

Markets in free fall: India must stay alert

The Fed may raise rates at least three times this year, some reports claim.

7 Feb 2018 12:18 AM IST