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Pakistan violated ceasefire in Keri and Digwar areas of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: PTI/File)

Kashmir desperately needs to cool down

The Army has punished its soldiers as well as officers in several cases in Kashmir of late, though not in all, in spite...

1 Feb 2018 12:14 AM IST

The latest edition of the Indian Premier League auctions commenced on Saturday, with quite some surprising decisions already being made.(Photo:PTI)

IPL needs to deliver like a global leader

The IPL auctions have been criticised in the past for resembling cattle fairs.

31 Jan 2018 12:32 AM IST

BJP MP Varun Gandhi (Photo: file)

Who will listen to Varun?

Mr Gandhi has noted that each MP costs the exchequer Rs 2.7 lakhs per month.

31 Jan 2018 12:21 AM IST

Finance minister Arun Jaitley.

Survey sees robust revival of economy

Union finance minister Arun Jaitley had said if the tax base widens, it might be possible to reduce the burden on honest...

30 Jan 2018 12:34 AM IST

Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer cruised to his sixth Australian Open title triumph after a thrilling win in an epic five-set final against Croatia Marin Cilic. (Photo: AP)

A timeless wonder

Many fell victim to heat and humidity, defining factors in another searing summer of climate change blistering...

30 Jan 2018 12:32 AM IST

Virat Kohli-led Team India will hope to clinch their first win in South Africa as they face the Proteas on Day four of the third Test here on Saturday.(Photo: BCCI)

Signs of hope in Team India

Never in their history would Team India have had a pace battery capable of shaking up the opposition.

29 Jan 2018 1:46 AM IST

Two buses torched during Kasganj clashes. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Kasganj clashes: Probe who was behind flareup

Sometimes violence can erupt unexpectedly and the police can be caught unawares.

29 Jan 2018 1:43 AM IST

US President Donald Trump delivers a speech to the World Economic Forum, Friday, in Davos. (Photo: AP)

Trump wins over Davos

Free trade in the increasingly interconnected global scenario would appear to be something all countries would actively...

28 Jan 2018 1:17 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the heads of state/governments of Asean countries at the Republic Day parade at the Rajpath in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Maritime security without a blueprint

Traditionally, for 68 years, India has invited as chief guest the leader of a country with which it conspicuously wishes...

28 Jan 2018 1:11 AM IST

Indian banks can only sell their bad loans to ARCs, entities that were set up to help purge the banking sector of bad loans.

More power to banks

The government would do well to provide funds predicated on the performance of the banks so that good money does not...

27 Jan 2018 3:41 AM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind greets people on eve of Republic Day. (Photo: File)

A restorative speech by the First Citizen

President Kovind's words need to be taken to all levels of society and treated as instruction by his government.

27 Jan 2018 3:36 AM IST

Karni Sena activists burn posters during a demonstration against the release of film Padmaavat in Bhopal on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Act decisively to stop violence over a movie

As a nation, we seem to have lost the fundamental argument that the making and screening of films is about freedom of...

26 Jan 2018 12:32 AM IST