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Laggards on foreign soil

Virat Kohli virtually swept the ICC awards except for best Test batsman, which Australia's Steve Smith won.

20 Jan 2018 12:20 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his arrival at Air Force Station, Palam, in New Delhi on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Under Modi & Bibi, a deepening relationship

For India, the epicentre is Pakistan, on which Tel Aviv's views are not advertised.

19 Jan 2018 12:33 AM IST

The US economy may be basking in the warm glow of solid growth, but economists are nervously eyeing a trend in the bond market that could spell stormy weather ahead.

Markets' rise no surprise

The government would have to scramble for funds by disinvesting PSUs and other sources like tax revenues.

19 Jan 2018 12:30 AM IST

At the world famous Jallikattu in Alanganallur near Madurai, at least 25 people were injured on Tuesday. (Photo: AFP)

Jallikattu: Ensure people's safety

The death of a spectator at Palamedu is the first fatality, but more can't be ruled out given the poor safety measures.

17 Jan 2018 12:40 AM IST

Supreme Court of India

All must ensure SC's honour fully restored

Attorney-general K.K. Venugopal's publicly expressed optimism has had to be equally publicly withdrawn.

17 Jan 2018 12:38 AM IST

Pakistan is set to review its relations with the United States after US President Donald Trump threatened to cut aid.

The White House racist

The US President's global credibility may be at a new low as he prepares to head for Davos next week.

16 Jan 2018 12:32 AM IST

Army Chief Bipin Rawat at a press conference in New Delhi on Friday.(Photo: PTI)

Rawat right on J&K: Can't ignore politics'

Rawat presumably underlines the use of the instrument of politics.

16 Jan 2018 12:30 AM IST

In 2016, 9 RPOs issued more than 50 per cent of passports within 15 days in 2016, six of which were from South.

Why changes in passports?

Such foreign exchange inflow also represents a significant portion of the national balance of payments.

15 Jan 2018 1:41 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Rajya Sabha. (Photo: PTI/File)

Jobs, farm relief must be FM's Budget focus

The PM needs to keep his promise of 10 million jobs, as the jobs produced so far are only in lakhs.

15 Jan 2018 1:36 AM IST

Modi's U-turn on FDI

The government decided last Wednesday to permit 100 per cent FDI in single-brand retail.

14 Jan 2018 3:18 AM IST

It is against this background that the dangers must be assessed of campaigning on Hindutva lines and triggering the beef debate to drag in Chief Minister Siddaramaiah as UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has done early in the campaign.

Karnataka gets dose of crass politics

The public discourse in Karnataka has hit a new low before the Assembly polls.

14 Jan 2018 3:15 AM IST

The Virtual ID will be a temporary and revocable 16 digit random number mapped to a persons Aadhaar number and the Aadhaar-issuing body will start accepting it from March 1, 2018. (Phtoto: PTI/Representational)

Aadhaar: Doubts linger

It may be a Herculean task to reassign Aadhaar numbers to 119 crore people before bringing in Virtual ID.

13 Jan 2018 12:34 AM IST