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President Ram Nath Kovind

Diversity' in judiciary: Quotas not only way?

The Rashtrapati gave a wide berth to any mention of reservations.

27 Nov 2017 12:33 AM IST

Smoke rises from a blocked flyover as protesters from the Tehreek-i-Labaik Yah Rasool Allah Pakistan religious group clash with police in Islamabad. (Photo: AFP)

Islamabad under siege

Airing the crackdown could well have further inflamed passions instead of dousing the flames.

27 Nov 2017 12:31 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi will be becoming Congress president next month.

A united Opposition critical to defeat BJP

Nitish Kumar's JD(U), which jumped ship to join the BJP recently, has announced it will be fielding around 100...

26 Nov 2017 12:16 AM IST

A screen shot of the video of youth harassing a group of girls from Northeast at Nehru stadium.

Condemn racist gestures

The women were subjected to disturbingly lewd behaviour by the mischief maker who revealed a racial bias the city is not...

26 Nov 2017 12:14 AM IST

Other companies involved in the Rafale deal include French firms MBDA and Thales, besides Safran, which too will be part of the overall offset obligation.

Rafale deal: Centre has questions to answer

Under the UPA-era deal, each aircraft was to cost around Rs 530 crores.

25 Nov 2017 12:12 AM IST

EC's ruling was apt

The question of who put them in the saddle is of little relevance given that the AIADMK case is fairly peculiar.

25 Nov 2017 12:10 AM IST

Indias technological capabilities got a firm endorsement in Wednesdays successful launch of the worlds fastest supersonic cruise missile, gravity-dropped from a long-range Sukhoi fighter.

BrahMos test: A big boost

India's technological capabilities got firm endorsement in Wednesday's successful launch of the world's fastest...

24 Nov 2017 6:30 AM IST

The order to release Hafiz Saeed is likely to push India-Pakistan relations into deeper freeze.

Hafiz's release a further setback to ties with Pakistan

In retrospect it seems that announcing a reward for information on the JuD chief's whereabouts was meant to keep India...

24 Nov 2017 6:26 AM IST

Its here that the words of USAF Gen. John Hyten, head of Strategic Command, which oversees the nuclear arsenal and carries the nuclear football for the US President, comes as a balm for the world, that hasnt seen a nuclear strike since 1945.

Some balm for N-fears

The greatest fear recently was the standoff between Mr Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong-un.

23 Nov 2017 2:16 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was lucky that oil prices were low when he took over in 2014, so he could tackle the economy that was left on a shaky wicket by the Manmohan Singh government.

With oil prices rising, try more self-reliance

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was lucky that oil prices were low when he took over in 2014.

23 Nov 2017 12:57 AM IST

Dalveer Bhandari, 70, was declared re-elected for a fresh nine-year term at the ICJ after Britain withdrew its candidate. (Photo: Youtube/Screengrab)

India's ICJ win significant

This is the first time in 71 years that a British judge will not be on the bench.

22 Nov 2017 2:59 AM IST

Alleging that the CPM men killed activists of the BJP, RSS and allied outfits in Kerala, the BJP leaders staged a protest here on Tuesday.

BJP, Congress face Gujarat ticket problems

There has been conspicuous rebellion in the BJP camp, as the party has dropped over a dozen sitting MLAs and a clutch of...

22 Nov 2017 2:54 AM IST