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A study just released has concluded that air, water and other types of pollution in India is so bad it may have killed more than 2.5 million people in 2015.

Pollution, the silent killer

Air, water and other types of pollution in India is so bad it may have killed more than 2.5 million people in 2015.

22 Oct 2017 3:03 AM IST

President Xi Jinping

Xi heralds new era of Chinese supremacy

The spectacular climb of a powerful authoritarian leader needs careful watching.

22 Oct 2017 3:00 AM IST

Santoshi Kumaris family was struck off from government welfare rolls for not linking their ration card with the Aadhaar card. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

New heights of callousness

The death of 11-year-old Santoshi Kumari will forever remain a blot on India's bureaucracy and government.

21 Oct 2017 7:16 AM IST

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who met on the sidelines of UN General Assembly session, also discussed the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy. (Photo: PTI)

Work closely with US, but keep options open

There is much scope for India and the US to work closely in the Indo-Pacific region.

21 Oct 2017 7:09 AM IST

Security personnel patrol a road during a GJM strike in Darjeeling on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Security trumps politics

No State would want Central forces to be deployed unless the situation is threatening to go out of hand.

20 Oct 2017 3:25 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath with artistes dressed up as Lord Rama Sita and Lakshman during Deepotsav celebrations in Ayodhya. (Photo: PTI)

Cynical use of religious symbols on Diwali

As a party, the BJP needs to reflect on the use of religious symbols for politics.

20 Oct 2017 3:11 AM IST

Jamat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed (Photo: PTI)

Meaningless gesture by Pak

Here is the man who is the spiritual guru of the 26/11 Mumbai attackers.

19 Oct 2017 12:34 AM IST

The dentist couple, Nupur and Rajesh Talwar, were on Thursday acquitted in the double murder case of their daughter Aarushi and maid servant Hemraj in Noida in May 2008. (Photo: PTI)

It may be time now to wind up the CBI

The very principles behind the CBI's founding is under fire now.

19 Oct 2017 12:32 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

Communalising politics before polls in Gujarat

Communal politics and communal history demonise the other in this case India's Muslims.

18 Oct 2017 12:25 AM IST

Harvey Weinstein.

A sordid saga

It's the reaction to revelations on Weinstein and Bill Cosby that should interest observers more.

18 Oct 2017 12:23 AM IST

With India ranking 97th of 118 nations (with widespread hunger levels) in the Global Hunger Index 2016, it has been found that the key underlying issue is micronutrient deficiency.

#100 in hunger index is a real shame for India

The arguments over subsidies may continue and some of them may have found an answer in direct benefit transfers.

17 Oct 2017 1:05 AM IST

Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar celebrates with state cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu and other party leaders after winning the Gurdaspur parliamentary bypoll, in Gurdaspur on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Signs of hope for Congress

State-level factors doubtless played a big part in the wins in Punjab and Kerala.

17 Oct 2017 12:56 AM IST