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At least 59 people were killed and more than 500 wounded in Las Vegas shooting in US (Photo: AP)

Will America ever say no' to guns?

How unsafe life becomes even in the most modern era when you allow everyone to be armed is a conundrum for the United...

4 Oct 2017 12:30 AM IST

Swachh Bharat Mission was officially launched on October 2, 2014 by PM Narendra Modi himself. (Photo: PTI)

Clean India: More to do

The Swachchh Bharat programme appears rudderless.

4 Oct 2017 12:28 AM IST

India is working on better road accessibility up to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. (Photo: AFP)

Stay alert as Chinese send mixed signals

India has done likewise, and is in the process of enhancing infrastructure, where needed, along the 4,000-km border...

3 Oct 2017 12:48 AM IST

Independence supporters gather in Barcelonas main square, Spain, Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Catalonia: Spain flunks test

It may have been understandable if such brutality had occurred elsewhere in Europe, not so accustomed to upholding the...

3 Oct 2017 12:46 AM IST

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

RSS defence of vigilantes surprising

The Constitution has been twisted out of shape in dealing with those accused of cow vigilantism by the powers that be.

2 Oct 2017 2:49 AM IST

People try to rescue those stuck in the stampede on the Parel-Elphinstone foot over bridge. (Photo: PTI)

A tragedy of neglect

Twenty-two people were killed at Elphinstone Road and 39 injured.

30 Sept 2017 1:43 AM IST

Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa (Photo: PTI)

Jaya commission must bring out the truth

What is left is to find the truth so there may be no more cloaks of secrecy in governance.

30 Sept 2017 1:39 AM IST

Yashwant Sinha was finance minister during earlier NDA rule. (Photo: PTI)

Will the BJP act on Sinha's words?

Mr Sinha felt it was his moral duty as a citizen to speak up in the hope that the ruling party may attempt course...

29 Sept 2017 12:44 AM IST

In June last year, army commandos had carried out a surgical strike at militant camps in Myanmar killing at least 38 Naga insurgents after NSCN(K) killed 18 army personnel in Manipur. (Photo: Representat

Pursue peace too

Considering the sensitivities of the sovereignty of nations, the Army may have underplayed the cross-border part.

29 Sept 2017 12:40 AM IST

Team India coach Ravi Shastri gives tips to Kedar Jadhav during a practice session at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday, ahead of the 4th One Day International cricket match against Australia. (Photo: PTI)

Team India on cloud nine

Sustaining the performances and fixing all the slots available are the challenges ahead.

28 Sept 2017 12:34 AM IST

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at a joint press conference with U. S. Defence Secretary Jim Mattis (unseen) at South Block in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi-Kabul ties in a new environment

Afghan police are now expected to receive training in India under a UNDP programme.

28 Sept 2017 12:32 AM IST

It was decided to start all the units at one time. Mr Prabhakar Rao said the Power Finance Corporation and Rural Electricity Corporation had come forward to extend financial support for the project. (Representational image)

Electricity for all: A promise to be kept

It will be useful to know if electricity has reached all homes in 15,000 villages which have been electrified, as per...

27 Sept 2017 12:33 AM IST