The Kumble factor The Indian cricket team should have been exuding confidence as it begins its title defence in the ICC Champions Tro...

Monsoon’s here: on the need to make the most of a good rainfall The arrival of the   monsoon along India’s shores on May 30, with a mete...

Zika cases in India A shocking cover-up The surveillance system put in place by the Health Ministry succeeded in identifying   three a...

Marks and standards The need for a better evaluation system The use of   moderation by the Central Board of Secondary Education   w...

Brazil President Michel Temer in trouble Ever since the unpopular   Michel Temer took over as President of Brazil   after the controv...

New cattle trade rules: All animals are equal The Centre’s move to notify   new rules   to regulate livestock markets under the Preve...

The chill in Brussels It was not a summit to indulge the nostalgia of a painstakingly nurtured post-War partnership between the U.S. and...

Abolishing FIPB: Red tape herring? Nearly four months after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley promised in his Budget speech to abolish the F...

Maduro’s excesses Even by the standards of Latin America’s relatively volatile politics, there seem to be few parallels in recent mem...

Bail or jail: on bail law reforms That bail is the norm and jail the exception is a principle that is limited in its application to t...

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The commendation On award to Major Leetul Gogoi There are two issues that are pertinent about the   commendation awarded to Major L...

Horror in Manchester For the Islamic State, which claimed responsibility for Monday night’s   suicide attack in Manchester that left at ...

Maharajah of debt On Air India’s revival The reputation of India’s national air carrier for making consecutive losses is closely ma...

Continental ties India's outreach to Africa The   African Development Bank’s decision to hold its annual general meeting in India ...

Message from Riyadh On Trump's Saudi visit During the American presidential campaign, Donald Trump was particularly critical of Sa...

Hack it if you can EC's challenge on evms The electronic voting machine has been under strong scrutiny ever since it was deploy...

Rouhani’s moment On Iran President's re-election The resounding victory of President Hassan Rouhani ,  who had sought re-election ...

Coal comeuppance On coal block allocation case It is arguably the logical consequence of the 2014 Supreme Court order declaring all co...

Vote for status quo On Nepal's local body elections Results of the local body elections held in three of Nepal’s seven province...