It was the best of his goals in the worst of times. It was a made for World Cup moment

US court’s upholding of travel ban underlines that Trump is a symptom of the insularity gripping his country

Far from being alienated by it, people of Kashmir have welcomed Governor’s Rule

Atal Bihari Vajpayee and George Fernandes are planning to fly to Patna to seek Jayaprakash Narayan’s help and advice on ways to solve the Janata Party crisis.

Accountability for human rights abuses and violations cannot be indefinitely suspended while we wait for a political solution to Kashmir

Bangladesh capital’s transformation of the water services sector, that connects the urban poor to the piped network, has lessons for cities in India

The editorial in Organiser analyses the breakdown of the BJP-PDP alliance in Jammu and Kashmir.

Field Marshal Manekshaw was loving, gracious, playful and charismatic

Atal Bihari Vajpayee and George Fernandes returned from their two-hour discussion with Charan Singh at Suraj Kund with the impression that the home minister continued to believe he was the aggrieved party.

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath's talk of Dalit reservations in Jamia, AMU, misunderstands nature of minority institutions

Minister Sushma Swaraj uses social media to reach out to people. Now she shows the way on dealing with trolls

China’s expanding list of those-that-must-be-shunned frames a mighty power ill at ease with itself

Mumbai will need to refurbish its drainage system, curb plastic menace to deal with its frequent flooding problems

There are questions about the test that cricket administrators in India must answer.

AIIB meeting presents an opportunity to redefine the parameters of development.

Argentina, with a masterful display of quicksilver Latin rhythm, defeated a rough-tackling Holland 3-1 Buenos Aires to win the 1978 World Soccer Cup in extra-time.

It was scripted into coming together of BJP with PDP. In run-up to 2019, polarised J&K will add fuel to BJP fire.

Turkish president’s re-election is a reminder: The route to authoritarianism can be paved with democracy, elections.

Protests against felling of trees in Delhi signal a possibility — of a broader ownership of environmental issues and concerns.

Narrowing it to language impoverishes humanities, other knowledge systems.

Congress-I president Indira Gandhi said she was visiting the Paunar ashram to frame a new programme for the betterment of the poor with the blessings of Acharya Vinoba Bhave.

New Zealand Prime Minister’s pregnancy and motherhood have sent out some remarkable signals — for working women and men.

As Nepal walks tightrope between India and China, Delhi must focus on delivering on its own commitments to Kathmandu.

Remembering Emergency: The people must stay at the forefront of protecting democracy.