WHO classification of gaming as an addiction points to challenges of intricate half-lives, lived out on consoles

BJP break-up with PDP may be political signal ahead of 2019, could augur hardening of policy. For J&K, an opportunity lost

The Janata Party feels that because of infighting, their otherwise satisfactory performance has gone awry and the impression has gone round that nothing worth while was happening.

Chanda Kochhar’s stepping aside is belated. ICICI board must not drag its feet once probe findings are in

A new Niti Aayog report should occasion reflection and reform of systems of water governance in the country

If Delhi’s bureaucrats look partisan, they have themselves to blame. They can fix that

Reaction to Albert Einstein’s seemingly racist diary entries reveals much about the nature of adulation

Delhi saga showcases poison of recrimination, institutional subversion, pettiness at highest levels

The majority opinion at the meeting of the extended Congress Working Committee seemed to be that unity talks with Congress (I) should be discontinued unless the initiative for unity comes from Mrs Gandhi.

India’s bumbling with Maldives is a warning — Delhi has few cards to play, seems intent on squandering even those

Delhi's ongoing pollution problem underlines the urgency of a coordinated year-round strategy

This World Cup, Kerala waits again for Argentina vs Brazil

With volatility in global currency markets up again, debate on rupee’s correct value has restarted

The United Nations released its first ever report on human rights violations in the Kashmir Valley. It recommends a commission of inquiry into the ‘excessive use of force’ by Indian security forces.

The Congress war room is working on a strategy that an anti-BJP alliance should field joint candidates for 403 seats in 15 states in the next parliamentary elections.

The world’s leaders hear the Prime Minister and applaud his appeal to embrace diversity; and then they read about happenings in Dadri (Mohammed Akhlaq); Alwar (Pehlu Khan); Una (Dalit boys); and Bhima Koregaon (Dalit gathering). They shake their heads in disbelief and are confused... Whither the diversity that we advocate to the world?

BJP Training Cell has updated its manual for media interactions. It signals a change, and coffee is included

Wrangling politicians of Pakistan call themselves ‘ideological’. What could they mean?

Shujaat Bukhari advocated peace, wore many hats, walked a tightrope, in an unforgiving landscape

RBI must ensure that loan write-offs are not done in arbitrary and non-transparent ways

Under-reporting of persons involved in manual scavenging reflects state apathy, societal bias. Policy must address this

Primary healthcare needs greater emphasis in medical education

Trump was responding to De Niro’s reprise of his famous role in Raging Bull at the Tony awards. Before introducing the nominees, he had said: “It’s no longer ‘down with Trump’, it’s ‘(expletive deleted by editor) Trump’.”

Why the Ramzan ceasefire is a necessity for the people of Kashmir, and an opportunity for its political actors