Interest rates had to rise; danger is of fiscal slippages leading to their rising more than what’s warranted

BJP’s routing of CPM, gains in Northeast, entrench its national will to power. Opposition has work to do before 2019

Pakistan Army’s senior leadership has let down its soldiers, lower-rung officers

Vasantdada Patil and N K Tirpude, leaders of the Congress and Congress-I legislature parties, jointly presented to the Maharashtra governor a list of 148 MLAs who, they claimed, would support a coalition government of the two parties.

Tripura, Nagaland election results: Much grit, a lot of planning, went into BJP storming a Left citadel, coming to power in a Christian-dominated state

Only recently did Rahul Gandhi admit publicly that he needed to speak with respect when he spoke of Narendra Modi because he was Prime Minister of India.

Making 300 films in a working life of 50 years must have meant constant work for Sridevi. Few of us work that long with a degree of intensity which is required in commercial movie-making.

Contrary to its assumption that the BJP would be at a disadvantage because the BSP didn’t put up candidates, the voting figures suggest the contrary. This is worrying for the Congress whose poll strategy for 2019 is to focus on the SC vote.

South Bengaluru has a cafe culture of great significance. A large number of morning walkers unfailingly meet up at these cafes, have their daily dose, chat and disperse.

The Janata, with 99 seats out of 288 in the Assembly, wants to form the government with the support of the CPM, PWP, two Republican Party groups and 15-odd independent members.

India must not view China through tinted glasses of a West fearful of the end of its global domination

Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat’s statements have raised questions, caused dismay in Bangladesh

As South Africa take on Australia, a reminder: Rumours of the decline of Test cricket are greatly exaggerated

A cycle of retaliation using higher calibre weapons is expanding to all sectors on LoC. Urgently needed: Restraint, statesmanship

Prasar Bharati, accustomed to being leaned on, is pushing back. Government must back off

A decision whether the party should stake a claim to form the government will be decided after the state leaders meet in Bombay and hold discussions with other groups, which may be ready to support a Janata-led government in the state

Delhi HC verdict does well to shut the door on sweeping clauses that prevent many patients from availing of health insurance

Trump is convinced that India is doing wheelies all around him with overtaxed Harleys. It’s disorienting

GDP numbers affirm upward trend but government cannot lose sight of challenges like mess in banking sector

Army Chief’s statements on the Northeast are problematic in terms of prudence, politics, principle.

Nirav Modi case is vestige of old system. Don’t equate BJP, Congress on corruption.

Under Yogi government, Uttar Pradesh police has instilled fear in criminals. But has it won the people’s faith?

TSR could be creative without breaking rules of the game, disturbing equilibrium

In this electronic version of the 19th century freakshow, digital wine-glasses are being stood on the rims of digital bathtubs, and real journalists are being made to slide into real bathtubs, while the dead actor’s height is being measured up against the length of products in sanitaryware catalogues.