Nitish-Congress spat has shown up Opposition’s irresoluteness and incoherence

Lack of high-end research has a cascading effect. It impacts people’s earning abilities

Devaluing study of liberal arts and humanities could damage the fabric of civilisation

There is little cogent or visionary opposition to the decimation of India’s secular and tolerant tradition

Trump is wrestling with the media, in real life and in the photoshopped cartoon world

In reaching out to reassure its minorities after a spate of hate crimes, Britain has displayed how a mature, multicultural democracy can navigate the faultlines that threaten to cleave society amid terrorism and the rise of bigotry.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Israel visit marks many significant firsts. He is the first Indian prime minister to visit the Jewish state — the trip marks 25 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations.

Ramachandran met him. MGR, the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, will hold the portfolios of public administration, police, prohibition, industries and Hindu religious endowments, according to the list submitted to the governor.

Byculla jail riot must trigger important inquiries into the institution of the jail. The temerity that the woman prisoner, Manjula Shetye, demonstrated in complaining about missing items in the food allotted to her ward defied a central expectation from a prisoner — submission and silence.

Saudi Arabia and the UAE refused to step up price of their oil by 15 per cent in two stages at the Doha meeting, with a 10 per cent boost to go into effect on January 1, 1977 and a five per cent boost on July 1, 1977.

Only recently have I begun to feel that what I say or what I think does not matter

We need to build institutional memory, improve decision-making. Let’s start with data

Incidence of vector-borne diseases in summer shows up Delhi’s lack of preparedness for monsoon

Implementing GST will require the coming together of all stakeholders. Sections of Opposition must not repeat midnight churlishness.

The Congress Parliamentary Board had authorised Chavan to have fuller talks with Desai and negotiate with the ruling party on the presidential election. CPM leaders E.M.S. Namboodiripad and Samar Mukherjee called on Desai, later.

A black, pregnant woman, Williams declares her presence against the invisibility demanded of blacks and women

Cabinet approval for strategic disinvestment of Air India is long-delayed and extremely welcome

Beijing excels in art of alienating potential friends. New Delhi must tread cautiously — there is much to lose from escalation

They have had to bear the brunt of religious zealotry in Pakistan

Education can contribute to inner disarmament. It must instil human values that promote compassion, warmth and an appreciation of the necessity of dialogue

BJP projects itself as pro-Dalit by making Ram Nath Kovind its presidential candidate. It won’t work

On China, the minister said that based on the old five principles (panchsheel), we must have as our goal the forging of beneficial bilateral relations as is appropriate between two large Asian countries.

Those who grew up with J.K. Rowling’s works have not had a chance to grow out of them

In a notable departure, the police in Giridih have foiled a lynch mob