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Sushant SinghMay 4, 2015
The system would be able to tackle incoming ballistic missiles of range up to 2,000 km.
Seema ChishtiMay 4, 2015
Why Rahul Gandhi’s trip to Kedarnath does not surprise Subscriber Only
Over the years, the Congress and its first family have harnessed personal faith to their politics.
Express News ServiceMay 1, 2015
Helping out Nepal Subscriber Only
Starting from a few hours after the earthquake struck, the Indian relief and rescue effort has been relentless and unflagging.
Express News ServiceMay 1, 2015
Not quake, it’s the buildings Subscriber Only
The study on the performance of buildings during the earthquake in Bhuj in 2001 brought out the reasons for their destruction.
Johnson T.A.May 1, 2015
Old SPP is back, pitch queered for Jayalalithaa Subscriber Only
AIADMK leaders say that even in the worst case, they expect a smaller punishment from the higher courts for party chief J Jayalalithaa.
Pratik KanjilalMay 1, 2015
100 yrs on, Wegener plates move and kill Subscriber Only
2015 is the centenary of the theory of continental drift, the explanation for quakes, including Nepal.
Jonathan SelvarajMay 1, 2015
Foreman thinks Saturday’s Mayweather vs Pacquiao bout will be the Fight of the Generation. Here’s why.
Gopal B KateshiyaApr 30, 2015
Lion census, 2015: Checking out the pride Subscriber Only
The biggest-ever exercise to count the only wild population of Asiatic lions in the world begins on Saturday.
Sandeep DwivediApr 30, 2015
To learn climbing, do you need to bring the mountain home? Subscriber Only
Why India’s reported ‘Olympics 2024 bid’ is devoid of sense or logic.
Kavitha IyerApr 30, 2015
A matter of privilege Subscriber Only
SC on Tuesday stayed proceedings on a breach of privilege motion against Shobhaa De by the Maharashtra assembly. KAVITHA IYER gives the facts.
Utkarsh AnandApr 30, 2015
Articles 124 and 217 of the Constitution have been subjected to scrutiny and interpretation in the SC.
Parimal A DabhiApr 29, 2015
Explained: Terror laws compared Subscriber Only
Gujarat Governor O P Kohli last week sent the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GCTOC) Bill, 2015 for the President’s assent.
Apr 29, 2015
Paper Clip: Composition of the Board and CEO’s Compensation Subscriber Only
The new Companies Act mandates Board structures and processes that seek to promote good corporate governance practices.
Subrata NagchowdhuryApr 29, 2015
West Bengal civic polls: Everywhere, the most organised won Subscriber Only
The scale of the Trinamool Congress victory is overwhelming. At the same time, the different dimensions of the outcome make the CPM-BJP allegations of “state sponsored terror” hard to substantiate.
Shalini NairApr 29, 2015
Explained: How safe are the 3,400 highrises in Delhi, Mumbai? Subscriber Only
‘No 50-storey building in the world has survived a major earthquake, even after adhering to norms’.
Amitabh SinhaApr 28, 2015
Toll from the Nepal earthquake is past 4,000. Over the last 114 years, 48 quakes have killed 5,000 people or more.
Apr 28, 2015
Explained: Surgery is not for the poor Subscriber Only
Nearly 70 per cent of the global population of 7.2 billion — lack access to safe, affordable surgical and anaesthesia care
Praveen SwamiApr 28, 2015
Al-Qaeda seeks to stage operations against India and the wider region.
Seema ChishtiApr 28, 2015
Explained: Why Congress, BJP are fighting over Jawaharlal Nehru, Subhas Chandra Bose Subscriber Only
Nehru, despite disagreeing with Gandhi on several occasions, was ultimately happy to surrender to whatever Gandhi wanted; Bose was not willing to bend.
Shyamlal YadavApr 27, 2015
CIC delayed is spirit of RTI denied Subscriber Only
Delay in appointing the CIC hurts the objectives of both the RTI Act and the PM’s pledge of good governance.
Shaji VikramanApr 27, 2015
Meaning MAT Subscriber Only
What is Minimum Alternate Tax, the MASSIVE demand that the I-T department has slapped on FIIs and FPIs?
Express News ServiceApr 27, 2015
Microfinance doesn’t exactly help cut poverty Subscriber Only
Microcredit was initially celebrated as a poverty-busting innovation — till, about a decade ago, randomised evaluations began taking some of the gloss off.
Amitabh SinhaApr 27, 2015
Nepal Earthquake: What Indian rescue team brings to Ground Zero Subscriber Only
10 teams, 45 personnel each, of India’s National Disaster Response Force are in Nepal. Their capability and the challenge
Amitabh SinhaApr 27, 2015
Just like any other earthquake, neither the timing nor the strength of these aftershocks can be predicted.
Utkarsh AnandApr 25, 2015
Explained: The India, that is Bharat Subscriber Only
There were other objections on phraseology, but Article 1.1 ultimately got through in its original form.
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