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Most probable HIV cure is still far from being the ultimate one

The HIV virus, which infects about 1.8 million people worldwide annually, keeps surprising researchers. So it's best to keep up the fight on all fronts.

This data shows why Indian MPs don’t truly represent their people

An Indian MP represents nearly 25 lakh people, which is much more than what MPs in countries like Britain, Canada or the US do.

Narendra Modi’s junking of the economy is like Nero fiddling while Rome burned

The Indian economy cannot afford a slowdown, but the Modi government is not even accepting that there’s a problem.

How Tata can keep its hold on Jaguar Land Rover

An IPO by Tata Sons will give it liquidity to tide over its debt problems, especially at tarnished crown jewel Jaguar Land Rover.

Before Balakot, the BJP’s electoral prospects didn’t look too bad either

Aftermath of Pulwama and Balakot can further strengthen BJP's position unless the opposition manages to make the contest about economic issues.

BJP’s Manoj Tiwari is a cardboard warrior trying hard to prove he too has a 56-inch chest

Manoj Tiwari is far from being the only person paying lip service to the armed forces after Pulwama and Balakot.

India losing trade battle with China — 80% of two-way business last year were imports

For trade relations between India and China to become balanced, Chinese firms must also ‘make in India’ and not just sell to India.

What Pulwama-Balakot proves: A ‘third’ actor can still push India and Pakistan into a war

Pakistan shows there will be no clean victor in a war but finds an international community turned against it; for India, its air power deployment sounds alarm bells.

OIC behaves like Organisation of Internal Contradictions, but India must be a part of it

The OIC is a ground reality, and to the extent that it affects the national interest, New Delhi ought to be interested.

PM Modi joked about dyslexia and set back the disabled community by decades

PM Modi needs to apologise. Surely a well-travelled leader like him knows being disabled in India is a lifelong punishment.

On Camera

Mumbai woman who shouted at minister spoke for many Indians, exposed BJP’s protest politics

Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.