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Kangana Ranaut & Anupam Kher target liberals, but their patriotic act falls flat

The Kangana Ranauts and Anupam Khers of the world, cloaked in an armour of fiery jingoism, are immune from any scrutiny.

This rescue of Jet Airways is touch-and-go

Shareholders will vote on banks picking up a majority stake – at a price of Rs 1 for 114 million shares, to avoid putting India’s oldest private airline into court-administered bankruptcy.

Why India is developing nuclear capability beyond what is required for retaliation

Eliminating Pakistan’s nuclear weapons would be tempting for India, but flirting with nuclear counterforce carries significant risks.

Venezuela represents the failure of the Left

While many on the Left are now keen to disavow any connection to the Venezuelan disaster, their earlier enthusiasm is on the record.

Two steps Narendra Modi govt can take to give Pakistan and China a tough message on Pulwama

If India wants to secure its interests, the government cannot avoid addressing the challenge of growing China-Pakistan nexus.

The future of coal is dark

You know it's time to shut shop when companies like Glencore, largest supplier of thermal coal to global market, promise to put a cap on coal production.

Imran Khan is sitting on a Jihadi time bomb, demanding evidence over Pulwama a mere excuse

Most countries recognise the Pakistani pattern of behaviour, which explains the almost-universal demand for action against Masood Azhar.

How incidents like Pulwama terror attack catch liberals on the wrong foot

The BJP-led govt is in charge of the security of our borders, while we take charge of human rights.

Why it makes sense for Rahul Gandhi & Congress to persist with Rafale as 2019 campaign issue

As with Bofors, big-ticket corruption — in this case, Rafale — is being emphasised to undermine stature of the leader leading a party's campaign.

Here’s what WhatsApp can do to prevent targeted attacks on public figures

WhatsApp should give users more control over deciding who can message them.

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.