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Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Nawaz remains a force to reckon with

When in power, Sharif virtually ignored Parliament, and relied on family members and a small inner circle to implement...

8 July 2018 12:47 AM IST

Donald Trump on Friday recited the lyrics of a song seen as anti-immigration called The Snake to drive home his point about restricting immigration. (Photo: File)

A hawk-eyed Opposition is a must for free and fair polls

In both Egypt and Algeria, the Islamists were proved right in their denunciation of electoral politics.

18 Jun 2018 12:29 AM IST

David Warner struggled to fight back the tears as he read a prepared statement in which he said his actions had been inexcusable. (Photo: AFP)

Pressure to win makes players cheat

Smith is currently rated as the best Test batsman in the world, and his absence from the scene would be a great loss to...

1 April 2018 12:06 AM IST

Asma Jahangir faced death threats, beatings and imprisonment to win landmark human rights cases while standing up to dictators. (Photo: File)

Asma Jahangir: The five-foot giant

No personal tribute to Asma would be complete without a mention of TJ's supportive role.

18 Feb 2018 4:46 AM IST

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan (Photo: AP)

Of politicians and their soothsayers

Ronald Reagan's wife regularly consulted a Californian syndicated horoscope columnist.

14 Jan 2018 12:40 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (Photo: AP/File)

Who to vote for is the dilemma

While the PPP is no longer a factor in national politics, it still currently has enough seats to play the role of...

24 Dec 2017 5:17 AM IST

The picture was aken by Vietnamese photographer Nick Ut Cong Huynh for Associated Press, the picture was honoured with the Pulitzer Prize. (Photo: AP)

Ghosts from Vietnam

More bombs were dropped by the US on Indochina than on Germany and Korea combined.

15 Oct 2017 2:45 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addresses a press conference after releasing white paper on completing six months in office, at Lok Bhawan in Lucknow. (Photo: PTI)

A distorted version of faith makes us blind to truth, beauty

The Yogi was the chief priest of the main Hindu temple at Gorakhpur, so one would expect his worldview to be a bit...

8 Oct 2017 1:04 AM IST

A Rohingya refugee carries two children in buckets as they arrive at Shah Porir Dwip in Teknaf, Bangladesh, on Saturday. Nearly 300,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmars Rakhine state into Bangladesh in the 15 days since new violence erupted, the United Nations said on Saturday. (Photo: AFP)

Faceless tragedies

As tribes have evolved into nations, and religious views have become more intolerant, the killing frenzy has mounted.

12 Sept 2017 12:23 AM IST

US President Donald Trump speaks during a White House senior staff swearing in ceremony in the East Room of the White House. (Photo: AP)

Trump era: A harbinger of an empire in decline?

Trump has promised to raise military spending, even when the US is outspending all its adversaries put together.

5 Feb 2017 12:12 AM IST