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A seed capital of $100,000 or less can be used to do widespread harm by hacking into social media sites. Representational Image

Twitter lessons: Relook security strategy, rules on social media

In the polarised political climate that engulfs India, such a creative use of a Twitter hack is very much within the...

24 July 2020 5:02 PM IST

(R) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Chinese President Xi Jinping (AFP)

Iran-China pact poses a fresh threat to India

The India-Iran agreement on Chabahar port, located outside the Persian Gulf, was signed in May 2016 when PM Narendra...

16 July 2020 7:35 PM IST

US President Donald Trump wears a mask as he visits Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland (AFP)

DC Edit | Trump visa U-turn relief for students

Facing lawsuits from reputed universities like Harvard and MIT, Trump did a rare and swift walkback on an extremely...

16 July 2020 6:29 PM IST

For India, it may be the worst of times, despite the dubious, so-called retreat from Galwan . PTI Photo

After Galwan, correct India's past mistakes

China may aspire to be the world's numero uno, but it doesn't care about diplomatic niceties

9 July 2020 2:20 AM IST

Maintaining respiration during chloroform delivery was vital to prevent unnecessary deaths, a technique perfected by Dr Lawrie in 20 years of practice. Representational Photo, AFP.

Chloroform & how modern medicine came to Hyderabad

In the 19th century, chloroform was being increasingly used for surgical procedures, but its safety profile was yet to...

5 July 2020 8:23 PM IST

Very early in his tenure, in 1991, he told the World Economic Forum, an assembly of wealthy investors, that economic reforms and globalisation should work for the building of a more humane and caring society

P. V. Narasimha Rao: The unsung PM who changed India's economic...

Although his five-year tenure witnessed policy reforms across most of the sectors, he chose not to be the voice of the...

5 July 2020 7:56 PM IST

We can only visualize what positives would have been there in a situation like todays if the area sabhas were in existence and active. PTI Photo

Coronavirus and lessons for improving urban governance

As we get back to normalcy, it would be desirable to have area level arrangements like area sabha even as administrative...

5 July 2020 6:47 PM IST

When it comes to race issues, people of Indian origin have often been regarded an invisible band of the racial spectrum and have often readily embraced this cloak of invisibility. AP Photo

Indians and the 'R' word

The Indian diaspora is known for its merits of hardwork but is also seen as one that does not rise up and challenge the...

5 July 2020 6:06 PM IST

Desperate times call for desperate measures. In times of national crisis, people look to their politicians for leadership and direction. Photo: Deepak Deshpande, DC.

KCR should unlock newer strategies to fight C-virus in Telangana

As the Covid-19 tally continued to climb, a desperate KCR even wished that reporters writing negative news be infected...

4 July 2020 5:59 PM IST

A house is left smouldering and damaged after yet another gunfight between security forces and militants in Srinagar. (File photo: Habib Naqash)

First person: When there's gunfire outside, switch off the lights and...

Widespread destruction has taken place in Kashmir in the past three decades and still every morning starts with a new...

4 July 2020 12:17 PM IST

ndian Finance Minister, Nirmala Sithr (PTI)

Monitoring federal reforms through fiscal grants

Under the Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Mission, the borrowing limit for states has been increased from 3% to 5% for just the...

29 Jun 2020 7:14 PM IST

Representational image (AFP)

Suparna Sharma | The etiquette of dying

In certain cultures, certain suicides are deemed honourable

21 Jun 2020 5:25 PM IST