Right from the qualifiers that saw the exit of Italy and the Netherlands, the Beautiful Game’s unpredictability added to its aura in this World Cup

Trapped in a treacherous water-filled cave with dwindling oxygen, thirteen youngsters valiantly fight for their lives

In a world dependent on global value chains, trade wars have an extremely damaging spiral effect on jobs and growth

India is suffering from the worst water crisis in its history and millions of lives and livelihoods are under threat

The Trump-Kim meet backed by South Korea does offer an outside chance for peace in the Korean peninsula

Telangana sets the good standard even as increasing farmers’ protests point to a sector in shambles across the country

The Nipah outbreak in Kerala exposes our vulnerability as well as inability to effectively counter infectious diseases

The agitation in Thoothukudi against Sterlite is just one incident in a long string of opposition to the Anil Agarwal-owned projects

92-year-old Mahathir Mohamad ended the 60-year rule of the Malay-dominated National Front in Malaysia to become the world's oldest elected leader

Devoid of reasoning, Trump's unilateral pullout from the signature US-Iran nuclear pact is defective at its core

Given years of hostilities, the first meet in over a decade between North and South Korea is at best a first step

With the Kaleshwaram project, Godavari will come alive in Telangana, which otherwise sees dry riverbeds for most part of the year

Increasing non-performing assets, wilful defaulters and frauds are sapping the banking sector’s strength and standing

The scale of protests indicates a deep sense of betrayal and widespread frustration against the Central government

With prolonged shutdowns and sudden escalation of violence, there is a tectonic shift in situation in the Valley

The conduct of Australians in the Cape Town test lets down the gentleman's game and its famed sportsmanship

The Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal underscores that social media data can be misused even to manipulate our electoral choices.

The measures that we put in place to avoid violations of the spirit of euthanasia will determine our standing as a humane society.

Barring Pakistan and China, India has had good relations with its neighbours, but hostility is fast replacing warmth

The Maoists’ arsenal and military thinktank is intact but the security forces are surely gaining ground