As flood water recedes, Kerala comes to grips with scale of tragedy

Discordances in India-Pakistan relations, in fact, surfaced frequently during Vajpayee’s engagement with Islamabad. As foreign minister in November 1978, he found the ongoing cricket series had been transformed into a gladiatorial contest when Gen Zia Ul Haq declared a national holiday after......read more

Perhaps more troubling was what Mr Khan left unsaid. Though he spoke vaguely of austerity and plans to overcome Pakistan’s economic woes, there was no whiff of a concrete plan to overcome the balance of payments crisis or word on whether another bailout alone will get Pakistan out of the woods....read more

Rumours impede rescue operations, putting lives at risk. The Army has announced a number where you can alert people about fake news. Other relief agencies would do well to have a similar facility, at least till the rescue operations are not complete....read more