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Sethuraman Panchanathan

‘U.S. will continue to lead the world in scientific investment and innovation’

Sriram Lakshman

National Science Foundation director says his priority is to advance research into future, ensure inclusivity and continue global leadership in science and engineering.

INTERVIEW | P. Srinivasan Health

Coronavirus | ‘RT-PCR will remain the gold standard for all viral infections'

Ananthakrishnan G

INTERVIEW | Vipul Mathur Interview

Interview | ‘Pockets with lower contact intensity can have relatively lower lockdown’

A lockdown policy that considers infection data and without considering the extent of economic interactions can lead to contradictory outcomes, says IIM-C’s Prof. Vipul Mathur

Interview | Derek O’Brien COVID-19 | We are witnessing a new kind of federalism, says Trinamool MP Derek O’ Brien

Sandeep Phukan Trinamool Congress leader says Chief Ministers of States are setting the agenda in dealing with the pandemic.

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Interview | Sethuraman Panchanathan International

‘U.S. will continue to lead the world in scientific investment and innovation’

Ladakh face-off | Status quo at Pangong Tso has been changed, says Colonel Dinny (retd.)

Face of the 'mahagatbandhan' will be decided by consensus by allies: Congress in-charge for Bihar

Nothing will go out of ISRO; we will enable private players: K. Sivan

For minor tactical gains on the ground, China has strategically lost India, says former Indian Ambassador to China

INTERVIEW | P. Srinivasan Health

Coronavirus | ‘RT-PCR will remain the gold standard for all viral infections'

Migrant labourers are the most disenfranchised invisible citizens: political scientist Ashwani Kumar

It is shocking that those who build fantasy cities not only can’t own a home of their own but also can’t vote in elections, says political scientist Ashwani Kumar

Commonwealth collaboration has never been more important, says Secretary-General Patricia Scotland

“What we are facing right now is the monsoon in Asia. We’re also looking forward, if you can put it that way, to a really bad hurricane season across the Caribbean.”

India should talk directly to Taliban, says U.S. Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad

The territory of Afghanistan must not be used against the United States, our allies and in fact the world

Saudi Arabia's investments in India on track despite economic downturn, says Ambassador Saud bin Mohammed Al Sati

We will continue to invest in India as our strategic partnership continues to deepen in all sectors, said the Kingdom’s Ambassador Saud bin Mohammed Al Sati

We want to make it easier to buy things from within WhatsApp: Facebook India MD on deal with Jio

‘With Jio, idea is to help shoppers find merchants, reduce friction in discovery’

By any calculus, India qualifies for UNSC permanent seat: Syed Akbaruddin

‘It’s a country of a billion-plus, it’s a country which is a democracy, perhaps the only example in history of a billion-plus people working together in a democratic framework’

Coronavirus | Yogi Adityanath government misleading people on COVID-19 numbers, says U.P. Congress chief

It has not set any parameter or made facilities for screening. Nor has it arranged for random testing, says Ajay Kumar Lallu

‘Centre is behaving like a big brother by centralising authority’, says Sitaram Yechury

CPI(M) general secretary says the Union government is neither giving the States resources nor allowing them to assess whether to continue the lockdown or not

Interview | ‘Pockets with lower contact intensity can have relatively lower lockdown’

A lockdown policy that considers infection data and without considering the extent of economic interactions can lead to contradictory outcomes, says IIM-C’s Prof. Vipul Mathur

Coronavirus | If WHO has limitations, these have been imposed on it by nations, says Shashi Tharoor

The principal fault is with Beijing and not WHO, which is still a body dependent on member states, says the former U.N. Under Secretary-General.

Coronavirus | Social distancing has to be 100% during lockdown, says West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar

Mr. Dhankar objects to the ‘Bengal model of lockdown with a humane face’.

COVID-19 | We are witnessing a new kind of federalism, says Trinamool MP Derek O’ Brien

Trinamool Congress leader says Chief Ministers of States are setting the agenda in dealing with the pandemic.

Coronavirus | Wuhan initially downplayed crisis, says China expert Dali Yang

The University of Chicago professor, a leading expert on China’s political system, explains how an epidemic slipped through the many layers of China’s system.

Coronavirus | Densely-packed areas in cities are vulnerable, says biocomplexity expert Madhav Marathe

“You can control COVID-19 via social distancing. You have to decide how effective that mechanism should be. We try and buy time until we have antivirals or a vaccine.”

Coronavirus | ‘Trace, test, treat’ mantra helped us control the virus, says South Korean Ambassador to India Shin Bong-Kil

Extensive testing was crucial in preventing spread of COVID-19 without drastic lockdowns, says Ambassador Shin.

It is still possible for India, Pakistan to resolve issues: Ranil Wickremesinghe

Former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says others can insist that they do so at least to get the SAARC summits moving

The further you are from power, the more you see: Gary Younge

The award-winning British journalist and author talks of politics, journalism and the politics of journalism

Bharat Gupt: ‘Language is only an attribute, not one’s sole identity’

Author, academician Bharat Gupt discusses how his love for culture and traditions was shaped in his childhood

President Bolsonaro, PM Modi share views on the idea of a nation: Brazil Foreign Minister Ernesto Araújo

There is a convergence of worldviews that you should build a nation true to its values and traditions, proud of itself, says Brazil’s Foreign Minister Ernesto Araújo

Amit Shah, not Modi, running the show, says Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel

Home Minister has damaged PM’s global image he had built after five years of hard work, says Mr. Baghel as he talks to The Hindu about his government’s decision to challenge the NIA Act, the CAA and the NRC.

If India has to grow faster, States have to grow faster: Bibek Debroy

Half the States are growing at less than 6%, says the Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the PM

Delhi rally is start of a movement against BJP, says party general secretary K.C. Venugopal

In its first national-level mobilisation against the ruling BJP government, the Congress party is set to take out a rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan on Saturday. K.C. Venugopal, party general secretary speaks to The Hindu.

Structural policies needed for 7-plus % growth, says Rathin Roy

The slowdown is an outcome of supply-side constraints, says the economist

Government should reverse cuts on corporate taxes: Abhijit Banerjee

Money saved could be used to expand PM KISAN scheme to include non-farmers, says the 2019 Economics Nobel winner.

Modi, Shah may want elections instead of this hotchpotch govt, says JD (S) supremo Deve Gowda

Janata Dal (Secular) national president says BJP leadership at the centre and in Karnataka are not together

Championship is not won by an individual, says former India coach Anil Kumble

You need senior pros to help you get out of tough situations: Kings XI head coach

China is the most significant geopolitical threat: U.S. Senator Ted Cruz

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Member says U.S. has been urging allies and friends not to allow Chinese surveillance.

India, China relations are of global significance: Chinese envoy Sun Weidong

Over the past year, the two sides have actively implemented the important consensus between the two leaders, upgraded and improved the quality of China-India relations, says Ambassador Sun.

'Navy looking at electric propulsion to cut down on fossil fuels'

The main focus was on capacity building for smaller countries providing them hardware and ships, says Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh

Sri Lankan Tamils are disappointed as the government gave hope and then failed to deliver: Jaffna MP Sumanthiran

Jaffna district MP and Tamil National Alliance spokesman on the national unity government’s performance, the 13th Amendment, and India’s relations with Sri Lanka

Congress treated me like a clerk, says Kumaraswamy

Former CM says he is ready for an open debate with Siddaramaiah on the coalition government

Fake news and paucity of true information is very dangerous, says Aleida Guevara

Aleida Guevara in a free-wheeling conversation about her famous father, her work as a medical practitioner and the current scenario in Cuba

Siddaramaiah’s aim was to become Leader of Opposition: Deve Gowda

Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda accuses his former party colleague-turned-rival, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, of being responsible for the collapse of the coalition government.

Rahul Gandhi will be the larger than life leader: Salman Khurshid

In an interview with ‘The Hindu’, he appeals to his Congress colleagues to ‘courteously find a way forward’ on the leadership

‘Over 2 billion people impacted by land degradation’

Between 1981 and 2003, nearly a quarter of global land got degraded, says UNCCD Executive Secretary Ibrahim Thiaw.

We want to make teachers a serious cadre like engineers: Dr. K. Kasturirangan

In the second part of the interview, Dr. K. Kasturirangan, the chairperson of the drafting committee and former head of ISRO, speaks about

The education system needs change, not fine-tuning: Kasturirangan on the draft NEP

The draft National Education Policy was released by the government recently.

‘Demand for hike in ST quota is in keeping with increased population’

It is more than a decade-old demand and not a new one, says the former MP

‘We need more women yoga teachers and instructors’

Yoga should be taught in school from class 5 to class 9, says the exponent from Mangaluru

The present election will decide the direction of the country, says Mallikarjun Kharge

‘It is a battle between the values of the Constitution and those of the Manusmriti’

Women voters now matter much more than before: Prannoy Roy

The veteran journalist on opinion polls, the index of opposition unity, vote transfers, anti-incumbency, and the Congress’s misreading of Uttar Pradesh

People of Tamil Nadu are wary of PM-CM nexus: M.K. Stalin

‘DMK not anti-Hindu, favours uplift of economically poor; but opposes political stunts’

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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Madras)

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14K | U.N. report flags Islamic State threat in Karnataka, Kerala

Fire service personnel spray disinfectant at Triplicane, Chennai to help control the spread of coronavirus.

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People getting tested at the mobile COVID-19 testing bus at Government ENT hospital in Visakhapatnam on Saturday, July 25, 2020.

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