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August 27, 2016   Top story   Whistleblower to hand over data disk to Australia "The Australian" said neither France nor India knew about the leak till Monday afternoon when it sought a comment from French firm DCNS. Read more » Govt. charts road map for Modi's Baloch policy As the diplomatic exchange with Pakistan gets sharper by the day, India is discussing concrete steps to put its new policy on raising human rights... Read more » More Articles »   Editor's Pick   Indians spend 8 times more on private hospitals than on govt. ones Household expenses on healthcare come to 4 per cent of GDP Read more » The real Kwai killed over 1.50 lakh Tamils Story of enslaved labour in Japanese railway project between 1940 & 1942 Read more » More Articles »   Opinion   Weighing the burden of proof The case of the former Coal Secretary, H.C. Gupta, has raised an important debate. The issues involved in the prevention of corruption are more complex than an officer's personal integrity Read more » The race to light up the last village The arrival of electricity in areas that were off the grid has fuelled new life choices, even when power is erratic, find Samarth Bansal and Anuradha Raman Read more » Surrogacy regulation is long overdue A comprehensive law to regulate surrogacy has been long overdue. Over the years, India has become a global hub for the practice of women being con... Read more » More Articles »   National   Policeman killed by suspected militant in J&K's Pulwama district The policeman was killed in Quil area when he was heading for duties. He was posted with the policelines in Pulwama. Read more » Two medium intensity earthquakes hit Himachal Pradesh The first quake, 4.6 on Richter scale, occurred at 6.44 a.m. at a depth of 10 km and the second, with 4.3 magnitude, hit at 7.05 a.m. at the same depth. Read more » More Articles »   International   'Burkini ban violates basic freedoms' Read more » Nun in Italy quake photo wants to go to Mother Teresa's canonisation Read more » More Articles »   Business   Centre likely to announce labour sops ahead of strike The process of increasing minimum wages for workers may be expedited Read more » If inflation slows, repo rate should fall: Ashima Goyal Ashima Goyal, who is a member of the Technical Advisory Committee on monetary policy since its inception in 2011 and a Professor of Econo... Read more » More Articles »   Sports   After dismal Rio show, PM forms task force to plan for next three Olympics It will come up with strategy for facilities, training and selection Read more » Narsingh would have won at least a silver: WFI official Continuing to back dope-tainted wrestler Narsingh Yadav, a top Wrestling Federation of India official today claimed the 74-kg freestyle wrestler w... Read more » More Articles »   Society   So, do we ban 'Saare Jahaan Se Achchha'? A Facebook friend of mine — a Bangalore-based gentleman called Vijay Grover — recently posted a status update to say: "Till two days back, 90% of... Read more » Echoes from the past Maori novelist Witi Ihimaera on using literature and cinema to preserve indigenous culture Read more » More Articles »   Entertainment   As freaky as one can get Read more » Finding realism in Raghu Ganj Read more » More Articles »