Keeping pace with Frederick Forsyth’s Jackal

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The crash of AI171 exposes the narrow margin between flight and failure and the unforgiving nature of take-off

India in mourning after the Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London crashes moments after take-off, raising questions about aviation safety. Lone survivor among 242 aboard, many students of BJ Medical College feared killed as the plane on fire crashes into their dining hall

Sympathy will accrue to President Trump on this one. Americans see illegal immigrants as striking at the heart of fairness. It is easily observed that illegal immigration rewards rule breakers while lawful citizens wait

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has had to negotiate some rough weather following Trump’s self-adulatory comments but patient handling seems to have paid off

Election freebies are bad news for liquor drinkers

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The inability to read the tea leaves

The freedom movement was a struggle for the subcontinent’s soul