FRONT PAGE Think tank snub clouds India-Singapore ties NATIONAL GSLV MkIII has given us a big push: ISRO Chairman INTERNATIONAL Merkel urges speedy Brexit talks OPINION A nation is a people in conversation The Islamic State as an excuse The case for rational access A bastion of women nawabs In the heat of climatic terror This formulation needs a second look BUSINESS Centre tells pharma to pass GST benefits to customers SCI-TECH & AGRI Promising first step in producing blood cancer drug Novel compound inhibits lung cancer growth in lab studies Increased probability of deaths from heat waves Snow leopards kill livestock despite wild prey availability Marine reserves can mitigate climate change