NATIONAL No move for nationwide NRC exercise: Centre Govt. issues order on 10% quota for EWS ‘Peace pact with Taliban is unlikely before September polls’ Mizoram to increase maize yield despite pest outbreak Varanasi has only one air quality monitoring station INTERNATIONAL China to host fest of Indian New Wave In a first for Asia, Taiwan Bill legalises same-sex marriages OPINION External woes Charting a clear course in the Indo-Pacific