While the DMK depends on a 'silver sieve' of welfare schemes to stay in power, its...
'China's basic purpose of taking the Shaksgam Valley was access to the Indian Ocean.'
Years of repression and disappearances have taught Venezuelans, the hard way, not to...
I am inclined to believe that the Venezuela adventure is not an indication of American...
A trade deal makes sense only if it is fair and reciprocal. If the cost is strategic...
'Should China's interest in the Teesta River projects be approved, it would likely...
'Imagine, for the last 12 years the prime minister belongs to the BJP, the home...
'The Maoist leadership spread fear that surrender meant torture or death. Once that...
'Some success has been achieved in raising the costs of terrorism for Pakistan.'
'Now there is no fight between us (Thackerays); now the fight is with them.'
'His report created a lot of negative reaction in Kerala and in a way, he was crucified...
'For the remaining Maoist cadres, they shall soon confront one of two outcomes: Either...
'The watershed moment was June 22, 2024, when the divisional in-charge of Gadchiroli,...
Ahead of the Mumbai municipal election on January 15, Shiv Sena-UBT leader Aditya...
'I don't want to be called a new Indian voter when I am an old Indian voter.'
He chose what was best for India, not for himself.Few can deny that when god took...
'From every point of view, they have faced an extremely difficult couple of years, and...
A legend that sprang up after the Turkman Gate killing is that when the shrine is...
'I was embarrassed that I was learning a martial art form at 55. I thought what will...
'Trump had done a deal with the current regime minus Maduro. The current regime is...
Loktak Lake--Manipur's Floating Wonderland hidden in the heart of Manipur lies Loktak...
'This daylight robbery of elections is happening in the commercial capital of India,...
'The RSS, that advocated military strength, remained in the ideological doghouse for...
The future of India will be shaped and decided by the choices the RSS makes now, argues...
'Mob fury has become very common these days. And these attacks are all planned very...
'A poor candidate was given a chance so that the concerns of ordinary, needy citizens...
Long before he became Venezuela's president, Nicolas Maduro's life intersected with...
'Pakistan's role in Bangladesh will always be negative, since it's a one-point agenda...
The Tigers refused to forgive Douglas Devananda and tried to assassinate him...
'When a grassroots worker has laboured day and night for the organisation, does the...
Mundane as it may seem, this is in some ways a metaphor for the challenges facing the...
If the Somnath temple, which was attacked 1,000 years ago and faced continuous attacks...
That a country thinks it has the right to randomly invade another country has...
This new year will bring, once again, a repetition of both intent and apathy, expects...
'The real story of 2025 is that India officially stopped being a 'market of the future'...
There has been an increase in violence against Christians over the past 12 years --...
'I don't see how a company like OpenAI can honestly expect to generate revenue...
'The worst part is that after the attack on December 9, the Dehradun police refused to...
A workable, doable 'to-do' list for the New Year...
'Our problem is not a budget deficit but a trust deficit. We need to trust our...
'A truly original Hindi writer whose writing no other author can match.'
Both Mr Modi and Amit Shah like Nabin because they know he will never answer back,...
'There are new job roles that are emerging because of AI.'
The passing of bills without Parliament, including the treasury benches, having any...
'If a common man wants to buy an air purifier for Rs 10,000, then he will have to shell...
India has raised concerns with the United States regarding the cancellation of...
The new US national security strategy signals a retreat from global dominance while...
As she looked down at the Thames, she thought of the Brahmaputra. As she landed,...
'Judges have transmitted a terrible message to citizens across the nation. All...
'Every issue that Muslims are facing today affects Muslim women. But how come women's...
'Refusal does not invite immediate legal penalty; it invites Constitutional unease.'
'America has historically been a magnet for people who aren't from here.''That sort of...
'When the accused has a past record demonstrating unprecedented and unmatched...
From a surge in startups to crewed mission preparations, 2025 marks a transformative...
The fierce battles of Galwan, Rezang La, Gurung Hill, and Walong taught the PLA a hard...
'This is purely transactional politics -- there exists no family reunion as such.'
'This will split the Marathi and Shiv Sena vote.''The BJP has conducted 3 surveys...
'There is no substantive basis for Bangladesh-Pakistan relations. The only real link...
'A work guarantee that can be switched off at will is no guarantee at all.'
The 2025 US National Security Strategy marks a major pullback, with America turning...
This has been our history of good governance: Things that were difficult to do and...
As the year winds down, regardless of what it may have been, the belief is that the...
'It was very clear in the Parliament election that there was an erosion of Hindu votes...
The DMK may consider a two-tier campaign, where they keep the focus on Chief Minister...
'MGNREGA was about a guaranteed right to work.''The new law does not guarantee...
'The move to appoint a person with a profile, markedly lower than the leader Nitin...
'4 lakh to 5 lakh people graduating in computer science getting jobs in software...
It is a marketplace of attention, where legacy publishers, global franchises, and...
Nitin Nabin's selection is a bold political decision by the Two Gujaratis.When Rahul...
Meet Zeenath PA, the Kochi social worker whose handmade wigs are helping Cancer...
Returning to the Brahmaputra for Vijay Diwas was not just a journey across geography,...
If Patel had lived a few years more, he may or may not have become prime minister. But...
Where was the Board when a predictable regulatory change brought the country's largest...
'Age is not an issue if you are chasing your dream. If you have support from your...
Thousands of Indian H-1B workers are stranded in India after sudden visa appointment...
'Just like oral hygiene, cyber hygiene must become a daily habit,' says Beena Vaheed,...
'It has got to be the biggest error in aviation. If it is the biggest error, then all...
Russia, being bogged down by the Ukraine war and prioritising the requirements of its...
Lieutenant Colonel C Dwarakesh is the only completely blind officer to continue in the...
Police Constable Gursimran Bains will join the Air Force Academy to train as a military...
'The natural barrier that is Aravalli, you are demolishing it, then who will stop the...
'IndiGo will receive a sharp rap on the knuckles -- a punishment, a huge penalty.'I...
The US has postponed thousands of H-1B visa interviews in India, citing enhanced...
'If at all human beings require a religion, the future religion will be Hinduism.'
'They are saying that there is a pilot shortage which is not correct, but if it was...
The Deepa Thoon controversy, if not allowed to die a natural death, could take the...
'When an establishment operates despite demolition or closure orders, without proper...
I learn that success isn't measured in metres gained but in how we handle the moment...
'IndiGo is fooling the country and the government has succumbed to it.'
Ganesh Baraiya's journey proves that determination, not height, defines one's dreams.
Luckily for us, a Russia that is desperate to stay relevant in an emerging multipolar...
'Non-compatible with Western Civilization' is about as vague and jingoistic as it gets...
Once the OS layer is opened to the State, it doesn't close, notes Lieutenant General...
'Where rostering systems are automated and duty time software interfaces directly with...
The recipe for Indian higher education institutions to succeed in the global markets is...
'Nitish Kumar previously held tight control over key ministries, but this concession...
After recent high-intensity operations in the Bastar region and the neutralisation of...
It was a shop that we grew up with and one that saw us grow. As children in boarding...
'Don't look at Russia only as a place to earn quickly and then leave.''Try to build...
The enduring relationship between the two countries have survived the disintegration of...
'Instead of the government and telecom operators solving the mess of their own...
'When AI comes in, coders in Bangalore or Hyderabad will lose their jobs.'
'More and more people from the middle class will become self-employed gig workers...
The Maoists in Bastar went from one village to another with kits providing badly needed...
'Even today illegal foreign immigrants live in Assam and their names might be on the...
'Even as the Supreme Court's anti-punitive demolition judgment nears its first...
'The implementation of the judgment has largely been left to the discretion of the very...
What is currently perceived as a massive, low-tech liability could become a high-value,...
Even by conservative assumptions that 5 to 10 per cent of infected individuals develop...
In a federal democracy, the people must have a say (indirect or direct) in an office as...
'Because of the size and complexity of the economy, we can address almost every job...
Even if D K Shivakumar wanted to oust Siddaramaiah, whose support would he take? The...
The decision came amid rising concerns in the city's red-light districts over...
It is shameful that Kashmir Times has been attacked in the way it has and that Anuradha...
'Definitely BJP is creating trouble in the water. That's all. It's fishing in troubled...
Bandana Preyashi, the bold IAS officer from Bihar who took on dreaded dons, is the...
The likes of Sengottaiyan can help Vijay navigate it better and faster -- but not...
'Digital arrests are the cutting edge of the problem and the most challenging part of...
Names and names and names and names...329 in all.Some Indian. Some Canadian. Some...
On August 5, 1953, Jawaharlal Nehru sent a strange note to the foreign secretary. It is...
'These children possess catastrophically low birth weights -- often 1.4 kgs or less....
Radical Islamist networks are deliberately targeting Muslim youths embedded within the...
'They came to our bedrooms, woke people who were sleeping, and shot them. For what? For...
The Supreme Court's opinion on the presidential reference can impact on any number of...
'We kept importing educational models from outside that had no connection to our...
If Xi Jinping is dethroned in the future, the instrument for that may well be embedded...
Colaba's character is also drawn from its strength.Seventeen years ago, Pakistani...
'Poverty eradication is a continuous process. There is no full stop to it.'
If they act now, they can reshape the strategic map of Asia without firing a shot.If...
United States President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his special envoy Steve...
'This plan was never official. It was there secretly. It was by the high command.'
'The question for the TMC is not whether it can hold its bastions, but whether it can...
'Removing Nitish Kumar prematurely risks unsettling both the alliance balance and parts...
An IAF aircrash investigation typically concludes in two/three odd months. The reason...
The well-fought defensive battles in Aksai Chin and eastern Arunachal, in remote and...
'She was brave. She didn't care a hoot. And India was not the strongest of nations as...
'It makes law-making on the part of the state governments much more difficult and...
After Donald Trump became president of the United States, he unleashed economic...
After big win in Bihar, the BJP is likely to push harder in Tamil Nadu, where the DMK...
'If people had a problem, you could probably find him at one of the future events and...
If the Thackerays don't save a Marathi school in their backyard, who will, wonders Syed...
India emerged from the war militarily bruised and strategically altered.The United...
'10 million Indians are currently living with dementia, and the number is expected to...
'Rather than deploying Pakistani nationals or using identifiable cross-border...
'Why would a highly qualified doctor with a promising future choose to wage war against...
Nitish thought that his stakes as chief minister were far greater than his stakes in...
'The (Maoist) organisation is in visible decline. Their senior leaders are ageing....
'Can a nuclear-armed nation sustain itself indefinitely under overt military rule...
The Congress's performance in the Lok Sabha elections showed that it may be down but...
'When you compare Bihar's poverty from its earlier times, then there is a huge...
'...the electoral playing field is tilted significantly in its favour.'
'If all of us (all the 57 Shiv Sena MLAs) stand together we can change the dynamic. We...
Tips to avoid the heat, crowds, and travel risks, including incidents like the tragic...
Democracy in India is too important to be left to a leader with a limited appeal.If...
'In times of adversity, families unite, but the reverse is happening in the Lalu family.'
What appeared to be a generous act of friendship was, in truth, a manoeuvre within a...
If he cannot do it this term by using his bureaucracy and experts from different...
'Are elections still fair in India, or are we all witness to a macabre style of...
'Modi and Shah made it clear that the next government will be led by Nitishji.'
'There are active terror modules across the country who will find new ways and new...
'This election was won because of Nitish Kumar's face and his policies.'
'The possibility of Nitish Babu continuing at least for some time is very much there,...
The 15th India-Vietnam Defence Dialogue signalled a move from routine talks to deeper...
'Rahul Gandhi's problem is that he doesn't think big.''He looks more like an activist,...
'This outcome is thoroughly unexpected.''I travelled extensively across villages,...
'If Nitish Kumar were to depart from this alliance, it would signal substantial...
'Women from all castes and religions voted for Nitish Kumar as it was his last election.'
'This calls for a very serious investigation, investigation and introspection...
After Operation Sindoor, the Army and Navy now view the IAF as not a supporting arm,...
'Jan Suraaj Party was the BJP's 'B' team. It is proven now.''You have seen their...
This election is a thank you note to Nitish Babu from a grateful Bihari people, notes...
'He knew the world's eyes were on him, and he had to speak directly to the fears that...
'The elimination of terrorists does not imply the neutralisation of terrorism. That...
'India has experienced any number of doctors, engineers, and individuals from...
...a time when his legacy ledger was still positive and before the debacle against...
Walking away is easier when nothing is at stake. It is far harder when you must break...
'When maximum voter participation occurs, they do not vote to re-elect the incumbent...
A seasoned politician and two-term Member of Parliament, Dr Shakeel Ahmad, who has...
'His campaign reached into every community, every constituency, with a unifying...
Left to its machinations, the BJP would have loved to cut Nitish down to size, but it...
'If the Trump administration could gain access to the nuclear weapons, they would be...
'This will be a close election. At least now, it appears that the NDA has an edge.'
'If the RJD loses it would be out of power for nearly 25 years. Meanwhile, the JD-U...
Senior citizens are particularly vulnerable due to their high savings, trust in...
'It is high time to recognise that this is the greatest issue India is...
TVK cadres are worried, the leadership looks weak, and the party is not fully prepared...
Creating a powerful new chief of defence forces has split the Pakistan military into...
'In these times of vitiated politics, we miss people like Advaniji and Atal Bihari...
How the UN's flagship climate summit lost its direction and what's at stake.
'I wanted to go for the heart, and at the same time, open the audience's mind.'
'Everyone involved in this transaction must be punished and penalised.'
'Without our support Nitish Kumar wouldn't have become chief minister.''After the...
The mass of voters chose Kejriwal and Mamdani for the simple reason that they were sick...
'Government officials use Gmail and ordinary phones without basic security...
'Stalin's intention is plain and simple.''The DMK wants to convert what is an...
'...in comparison to his presence in the previous election campaign where he looked...
'The campaign by the Mahagathbandan has failed to capture the imagination of the...
Once a quiet riverside ritual, Dev Deepawali has evolved into UP's largest soft-power...
Taming the animal called AI in its many avatars will clearly remain a work in progress.
'Raj Thackeray is working at the behest of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.'
His victory means that his party will have to learn from him, because after the rise of...
'It is people, their support and strength that made him a Bahubali.''I am proud of my...
If women voters are mobilised in big numbers to the voting booths on November 6 and 11...
What an achievement it will be if a young Gujarati-Punjabi man is able to give the most...
For Canada, important steps towards containing domestic elements that fuel...
'They are totally disconnected with farm activities which their families have been...