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Newborn baby Damian Ferrera lies next to his mother Damaris at Altagracia Hospital which symbolically named him the 8 billionth inhabitant of the world in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Tuesday Nov. 15, 2022. (Photo: AP)

AA Edit | A challenge for 8 billion

Simply put, we are a lot of us on this earth. Beyond capacity, overloaded, the planet is screaming for help

17 Nov 2022 12:15 AM IST

Supreme Court (PTI)

AA Edit | Verifiable data required to curb forced conversions

Religious conversion is allowed under our Constitution but there is no provision for a deceitful or fraudulent...

17 Nov 2022 12:10 AM IST

Britains Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, and Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold a bilateral meeting in Nusa Dua, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. (Photo: AP)

PM Modi holds talks with British counterpart Sunak

After his talks with Sunak, Modi said India attaches great importance to the robust India-UK ties

16 Nov 2022 6:31 PM IST

Even the European Union (EU), with its over-pious climate attitude, is forced to import coal and fire its coal plants in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine war, and the EUs economic sanctions against Russia and the Russian retaliation by closing gas supplies to Europe. (Representational Image/AFP)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | No easy green' solutions for coal-carbon...

The government, politicians and the activists can all talk of greater access to energy, but it will not happen unless...

15 Nov 2022 11:55 PM IST

US President Joe Biden (R) and Chinas President Xi Jinping (L) shake hands as they meet on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on November 14, 2022.

AA EDIT | Biden, Xi calm troubled waters

Biden and Xi, with a solid personal relationship going back over a decade, showed the world how important it is to talk...

15 Nov 2022 11:39 PM IST

Inflation eased to 6.80%, significantly lower than Januarys 7.59%, according to the March 4-6 poll of more than 40 economists (PTI)

AA EDIT | First sign of price relief; up to govt to insulate economy

A stubbornly high inflation and a lower consumer demand could translate into greater pain for the middle class families

15 Nov 2022 11:35 PM IST

The hearing in the US Congress at Capitol building was called amid rising concerns over Big Tech dominance, which has become even more pronounced during the coronavirus pandemic, and coincides with investigations at the federal and state level of the online giants. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - aoc.gov)

AA Edit | Shot in the arm for Biden as Democrats retain Senate control

Electoral success of Democrats to strengthen Biden's foreign policy moves

15 Nov 2022 12:27 AM IST

Voters stand in a queue to cast their ballots outside a polling station in the ongoing Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections, in Allahabad. (Photo: AFP)

AA Edit | Ban alcohol before elections

An alcohol-free India was an ideal set for the republic by its founding fathers

15 Nov 2022 12:00 AM IST

US President Joe Biden (R) and Chinas President Xi Jinping (L) shake hands as they meet on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on November 14, 2022.

Biden, Xi shake hands as they meet amid superpower tensions

Both men entered the highly anticipated meeting with bolstered political standing at home

14 Nov 2022 3:42 PM IST

Rajiv Gandhi, confused by a welter of opinions on the Tamils issue, may have erred in judgment in sending a peace keeping force to the island nation and paid the price. (Photo:DC/File)

AA Edit | Was Rajiv assassins' early release a little premature?

Release of killers of a Prime Minister was clearly judicial overreach

14 Nov 2022 12:18 AM IST