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Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu and his deputy Mukesh Agnihotri present a memento to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as Priyanka Gandhi Vadra looks on after the swearing-in ceremony, in Shimla, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu takes oath as Himachal chief minister

Mukesh Agnihotri was sworn in as the deputy chief minister at a ceremony in Shimla

12 Dec 2022 7:27 AM IST

: Prime Minister Narendra Modi beats a dhol during inauguration of the Nagpur-Shirdi highway project, in Nagpur, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022. (PTI Photo)

India needs sustainable development, not shortcut politics, says Modi

PM says some parties trying to destroy country's economy

12 Dec 2022 6:59 AM IST

Moroccos forward #19 Youssef En-Nesyri (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal during the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final football match between Morocco and Portugal at the Al-Thumama Stadium in Doha on December 10. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)

AA Edit | Cup of hope: 4 amazing teams square off at WC

The coloniser versus the colonised is a nice narrative building up as France takes on Morocco, for long its...

12 Dec 2022 1:43 AM IST

Diana and Meghan did the democratic world a favour in boldly exposing the underbelly of the royal family, which by itself is an anachronism in the modern age. (SAEED KHAN / AFP)

Kishwar Desai | Furore erupts as Harry & Meghan reveal the truth' on...

For many of us who have seen the initial romcom unfold and implode in front of us there is very little in Harry and...

12 Dec 2022 1:41 AM IST

Congress MLA Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to be the next chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, in Shimla. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Two CMs, divergent challenges

It is important that even when top leaders kept moving to the saffron side, Mr Sukhu draws up a plan to meet people's...

12 Dec 2022 1:37 AM IST

The economy had contracted by 7.3 per cent in 2020-21 on account of impact of COVID pandemic. (Photo: PTI)

Sanjaya Baru | The world economy and us: Are we decoupled?

It is time the Union government offered an honest, realistic and objective assessment of where the economy is headed.

12 Dec 2022 1:35 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with students as he takes Metro ride from Freedom Park Metro station to Khapri Metro Station, in Nagpur, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022. (PTI Photo)

PM Modi inaugurates Phase-I of Nagpur Metro rail project, takes train...

The prime minister took a ride in the metro train between Zero Mile Freedom Park and Khapri stations with some students

11 Dec 2022 1:04 PM IST

A worker in protective overalls controls the line outside the fever clinic at a hospital in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Facing COVID surge, China expanding hospitals, ICUs

Beijing rolls back anti-virus controls that confined millions of people to their homes, crushed economic growth and set...

11 Dec 2022 12:32 PM IST

Salman Khurshid (Photo: PTI)

Country's unity above win or loss in elections: Cong leader Salman...

On his party's defeat in the Gujarat assembly elections, Khurshid said the Congress' vote went to the AAP and termed it...

11 Dec 2022 11:18 AM IST

Congress MLA Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to be the next chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, in Shimla. (ANI)

Sukhwinder Sukhu set to become Himachal CM as Pratibha Singh pulls out

A former president of the Himachal Pradesh Congress committee, he is a four-term legislator and is considered close to...

11 Dec 2022 7:44 AM IST

Mallikarjun Babu had a secret weapon: his cousin, film financier Govardhan Babu. Who owned a souped-up, twin-carb Premier Padmini with floorshift gears, alloy rims, multibranch exhaust, air-conditioning and a cutting-edge stereo system. (Image by arrangement)

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | How Mallikarjun Babu's secret weapon...

To this day, Malli, now a grandfather, gets a befuddled look in his eyes and bites his lower lip suggestively when the...

11 Dec 2022 1:25 AM IST

Mallikarjun Kharge succeeds Sonia Gandhi at the grand old partys highest office (PTI/R Senthil Kumar)

Anita Katyal | Kharge ups the ante on Sonia cabal; Kanhaiya may head...

It is not surprising Kanhaiya is being considered for a larger role in state politics given his proximity to...

11 Dec 2022 1:12 AM IST