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Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | The Language of Love

When people from diverse linguistic backgrounds need to communicate with each other, they will find ways

5 Jun 2022 12:59 AM IST

What we must first do is disabuse ourselves of any fanciful nations that India either has strategic interests or can be a player in Afghanistan. (Representational Image/ Bloomberg)

Manish Tewari | Does India have strategic interests in Afghanistan?

The fact is that India has been a bit player in Afghanistan since 1979

5 Jun 2022 12:36 AM IST

A woman runs from a house thats on fire after shelling in Donetsk, on the territory which is under the Government of the Donetsk Peoples Republic control, eastern Ukraine, Friday, June 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)

Russia may be in Ukraine to stay after 100 days of war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this week that enemy forces now control almost 20 per cent of the country's...

4 Jun 2022 12:44 PM IST

olice conduct flag march in a locality, a day after clashes broke out between two groups over market shutdown, in Kanpur, Saturday, June 4, 2022. (PTI)

Kanpur violence: 3 FIRs registered, 500 booked as cops stay alert

Those who allegedly forced traders to shut shops clashed with police personnel who used batons to disperse the mob

4 Jun 2022 12:20 PM IST

US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken. (Twitter)

'US minority report biased, ill-informed'

The controversy was triggered after the US State Department released a 'Report on International Religious Freedom 2021'

4 Jun 2022 6:45 AM IST

External affairs minister S. Jaishankar. (PTI Photo)

EAM Jaishankar defends oil imports from Russia

The minister was speaking during an interview at the Globsec 2022 Forum at the Slovak Capital Bratislava where he is on...

4 Jun 2022 1:14 AM IST

Elections for the 60-member Manipur Assembly are taking place in two phases, that is, February 28 and March 5. (Photo: PTI/File)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | RS polls: A chance to wean out old-timers,...

Politics of fairly high stakes are being played out by various parties in choosing candidates for the Upper House

4 Jun 2022 12:54 AM IST

Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao. (DC)

AA Edit | A battle of narratives as Telangana state turns 8

The TRS promises to protect the plural tradition of happy cohabitation of the Hindu-Muslim brotherhood

4 Jun 2022 12:53 AM IST

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. (By Arrangement)

AA Edit | A backlash to #MeToo?

This comes at a time when domestic assault is chronically underreported to the extent of just two in five cases brought...

4 Jun 2022 12:15 AM IST

Recently, the local government of the city of Grantham in Lincolnshire, UK, spent Â£300,000 on a statue of Margaret Thatcher, Britains first woman Prime Minister. (Twitter)

Farrukh Dhondy | The rewriting of history: How do toppling of statues...

All statues commemorate some real, legendary or imagined virtue

4 Jun 2022 12:01 AM IST

Indian delegation led by MEA Joint Secretary (PAI) J.P. Singh during their visit to see Indian developmental projects, in Kabul, Thursday, June 2, 2022. The delegation also meets senior Taliban leadership and oversees the delivery operations of Indias humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan. (PTI Photo)

Indian team to visit Kabul for first time in Taliban region

A visiting team led by senior diplomat J.P. Singh held talks in Kabul on Thursday with senior Taliban leaders

3 Jun 2022 1:47 AM IST

Bollywood playback singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK during his performance, at Nazrul Mancha in Kolkata, Tuesday, May 31, 2022. The singer passed away after being rushed to CMRI Hospital in the city where he was declared dead on arrival. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | The show must not go on

One simply fails to understand how the organisers can get everything wrong and the authorities merrily allow the concert...

3 Jun 2022 12:33 AM IST