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Their pledge to abide by the November 2003 ceasefire understanding had been welcomed by the United Nations Secretary General, the United States and several other countries whereas it brought smiles on the faces of the border residents who had suffered immensely due to unending military tensions. PTI

Pak Rangers target BSF patrolling party in J&K's Samba

This is the first violation since the renewal of ceasefire pledge in February this year

4 May 2021 9:17 AM IST

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti. (PTI Photo)

J&K: Another official sacked in interest of security

The J&K government has sacked a large number of its employees over a period of time

4 May 2021 9:14 AM IST

Now, the cases heard by the Supreme Court have anywhere between two and 30 parties. Who decides who will be unmuted? (PTI)

Supreme Court refuses to gag media on High Court observations

The observation by the court came following an appeal by the EC that complained about the harsh observations by the...

4 May 2021 1:03 AM IST

Prime Minister Modis inability to defend India against the second Covid-19 wave, and his inability to cajole the Chinese from withdrawing from areas they occupied in Ladakh now make him an easy target. (Photo: AP)

Mohan Guruswamy | Bengal's thinking is clear: Will rest of India...

The Gujarat model has been long exposed as bogus. There is light seen at the end of the tunnel

4 May 2021 12:00 AM IST

Our recent history tells us that not only do we not promote fraternity, we promote its opposite. (Photo: AFP)

Aakar Patel | Constitution is just forgotten: No fraternity' exists in...

We have lost our empathy for those who are unlike us and we do not even recognise that we have lost it

4 May 2021 12:00 AM IST

Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee (L) meets West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar at Raj Bhavan, in Kolkata, Monday, May 3, 2021. (PTI)

Despite defeat, Didi to take oath as CM on May 5, meets Governor for...

This is a rare instance in the state's history when a two-time CM is on her way to take the oath to head a govt despite...

3 May 2021 11:45 PM IST

Governor Banwarilal Purohit is likely to swear in Stalin as Chief Minister at a simple function inside the Raj Bhavan in view of the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo: DMK - Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam)

DMK beats AIADMK, wins TN after 10 years

Stalin to take oath of office in simple ceremony

3 May 2021 2:16 AM IST

The commission has recommended mandatory sanitisation of polling stations, preferably a day before the polls.

BJP allies win 13 seats, to form govt in Puducherry

AINRC president and former CM N. Rangasamy emerged victorious in Thattanchavady constituency

3 May 2021 1:46 AM IST

For the BJP, which had been elated after its performance in the state in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, when it won 18 out of 42 Lok Sabha seats and its vote share grew to 40.25 per cent, the Assembly results were shocking as the party top brass was claiming to bag 200-plus seats. (AFP)

For West Bengal, the BJP continues to be an 'outsider'

Results proved that a majority of voters refused to ditch the 'Daughter of Bengal' for BJP's promise of turning state...

3 May 2021 1:19 AM IST

TMC supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee flashes the victory sign during interaction with media after trends show her partys wins in the State Assembly Election 2021, in Kolkata, Sunday, May 2, 2021. (PTI)

Didi tramples BJP in West Bengal

Banerjee, while accepting the verdict of the people, intends to move the courts against the Election Commission over...

3 May 2021 1:15 AM IST

Verdicts in TN, Kerala, Assam show political diversity rules

The masterminds behind the one nation, one party slogan should know they cannot hope to win across the entire country

3 May 2021 12:00 AM IST

TMC chief Mamata Banerjee with her nephew Abhisekh Banerjees daughter Azania (R), during interaction with media after trends show her partys wins in the State Assembly Election 2021, in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | After Bengal win, Didi to target BJP across India

The timetable for when and how Mamata Banerjee launches the counter-offensive is unclear, but it will happen

2 May 2021 11:04 PM IST