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AA Edit | Govt's anti-Twitter rage betrays own uncertainty

The opinions of celebrities may sometimes be unpalatable but only in responding is importance attached to them

5 Feb 2021 7:34 AM IST

Standup comedian Munawar Faruqui (Imag source: Instagram)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Can we really laugh our way to a stronger...

It can strike the heart of power in a good-natured way, which is why many see comedy as arguably the most democratic...

5 Feb 2021 7:18 AM IST

The Supreme Court Thursday termed as Â‘totally impermissible the demand by Department of Telecom for dues of Rs 4 lakh crore. (PTI Photo)

Karan Thapar | Sedition law being made a mockery; just scrap it

If they're not deliberately abusing the law, it can only mean one other thing -- that neither the police nor ministers...

5 Feb 2021 7:13 AM IST

Beijing strongly denies accusations of abuse in Xinjiang, and has said the complexes it set up in the region provided vocational training to help stamp out Islamist extremism and separatism, and to teach new skills. (Representatinal image : AP/file photo)

Women detained in China's Xinjiang allegedly raped, sexually abused:...

The United States accuses China of committing genocide against Uighurs in Xinjiang

4 Feb 2021 1:19 PM IST

A rickshaw driver checks his mobile phone in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, February 4, 2021. Myanmars new military government has blocked access to Facebook as resistance to Mondays coup surged amid calls for civil disobedience to protest the ousting of the elected civilian government and its leader Aung San Suu Kyi. (AP)

Myanmar blocks Facebook as resistance grows to coup

Service provider Telenor Myanmar confirmed that mobile operators and internet service providers had received a directive...

4 Feb 2021 12:30 PM IST

Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal, NCP leader Supriya Sule, DMK leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi and other opposition leaders during their visit to Ghazipur border, in solidarity with farmers agitation against Centres farm reform laws, in New Delhi, Thursday, February. 4., 2021. Fifteen MPs from 10 opposition parties were stopped by police from reaching Ghazipur border to meet protesting farmers. (PTI/Vijay Verma)

Opposition MPs not allowed to reach Ghazipur farmer protest site

Several Opposition parties asked the government to withdraw the three contentious farm laws without making it a prestige...

4 Feb 2021 11:57 AM IST

Farmers raise slogans during their ongoing protest at Singhu Border, in New Delhi, Tuesday, February 2, 2021. (PTI/Ravi Choudhary)

Steps that would improve efficiency of India's markets welcome: US

US has said it welcomes steps that would improve the efficiency of India's markets and attract greater private sector...

4 Feb 2021 10:38 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually launches pan-India rollout of COVID-19 vaccination drive, in New Delhi, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. (PTI)

Speculation rife over Adhikari's defection to BJP during Modi's Haldia...

The state government asked the BJP to take permission for its five rath yatras from the district administrations

4 Feb 2021 10:05 AM IST

Addressing a public meeting to commemorate the completion of one year of the Bodo Accord, Shah asked the people to elect a BJP government in Assam for speedy development of the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR). (Photo:PTI)

Vested interest groups mobilising international support against...

New Delhi also said Indian police forces have handled these protests with utmost restraint

4 Feb 2021 10:01 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (AFP)

AA Edit | Putin bares his fangs

In two decades of Putin's rule, whatever little resistance was there from critics had been ironed out with brutal state...

4 Feb 2021 8:05 AM IST

Enhanced security at Singhu border during farmers protest against the new farm laws, in New Delhi, on January 31, 2021. (PTI /Ravi Choudhary)

AA Edit | Farmers aren't hooligans; don't act like a police state

It is crucial that the Opposition, the ruling party, and those that are prone to sit on the fence seek to define farmers...

4 Feb 2021 7:54 AM IST

A convoy of army vehicles patrol the streets in Mandalay, Myanmar, Wednesday, February 3, 2021. (AP)

Sunanda K Datta-Ray | Future unclear in Suu Kyi country: Do generals...

Like all those who stage coups, the Tatmadaw says it will hold a 'free and fair general election' after the emergency...

4 Feb 2021 7:38 AM IST