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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar speaks during a press briefing on the Virtual G20 Leaders Summit, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Aakar Patel | If India claims US report is biased', why not counter...

India's External Affairs Ministry issues a strong rebuttal to the US State Department's report on religious freedom

2 July 2024 12:01 AM IST

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla conducts proceedings in the House during ongoing Parliament session, in New Delhi, Monday, July 1, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Mohan Guruswamy | Rethink Speaker's role: Can we look outside the...

Lok Sabha Speaker's recent remarks prompt a critical reflection on the role & conduct of Speakers in maintaining...

1 July 2024 11:45 PM IST

Indias head coach Rahul Dravid, center left, and Virat Kohli, center right, celebrate with players and team support staff with the winners trophy after defeating South Africa in the ICC Mens T20 World Cup final cricket match at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, Saturday, June 29, 2024. AP/PTI

AA Edit | Team India triumph in T20 WC, cricket the real winner

The victory over South Africa in the T20 World Cup marks a significant achievement for Team India and a celebration of...

1 July 2024 1:13 AM IST

Speaker Om Birla conducts proceedings in the House during the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, in New Delhi, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Birla no role model as Speaker

The role of Speaker Om Birla in ensuring fair parliamentary proceedings comes under scrutiny

1 July 2024 1:07 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju greet Om Birla after the latter was elected as the Speaker of the House during the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, in New Delhi, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Sunil Gatade | Rahul as LoP in LS poses a new challenge for Modi

The Opposition gears up to challenge Prime Minister Modi's dominance in the Lok Sabha like never before

1 July 2024 1:02 AM IST

Bhopinder Singh | As Pakistan lies on edge, can it dig itself out of extremist mess?

Bhopinder Singh | As Pakistan lies on edge, can it dig itself out of...

As Pakistan confronts its history of religious extremism, Operation Azm-e-Intehkam offers a glimmer of hope for...

1 July 2024 12:55 AM IST

Rajya Sabha MP M. Mohammed Abdulla. (Image: Twitter)

M.P. Nathanael | A proven force is better than taking new inductees to...

The security of Parliament can't be compromised in any way and the best of security manpower and apparatus must be...

30 Jun 2024 12:32 AM IST

What the Rise of Robotics Means for Our Attitudes Towards Domestic Work. (Image by arrangement)

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Let's mistreat some robots, what say?

Exploring the contrasting realities of doting fathers and underappreciated service staff, shedding light on societal...

30 Jun 2024 12:05 AM IST

Palestinians stand next to damaged buildings in Rafah, on the southern Gaza Strip on June 29, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant Hamas movement. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)

Manish Tewari | Balance of power key to leashing China, Russia, Israel

Great Britan had articulated the concept of balance of power that then dominated European diplomacy for the next two...

30 Jun 2024 12:04 AM IST

Indian-Swiss billionaire family members Namrata Hinduja (L) and Ajay Hinduja (2ndR) arrive at the Genevas courthouse with their lawyers Yael Hayat (C) and Robert Assael (R) at the opening day of their trial for human trafficking on January 15, 2024. A Swiss court on June 21, 2024, acquitted four members of Britains richest family, the Hindujas, of human trafficking charges over treatment of domestic employees. (Photo by GABRIEL MONNET / AFP)

Shobhaa De | The messy maamla' with the Hindujas of Geneva

The Dark Side of Wealth: Hinduja Scandal Exposes Mistreatment of Domestic Workers

29 Jun 2024 12:56 AM IST

(from L) Britains main opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer, tv presenter Mishal Husain and Britains Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak pose for a photograph ahead of a live TV debate, hosted by The BBC, in Nottingham, on June 26, 2024, in the build-up to the UK general election on July 4. (Photo by Phil Noble / POOL / AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | With the election just days away, all of Britain is...

A scandal involving insider betting by Tory candidates adds a dramatic twist to the UK political landscape.

29 Jun 2024 12:49 AM IST

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi attends the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, in New Delhi, Thursday, June 27, 2024. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Rahul: The son also rises

Rahul Gandhi's journey from a beleaguered figure to a resilient mass leader marks a turning point in Indian politics

29 Jun 2024 12:42 AM IST