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Bangladeshs Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gestures while speaking to the media, a day after she won the 12th parliamentary elections, in Dhaka on January 8, 2024. (Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP)

AA Edit | Hasina faces challenges; but win is good for India

Bangladesh may be in danger of being reduced to a one-party state as the main Opposition chose to boycott the poll, and...

8 Jan 2024 11:12 PM IST

The Tablighi meeting was held before India issued guidelines on public gatherings. (PTI File Image)

Aakar Patel | Scapegoating of Tablighi Jamaat in 2020: Lessons for...

This was the first time in India that a particular religious group had been mentioned in the list of visa guidelines.

8 Jan 2024 11:09 PM IST

With its Aditya-L1, India may have proved the breadth and versatility of its space programme that has led to Isro being marked as a space collaborator for programmes with far bigger budgets like those of Nasa and others. (Image: PTI)

AA Edit | Aditya at L1, a notable scientific achievement

Aditya-L1 will be a milestone even more than a landmark achievement as Indian space exploration raises its sights

8 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

Supreme Court (PTI)

AA Edit | Balaji: SC upholds CM's primacy

The Supreme Court had to remind governors that they hold no veto power over the right of the state legislatures in...

8 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

The fact is that despite the 1962 war, and the consequences of the Cold War, the leaderships of both China and India have sought to maintain stability in their relationship. (Image: Twitter)

Sanjaya Baru | India & China: Of power, performance & posturing

Neither succeeded in full measure, but very quickly came to terms with the ground realities

8 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Temple under construction, ahead of the consecration ceremony at the temple, in Ayodhya. (PTI Photo)

Anita Katyal | Why BJP wants Kerala to rejoice; Pawar homes in on heir...

BJP is using the Ram Temple consecration ceremony to expand its reach to territories, which have, so far, remained out...

7 Jan 2024 12:05 AM IST

Offerings brought by devotees during a Sandesh Yatra from Nepals Janakpur, ahead of the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple, in Ayodhya, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Pavan K. Varma | Drama after trauma: Much politics in the name of Ram

A judicially sanctioned Temple Trust has been constituted to oversee the construction.

7 Jan 2024 12:05 AM IST

Shashi Warrier | The Christmas Conversion

Shashi Warrier | The Christmas Conversion

Christmas Miracle: How a Litter of Puppies Bridged the Gap Between Cat and Dog People in the Neighborhood

7 Jan 2024 12:05 AM IST

Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. (AP/PTI)

Farrukh Dhondy | After wars in Gaza, Ukraine blasts in Iran: Despite...

I still believe its support for Ukraine is necessary and its support for the genocide of innocents in Gaza is...

6 Jan 2024 12:39 AM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addresses a press conference regarding summons issued to him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the excise policy case, in New Delhi, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Kejriwal saga signals real intent of Central agencies

The ED came into being as part of a global effort to crack down on black money and the proceeds of crime.

6 Jan 2024 12:35 AM IST

Indias bowler Mohammed Siraj celebrates the wicket of South Africas batter Aiden Markram during the second day of the second Test match between India and South Africa, at the Newlands Cricket Ground, in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav)

AA Edit | Splendid show by Indian quicks

Indian batsmen may have shone only in patches in the Tests, but they have the capacity to be a force to be reckoned with...

6 Jan 2024 12:32 AM IST

The ULFA on Dec. 29, 2023 signed a peace accord with the central and Assam governments in Delhi. (PTI Photo)

Wasbir Hussain | Will Ulfa accord really bring peace to Assam?

The Ulfa accord may have ended the insurgency for its 700-odd cadres who have been living in designated camps

6 Jan 2024 12:29 AM IST