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Britains Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has impressed everyone by telling them that he regularly fasts for thirty-six hours starting on a Sunday evening and continuing till Tuesday morning. So, for those 36 hours he has only tea or coffee. (Image: AFP)

Kishwar Desai | Will fasting help Sunak better his image? Greta got...

From PM Modi's spiritual fasting to PM Rishi Sunak's disciplined 36-hour fast, leaders' unique practices make headlines

5 Feb 2024 12:00 AM IST

Lal Krishna Advani ingenious tactics paved the way for the BJPs ascent, setting the stage for Narendra Modis era. (Image: PTI)

AA Edit | Advani is a real Ratna of the Bharat of today

Discover the man behind the political evolution that reshaped India's ethos and ideas

5 Feb 2024 12:00 AM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. (PTI)

Pavan K. Varma | Nitish takes Aya Ram, Gaya Ram' to new low

Nitish Kumar's Political Odyssey: From 'Sushasan Babu' to the Chair's Captive-"

4 Feb 2024 12:25 AM IST

A picture taken from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip shows smoke rising over buildings in Khan Yunis during Israeli bombardment on February 2, 2024, as fighting continues between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP)

Shashi Warrier | Is it always so wrong to sit on the fence?

Friendship tested, opinions clashed: A tense encounter between two guests sparks a heated debate on religion, politics,...

4 Feb 2024 12:20 AM IST

Chief Minister Hemant Soren delivers a video message before his arrest by Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in connection with a money laundering case, in Ranchi, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Anita Katyal | Did Hemant get the last laugh? The new politics of Odia...

Intrigues, seat uncertainties, dissent, and succession speculations reshape the political landscape.

3 Feb 2024 11:54 PM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Interim Budget 2024 in the Lok Sabha, at Parliament House in New Delhi, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Budget: South feels left out

Challenges of budgetary disparities in southern India: a closer look at allocations

3 Feb 2024 1:13 AM IST

Officers from Indias financial investigation agency arrested a state Chief Minister on January 31, in an alleged land scam investigation that allies of the detained man said was politically motivated. (Photo by AFP)

AA Edit | Change of Jharkhand CMs a masterstroke by JMM?

Jharkhand's political shift: strategic moves amidst leadership change

3 Feb 2024 1:03 AM IST

A picture taken from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip shows smoke rising over buildings in Khan Yunis during Israeli bombardment on February 2, 2024, as fighting continues between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group. (Photo by Said KHATIB / AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | How talk about Gaza genocide' by Bibi's Israel roils...

The withholding of food, water, medical supplies, fuel and electricity to the population of Gaza is motivated by three...

3 Feb 2024 12:57 AM IST

The judgement came almost 12 years after these policemen were booked for killing Dara Singh in a fake encounter case. The court had completed the trial last month and reserved the verdict after hearing arguments from both the sides.

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Global migration & India: Crisis will only get...

Amid Ayodhya celebrations, a disturbing tale of exploitation unfolds: a Sikh couple's abuse of a migrant relative...

3 Feb 2024 12:48 AM IST

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh. (PTI File Image)

Kamal Davar | Raging turmoil in Myanmar poses security threat to...

A host of geopolitical, historical, political and social conflicts have afflicted this region for years

2 Feb 2024 12:31 AM IST

Former Jharkhand CM and JMM leader Hemant Soren being taken to custody by Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials after he was produced before a PMLA court in a money laundering case, in Ranchi, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. The court sent Soren to judicial custody for a day. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Hemant arrest raises questions

Hemant Soren defiant after arrest: 'Life is a great battle, I will not beg for compromise. Jai Jharkhand.' A

2 Feb 2024 12:25 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Interim Budget 2024 in the Lok Sabha, at Parliament House in New Delhi, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | FM signals what might lie ahead in a 3rd Modi govt

Interim Budget emphasises future economic policies, focusing on reducing dependence on fossil fuels

2 Feb 2024 12:10 AM IST