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Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. In recent days, Israeli tanks have rumbled into southern Gaza, starting with Khan Younis. It marks a grim new chapter in the war that the Gaza Health Ministry says has already killed over 17,000 Palestinians and the U.N. estimates has displaced 1.9 million people. AP/PTI

AA Edit | World must persuade Israel to stop Gaza war

No strategic and military tactic is off the table, including the planned use of giant pumps to fill the tunnels under...

9 Dec 2023 12:30 AM IST

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das arrives to address a press conference on monetary policy statement, at the RBI headquarters, in Mumbai, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade)

AA Edit | Markets show stability, resilience

Inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), fell to 4.9 per cent in October.

9 Dec 2023 12:26 AM IST

Congress President and Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge in a meeting with other opposition leaders at his chamber in Parliament House during the Winter session, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Congress must heed allies' concerns

The shock reversal the Congress received at the hustings has brought some sense of realisation back to the party...

8 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Telangana state Congress President Revanth Reddy takes oath as Telangana Chief Minister, in Hyderabad, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Change comes to Telangana, hopes, expectations rise too

The Revanth Reddy govt now needs to urgently assure the urban population of its passion & commitment towards urban...

8 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at the High-Level Segment for Heads of State and Government session during the United Nations climate summit in Dubai on December 1, 2023. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Will 2028 COP in India help us to battle...

Mr Modi appeared to claim in Dubai that India was especially qualified to play host

8 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Sasikala is currently lodged in Bengalurus Parappana Agrahara jail. (Photo: ANI)

AA Edit | Curtains for Sasikala in AIADMK

Things are unlikely to change for the wannabe politician Sasikala

7 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

The BJP has suspended 12 rebels who had filed their nominations as independent candidates after being denied tickets by the party in the Gujarat Assembly elections. (Representational image: ANI)

AA Edit | Talk of a North-South divide is best avoided

By sharing content in an apparent bid to denounce regionalism disguising partisan agenda, Modi has declared that he is...

7 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

IRS officer Rahul Navin was appointed as interim chief of Enforcement Directorate (ED). (AA File Image)

Dilip Cherian | ED has a new interim chief; watch out for its future...

Mr Navin assumed the role in September 2023, succeeding S.K. Mishra

7 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Zoram Peoples Movement (ZPM) leader Lalduhoma meets Mizoram Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati to stake claim to form the government in the state, in Aizawl, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Patricia Mukhim | Youth aspirations behind Mizoram vote for change

This is also the first time Mizoram has elected three women MLAs -- two from the ZPM and one from MNF.

7 Dec 2023 12:01 AM IST

Zoram Peoples Movement (ZPM) chief and CM candidate Lalduhoma with party workers after partys victory in the Mizoram Assembly elections. (Image: PTI)

AA Edit | New Player in Northeast

The message is clear there are no safe havens in politics

6 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

People wade through a waterlogged road after heavy rainfall owing to Cyclone Michaung, in Chennai. (Image: PTI)

AA Edit | Flood-prone metropolises need infra upgrade, care

A responsive government displayed an empathetic concern for citizens as bureaucrats, cops, army officials, the NDRF...

6 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

Prime Minister and senior BJP leader Narendra Modi with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Home Minister Amit Shah during celebrations after partys victory in elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, at BJP headquarters, in New Delhi (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | 2024 Game On; But Cong, Opp. Need to Act...

The reasons behind the BJP's victory in this round -- Modi factor, Hindutva, welfarism and party machinery -- may not...

6 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST