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Bulgarias President Rumen Radev is seen on video screens as he addresses the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly remotely, Sept. 21, 2021 at U.N. headquarters. (Spencer Platt/Pool Photo via AP)

AA Edit | Did UN chief cross a line?

Apart from pedantic calls for an immediate ceasefire, there is little the association of nations can do.

26 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

The LGBTQ+ community, as a minority, is one among many others in seeking equality and non-discrimination. (PTI File Photo)

Anita Anand | Legalising of gay marriage: The key is mobilising of...

By petitioning, LGBTQ+ groups are keeping the agenda of same-sex marriage and subsequent rights on the table and in view...

26 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a gathering during Nari Shakti Vandan - Abhinandan event, in Ahmedabad, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Unity needed for true development agenda

The political leadership of the world's most populous nation with half of them under 30 years has the task to set a...

26 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

A Palestinian stands outside the building destroyed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Rafah, Wednesday, Oct 25, 2023. (AP/PTI)

Patralekha Chatterjee | It's time to rehumanise', to shun hate, cease...

We urgently need rehumanising narratives to counter the dehumanising narratives swirling around inside the country and...

26 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

The flag was used since 1978, but only in 1994 did it become a symbol for LGBTQ pride. (Photo: Pixabay)

Aakar Patel | Same-sex marriage will eventually be legal Why is India...

One reason is that the Supreme Court has been slow to determine whether the moves made by this government are...

25 Oct 2023 12:00 AM IST

Relatives and family members carry the mortal remains of former Indian cricket team captain Bishan Singh Bedi during his cremation at Lodhi Road crematorium, in New Delhi, on Tuesday. (Image: PTI)

AA Edit | Bedi Indian cricket's bulwark

The Sardar of spin was the classicist in the Indian spin pantheon

25 Oct 2023 12:00 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Nari Shakti Vandan-Abhinandan Karyakram, a day after Parliament passed the womens reservation bill, at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi, on Friday. (Image: PTI)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Caste and colonialism: From India to Mideast

Israel's employment situation might help to explain these unlikely Jews

25 Oct 2023 12:00 AM IST

Indrakeeladri hill and Durga ghat Illuminated on the last day of Dasara Festival celebrations in Vijayawada on Monday. (Image: DC)

AA Edit | As good battles evil... fight for what is right

When Ram fights Ravan, there are moments at which the battle looks impossible

25 Oct 2023 12:00 AM IST

Last weeks ruling is one of the stages of the process of moving towards the goal of the marriage rights of LGBT+ people. (PTI Image)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Legalising gay marriage: Societal shift...

In many ways, the LGBTQ+ community senses the conservatism inherent in Indian society, & they are not in a hurry to...

23 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

An Israeli flag is placed next to a house destroyed by Hamas militants in Kibbutz Beeri, Israel, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. The kibbutz was overrun by Hamas militants from the nearby Gaza Strip on Oct.7, when they killed and captured many Israelis. (AP/PTI)

Bhopinder Singh | Delhi May Need West Asia Policy Shift Amid Support...

The recent attack by Hamas on Israel led to the unprecedented shedding of ostensible neutrality by New Delhi

23 Oct 2023 12:02 AM IST

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks in Vancouver, British Columbia. On Saturday, Trudeau said that on his order a U.S. warplane shot down an unidentified object that was flying high over northern Canada. (Darryl Dyck/AP, File)

AA Edit | India's grievance against Trudeau, not Canada

The Canadian Prime Minister has been accused of espousing the cause of non-resident Indians amounting to toying with...

23 Oct 2023 12:00 AM IST

ISRO successfully tested the Gaganyaan Service Module Propulsion System (SMPS) which caters to the requirements of the Orbital Module at IPRC, Mahendragiri. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Isro powering India's dreams

Indians see Isro's achievements as the country reclaiming its rightful great power' status.

22 Oct 2023 11:56 PM IST