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Passengers wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus wait to get tested for COVID-19 at a railway station in Mumbai. (AP)

AA Edit | Don't give up masks altogether

The world has been on edge ever since a cluster of cases of pneumonia was reported in Wuhan in China's Hubei province on...

18 Nov 2022 12:07 PM IST

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (AFP)

AA Edit | At G-20 helm, India to have its task cut out

The situation was clearly made more difficult by Russia lobbing 100 missiles at Ukraine even as the G-20 was in session...

18 Nov 2022 11:52 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the G20 summit hosted by Saudi Arabia via video conference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, Russia, on November 2. (Photo by Alexey NIKOLSKY / Sputnik / AFP)

K C Singh | Will G-20 presidency be India's crown of thorns?

Trump was the chief culprit in retarding global climate change agenda by withdrawing the US from the Paris Agreement on...

18 Nov 2022 11:39 AM IST

Britains Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, and Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold a bilateral meeting in Nusa Dua, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. (Photo: AP)

KC Singh | Will G-20 presidency be India's crown of thorns?

The G-20 chairmanship is an opportunity to contribute to the themes already in play by incremental push and pull.

18 Nov 2022 1:37 AM IST

Bali: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at the G-20 Summit in Bali, Session III: Digital Transformation, in Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | At G-20 helm, India to have its task cut out

India is determined to focus on women's empowerment, health, green energy and food security to streamline an agenda for...

18 Nov 2022 1:16 AM IST

Newborn baby Damian Ferrera lies next to his mother Damaris at Altagracia Hospital which symbolically named him the 8 billionth inhabitant of the world in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Tuesday Nov. 15, 2022. (Photo: AP)

AA Edit | A challenge for 8 billion

Simply put, we are a lot of us on this earth. Beyond capacity, overloaded, the planet is screaming for help

17 Nov 2022 12:15 AM IST

Supreme Court (PTI)

AA Edit | Verifiable data required to curb forced conversions

Religious conversion is allowed under our Constitution but there is no provision for a deceitful or fraudulent...

17 Nov 2022 12:10 AM IST

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor and others during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kerala. (PTI Photo)

Shikha Mukerjee | After Bharat Jodo, time for Vote Jodo' by Opp.

It is the responsibility of the Congress to make sure that the yatra is not a politically futile effort

17 Nov 2022 12:05 AM IST

Bali: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at the G-20 Summit in Bali, Session III: Digital Transformation, in Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. (Photo: PTI)

Dilip Cherian | India aiming to reset agenda of G-20 with fresh focus...

There's a lot to keep the MEA diplomats on their toes throughout the year-long Indian G-20 presidency

17 Nov 2022 12:00 AM IST

Even the European Union (EU), with its over-pious climate attitude, is forced to import coal and fire its coal plants in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine war, and the EUs economic sanctions against Russia and the Russian retaliation by closing gas supplies to Europe. (Representational Image/AFP)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | No easy green' solutions for coal-carbon...

The government, politicians and the activists can all talk of greater access to energy, but it will not happen unless...

15 Nov 2022 11:55 PM IST

US President Joe Biden (R) and Chinas President Xi Jinping (L) shake hands as they meet on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on November 14, 2022.

AA EDIT | Biden, Xi calm troubled waters

Biden and Xi, with a solid personal relationship going back over a decade, showed the world how important it is to talk...

15 Nov 2022 11:39 PM IST

Inflation eased to 6.80%, significantly lower than Januarys 7.59%, according to the March 4-6 poll of more than 40 economists (PTI)

AA EDIT | First sign of price relief; up to govt to insulate economy

A stubbornly high inflation and a lower consumer demand could translate into greater pain for the middle class families

15 Nov 2022 11:35 PM IST