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Britains home secretary Priti Patel. (AFP file photo)

Farrukh Dhondy: Will Priti Patel's bill to bar lowly-paid outsiders...

In a massive irony, Britain has been forced to acknowledge the heroic role of hospital staff, bus drivers, transport...

23 May 2020 7:52 AM IST

In this Monday, May 11, 2020, file photo, Nepalese students shout slogans during a protest against the Indian government inaugurating a new road through a disputed territory between India and Nepal, in Kathmandu, Nepal

AA Edit: Reach out, mend Nepal ties

India's relationship with South Asian countries is largely an unequal one, and it's really up to the bigger country to...

22 May 2020 8:28 PM IST

Migrant workers wait in a queue while being lodged at a camp by the Uttar Pradesh government, during ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, at Dadri. PTI Photo

AA Edit: To snub Priyanka, Yogi denies relief to thousands

All India Congress Committee general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra made an offer earlier this week to make 1,000 buses...

22 May 2020 8:05 PM IST

In this handout photograph taken on May 17, 2020 and released by Afghanistans Office of Chief Executive, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (R) and his rival Abdullah Abdullah (L) exchange documents after signing a power-sharing deal agreement at the Presidential Palace in Kabul. AFP Photo

Kamal Davar: A glimmer of hope in Kabul

With Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his chief rival Abdullah Abdullah having, sunk their differences there is a...

22 May 2020 7:49 PM IST

Protesters throw stones at Indian government forces following a gun battle between militants and government forces in Srinagar. AFP Photo

Anand K. Sahay: An ill-wind blows in J&K after UT status

As the year turned, however, it became evident that the local terrorists who had stayed under the radar began to find...

22 May 2020 7:28 PM IST

A coherent PSE policy will play a catalytic role in promoting efficiency and better resource allocation by reducing wasteful administrative costs. PTI Photo

Chandrajit Banerjee: To get India's economy back on track, key reforms...

Redefinition of the MSMEs with revision of investment limits with an additional turnover criterion results in two...

22 May 2020 7:12 PM IST

A market complex is seen open after the government eased a nationwide lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Siliguri. PTI Photo

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr: Will Atma Nirbhar Bharat' ignite the...

By leaving it as an open-ended term, Mr Modi and his colleagues want to wait and watch which way the global trade winds...

22 May 2020 6:54 PM IST

Two militants of the Hizbul Mujahideen, for all practical purposes the only home-grown armed extremist outfit in the valley, who had engaged the security forces were brought down and five jawans injured. AFP photo

AA Edit: Nawakadal's lesson

After J&K was reduced to a Union Territory last August, the government has been on the rampage, piling up human rights...

22 May 2020 6:22 PM IST

Migrant workers waits at a temporary shelter to register for free travel on a train, during lockdown to prevent the spread of new coronavirus on the outskirts of Hyderabad. AP Photo

AA Edit: Telangana, listen to Centre, test more

The truth is either Telangana, nor any other Indian state, can afford to have a confrontation with Union government at...

22 May 2020 5:51 PM IST

China accuses India of crossing boundary line in Galwan Valley. (AFP Photo)

AA Edit: Soothe dragon's feathers

The Chinese may be making things just a bit more difficult for India when Nepal is revving up a territorial dispute with...

20 May 2020 8:08 PM IST

Though Prime Minister Narendra Modi has grandly announced about Rs 20 lakh crores worth stimulus package to support a wavering economy, the analysis of announcements made finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman showed that it was a mere jugglery to hog the limelight. PTI Photo

AA Edit: Cash relief is crucial, finance minister didn't acknowledge...

Instead of supporting the economy when it needed the most, Ms Sitharaman focused on medium and long term reforms

20 May 2020 7:51 PM IST

Punjab Chief Secretary Karan Avtar Singh. Image source- punjab.gov.in

Dilli Ka Babu: As mantris, babus slug it out, chief secretary is the...

The chief secretary of Punjab has earned the ire of the ministers for his alleged rude behaviour

20 May 2020 7:40 PM IST