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Congress president Rahul Gandhi at Parliament House on Wednesday. (Photo: Pritam bandyopadhyay)

Clarity soon on new Cong chief, no gift for BJP women MPs

The current batch of wives and women MPs will have to await their turn for a present.

28 July 2019 6:43 AM IST

Stena Bulk, a Swedish company which owns the vessel, said they have been unable to contact the ship, which was seized in the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo: AFP)

Relief for India in tanker crisis

India has also been given consular access to the sailors detained on the UK-flagged vessel.

28 July 2019 6:39 AM IST

US President Donald Trump greets Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan at the White House in Washington DC on Monday. (Photo: AFP)

Fresh approach needed to dealings with Pakistan

Islamabad is likely to do anything to deliver in order to ensure resumption of aid as well as strong political bonds.

28 July 2019 6:37 AM IST

The National Security Council was used, abused and ignored, depending on the Presidents whims.

How premiers have preferred their NSA over their diplomats

Israel's foreign minister Abba Eban found Prime Minister Golda Meir a difficult pupil to instruct.

28 July 2019 12:44 AM IST

India on Monday successfully launched its second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 on board its powerful rocket GSLV-MkIII-M1 from the spaceport in Sriharikota to explore the unchartered south pole of the celestial body by landing a rover. (Photo: AP)

Heading to the moon: The real success story

All of India clapped in appreciation as the rocket carrying the country's first moon lander and explorer went into a...

27 July 2019 6:32 AM IST

Boris Johnson (Photo: AP)

Don & Boris: Two weirdoes with too much power

Both Boris and Donald have made public displays of outrageous conduct their calling cards.

27 July 2019 12:10 AM IST

Sufism (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Sha'rani in the Madrasa Discourses' project

More to the point, Sha'rani's seminal work al-'Uhud al-Muhammadiyya is a guiding light for the modern seekers in Sufism.

27 July 2019 12:08 AM IST

Nalini Sriharan, one of the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, is released from prison on 30-day parole amid tight security for her daughters wedding in Vellore district on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Clemency for Nalini?

Nalini was granted leave from jail for a few hours on occasion, such as her father's last rites.

27 July 2019 12:05 AM IST

US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) slammed Russia, Syria and Iran for killing many innocent civilians. (Photo:AP)

Washington-Tehran brinkmanship is taking Middle East to the abyss

President Trump later said that he had ordered a retaliatory attack on Iran, but held back when he learnt it would kill...

27 July 2019 12:05 AM IST

Britains new Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement in the House of Commons in London on Thursday. (Photo: AFP)

In going for no deal, Boris Johnson should beware the Ides of March

The population of Britain is approximately 67 million.

27 July 2019 12:05 AM IST

B.S. Yediyurappa (Photo: ANI)

BS Yediyurappa has the numbers, but bypoll test looms

This is a Cabinet peopled with rebels who want their pound of flesh, which, in turn, will upset BJP aspirants.

27 July 2019 12:00 AM IST

The conflict between the religious and state forces came to a head in 2011 when Tunisia had a revolution that sparked the Arab Spring. After the collapse of the Ben Ali regime, Ennahda, a moderate Islamist movement, formed the government.

Like in Tunisia, go beyond the Islam vs democracy debate

The conflict between the religious and state forces came to a head in 2011 when Tunisia had a revolution that sparked...

26 July 2019 7:11 AM IST