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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Joe Biden during the State Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington DC, Thursday, June 22, 2023. (PTI Photo)

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Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Modi, Biden had the last laugh as Xi stayed...

Hyderabad's Nizam wouldn't have been gallivanting elsewhere during Operation Polo, would he?

13 Sept 2023 12:00 AM IST

The unholy trinity of its Army, the notorious Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the many terror tanzeems sponsored by the Pakistan Army -- keeps only its personal interests in mind while ignoring what is good for the nations well-being. (Representational Image: AP)

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Kamal Davar | Pakistan is back to self-destruct mode: Jackboots in...

It is indeed a pity for the suffering people of Pakistan that its formidable Deep State

13 Sept 2023 12:00 AM IST

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Claude Arpi | The PLA's weaknesses are now evident on all fronts

Though difficult to predict the future, a careful analysis of the PLA's preparedness shows several weaknesses for a...

12 Sept 2023 9:38 AM IST

Opposition members in the Rajya Sabha during Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. (Photo: PTI)

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Aakar Patel | What will special session take up? No one knows, not...

The Winter Session will begin in November, so it is not as if there is no other time for Parliament to meet. Why again...

12 Sept 2023 12:22 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with World Bank President Ajay Banga, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and US President Joe Biden pose for a group photo during the G20 Summit, in New Delhi, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. (PTI Photo)

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K.C. Singh | A mix of success, hype & innovation at Delhi G-20

One notable outcome is the admission of the African Union as a full member of the G-20, making it now the G-21.

11 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

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Anita Anand | India dreaming: Can we land on the moon and build...

Are the 1.4 billion Indians dreams and ambitions elevated by the space odyssey or the landing?

10 Sept 2023 12:16 AM IST

DMK youth wing secretary and Tamil Nadu Youth Welfare Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin. (PTI)

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Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Bharat vs India: Don't create new fault...

Politicians, unlike poets, have a diabolical plan when they create the web of words.

10 Sept 2023 12:15 AM IST

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with party leaders Rahul Gandhi, K.C. Venugopal and Nana Patole during an interaction with party workers. (PTI Photo)

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Shashi Warrier | The manufacture of discontent

The whole thing about discontent," he explained, "is to keep it simple, and to repeat it over and over.

10 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

The Honor Oak hosts a story-telling session by drag queens. (AFP File Photo)

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Farrukh Dhondy | Of drag queens, evangelicals on racist' protest &...

This anti-anti-protest, sometimes up to eight hundred strong, labels itself anti-fascists and bears placards saying ...

9 Sept 2023 12:46 AM IST

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Shobhaa De | India vs Bharat: Mahayudh is on, mere pyare Bharatwasis

This move is seen as yet another strategy to mobilise and polarise our people, by insinuating we were & shall always...

9 Sept 2023 12:23 AM IST

A large banner bearing the image of Lotus Temple put up by the MCD to welcome heads of state and other international guests who will be arriving for the G20 Summit, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. (PTI Photo/Kunal Dutt)

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K.C. Singh | G-20's outcome uncertain amid multiple challenges

This is the first G-20 summit that Xi Jinping is skipping.

8 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

$Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 9 blamed Ukrainian secret services for the huge blast a day earlier that ripped through Russias Crimea bridge, which he described as a \terrorist act\. (Photo: AFP)$ Opinion

Saeed Naqvi | Will absence of Xi, Putin hover over G-20 like Banquo's...

The G-20 summit's outcome and the crucial bilateral visit will be determined not by what happens but how the Western...

8 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST