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Prime Minister Narendra Modi being seen off by Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as he concludes his visit to UAE, in Abu Dhabi, Saturday, July 15, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Syed Ata Hasnain | West Asia gaining strategic significance for New...

India is a major stakeholder in West Asia through its diaspora, remittances and growing economic relations, besides the...

18 July 2023 12:10 AM IST

Known as Dada , Chakravarty was an exceptional reporter whose memory & knowledge was well-known among reporters at the Press Club of India. (Photo: Instagram)

Saeed Naqvi | Farewell Dada! Memories of an extraordinary 1979 China...

N. Ram, Dada and I were part of a small team of journalists invited to accompany the delegation.

17 July 2023 12:32 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the French President Emmanuel Macron for a State Banquet at the Louvre Museum, in Paris, Friday, July 14, 2023. (PTI Photo)

K.C. Singh | India and France: United over strategic autonomy'

The unique and close relationship between India and France dates from soon after India's independence in 1947.

17 July 2023 12:10 AM IST

NCP Chief Sharad Pawar addresses the media during a press conference at his residence, in New Delhi, Wednesday, April 6, 2022. (PTI)

Manish Tewari | Does the anti-defection law silence voice of...

India's tryst with the anti-defection law commenced post the Fifty-Second Constitutional Amendment Act of 1985.

16 July 2023 12:42 AM IST

The author, in the company of her ginger-haired husband at the Birmingham concert of her favourite singer, wearing the T-shirt for it. (Photo by arrangement)

Shreya Sen-Handley | Been there, done that, got The T-shirt

Will everything in my future be a version of something that's already happened?

16 July 2023 12:30 AM IST

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar (ANI)

Shobhaa De | Of Gujjus & Maharashtrians: Will Pawar show who's boss?

India is waiting to see how and when this pitched battle ends.

15 July 2023 12:20 AM IST

Huw Edwards. (Photo: Twitter)

Farrukh Dhondy | A sordid tale in UK as top BBC presenter lands in...

The story that emerges is a sordid, perhaps pitiable one.

15 July 2023 12:12 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the 17th Indian Cooperative Congress, in New Delhi, Saturday, July 1, 2023. (PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Our Pak-China focus hurts India's stature...

Could India have handled the contentious issue of terrorism differently?

14 July 2023 12:00 AM IST

A census worker gathers data at a village in Lalgarh, 130 kms west of Kolkata. ( AFP Photo)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Delay over Census hurting the way India is...

The last one was held in 2011.

13 July 2023 12:17 AM IST

A truck after it got swept away in floodwater following heavy monsoon rains, in Kullu, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Dilip Cherian | Himachal dithers as babu shortage persists at the top

Currently, Himachal Pradesh has only 110 IAS officers across various positions, falling significantly short of the...

13 July 2023 12:05 AM IST

The Army and Assam Rifles were deployed to control the situation in Manipur where violence broke out during a tribal agitation (Twitter/@MangteC)

Patricia Mukhim | What will happen in N-E if Manipur civil war...

The Meiteis believe they are wronged by a system which deprives them of their rights as Manipur's indigenous people.

12 July 2023 1:14 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets as he addresses at SCO Summit via video conferencing, Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Aakar Patel | Amritkaal' now upon us, but eco targets are far from...

Halfway into 2023, there is no further reference to this five-year plan.

11 July 2023 12:34 AM IST