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Rishi Sunak, front-runner to the British PM post (Photo: AP)

Kishwar Desai | Excitement over Rishi at No. 10 as UK waits for his...

It has been a complete reversal of fortune for Rishi who had so recently lost the race to Ms Truss

30 Oct 2022 10:56 PM IST

Go Green and gift plants this Diwali. (Photo: ANI)

Shailaja Khanna | The many moods & myths of Diwali

Whatever be the reason of, the way to celebrate it is to reunite with one's dear ones and make it an excuse of visiting...

30 Oct 2022 12:10 AM IST

Veer Savarkar. (Photo: Twitter/@VPSecretariat)

Pavan K. Varma | Do not erase legacy of Savarkar, the reformer

Both his critics and his supporters exclusively focus, for their own vested interests, only on his initial avowal of...

30 Oct 2022 12:05 AM IST

Anita Katyal | A hockey player's teen patti' fix; in Gujarat, Cong on...

The manner in which the AAP is doling out cash on hoardings, banners, ads and running its high-profile campaign in Guj...

30 Oct 2022 12:00 AM IST

Britains newly appointed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech outside 10 Downing Street in central London, on October 25, 2022. - Rishi Sunak was Tuesday appointed as Britains third prime minister this year, after outgoing leader Liz Truss submitted her resignation to King Charles III. (Photo: AFP))

Farrukh Dhondy | At last! Hedgie enters No. 10 How long will the party...

All public opinion polls give Labour a 30% lead over the Tories and that would mean a historic wipe out of Hedgie, his...

29 Oct 2022 12:05 AM IST

Britains newly appointed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak walks to pose outside the to 10 Downing Street in central London, on October 25, 2022, after delivering his first speech as prime minister. - Rishi Sunak was Tuesday appointed as Britains third prime minister this year, after outgoing leader Liz Truss submitted her resignation to King Charles III. (Photo: AFP)

Shobhaa De | We want banana leaves & pappadums at Downing St

Let's hope the Sunaks serve formal dinners on banana leaves (eco-friendly, yaar) and always include pappadums

29 Oct 2022 12:00 AM IST

Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge (ANI)

Anand K. Sahay | Can Kharge & Rahul's yatra energise Cong, target...

The vastly-experienced Mallikarjun Kharge, from the large, oppressed Dalit community, has convincingly won the Cong...

27 Oct 2022 11:14 PM IST

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Great power rifts shatter India's dream sequences

India subscribes to the Western model in form -- an outcome of a dream sequence which began at Independence and has...

27 Oct 2022 12:05 AM IST

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. (Photo: AP)

Dilip Cherian | As Modi govt eyes final lap, latest secretary rejig is...

At a time when the global economy is still struggling and India is facing rising food, fuel and fertiliser subsidy...

27 Oct 2022 12:00 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves at an event to introduce new members of the Politburo Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Syed Ata Hasnain | After CPC congress, will Xi be rigid or flexible at...

China has shown some flexibility and dynamism in its policy in dealing with India

26 Oct 2022 12:05 AM IST

Crowd of BJP supporters during Union Home Minister Amit Shahs election campaign rally, in Bhojipura, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Aakar Patel | How BJP's line changed over civil liberties & social...

It may interest readers to know that from its formation till the 1984 general election, the BJP had no interest in...

26 Oct 2022 12:00 AM IST

Britains Finance minister Rishi Sunak said that hundreds of thousands of people have already lost their jobs, and sadly in the coming months many more will. (AP Photo)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Will Rishi make history as Britain looks for...

This time round Mr Sunak might fulfil David Cameron's 2015 promise to Narendra Modi in London's packed Wembley Stadium

24 Oct 2022 3:34 AM IST