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Britains Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, Liz Truss, leaves from Balmoral Castle in Ballater, Scotland, on September 6, 2022, after meeting with Britains Queen Elizabeth II and being invited to form a Government. (Photo: AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Liz Truss will have array of problems as soon as...

The first huge problem she will face as the new occupant of 10 Downing Street is the horrible kitsch wallpaper,...

17 Sept 2022 12:00 AM IST

A woman signs the condolence book at the British embassy in Manila on September 12, 2022. (Photo: AFP)

Shobhaa De | The Queen's mantra: Never complain never explain'

The Queen was seen as a matriarch trying to keep a large, dysfunctional family together. Much like matriarchs of joint...

16 Sept 2022 12:00 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | Railway officers' worry grows over new rules on GMs

For the GM level, it is believed, that the ministry received 135 applications but shortlisted only about 35 officers

15 Sept 2022 12:12 AM IST

The Army said that during the meeting, the discussions between the two sides focussed on the resolution of the remaining issues along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh. (Representational image: AFP)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Tackling Chinese duplicity: Challenge for...

This week's so-called disengagement looks like a ploy to trap India into a point of no return; crafted by dragon...

15 Sept 2022 12:00 AM IST

Britains King Charles III and the Queen Consort meet wellwishers outside Hillsborough Castle, Belfast, Tuesday Sept. 13, 2022. (Photo: AP)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | As King, will Charles III stay true to his...

As Defender of the Faith, the King is Supreme Governor of the Anglican Church of England, Britain's official religion

14 Sept 2022 12:05 AM IST

The court is likely to pronounce orders on Tuesday on issues related to the farm laws and the farmers protests at Delhis borders and may take a call on setting up a committee headed by a former Chief Justice of India to find ways to resolve the impasse. (Photo:AFP)

Aakar Patel | Protests can't be limited only to designated' areas in...

The State sees protest as a nuisance which must exist on paper but not exercised in defiance of the State

13 Sept 2022 1:35 AM IST

SCO summit will see the presence of three major leaders Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (PTI file image)

KC Singh | Balancing Russia, China & US gets more challenging

The other nations in the queue as SCO dialogue partners are Azerbaijan, Armenia, Cambodia, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Turkey.

13 Sept 2022 1:29 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba during a bilateral meeting, at Lumbini in Nepal. (PTI Photo)

Kamal Davar | How Agnipath' hiring by Army impacts India's ties with...

Nepal has rightly been worried about the adverse financial impact of the Agnipath scheme on its fragile economy

12 Sept 2022 8:32 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is on his fourth day of the Bharat Jodo Yatra (PTI File Photo)

Sunil Gatade | Will Rahul's Bharat Jodo' become a game-changer?

The 3,750-km Bharat Jodo Yatra is taking place at a time when many predict the further decline and demise of the Grand...

12 Sept 2022 1:23 AM IST

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Trespassers Will Be Garlanded

Over the years, I have got used to receiving my own posts as WhatsApp forwards attributed to others

11 Sept 2022 1:00 AM IST

INS Vikrant, Indias first indigenously-built aircraft carrier. (Photo: PTI)

Manish Tewari | Can India become an Indian Ocean power?

India sits astride critical sea lines of communication, a position that uniquely empowers it to become a truly regional...

11 Sept 2022 12:09 AM IST

In this file photo taken on June 5, 2012 Britains Queen Elizabeth II (C) waves from the balcony of Buckingham Palace next to (L-R) Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Prince William, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry at the end of a coach procession on the final ceremonial day of the Queens Diamond Jubilee in London. (Photo: AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Queens and Kings: Why the Brits love the royals

The hours and days to follow will tell us whether or not the royal family absorbed their emotions with dignity

10 Sept 2022 12:00 AM IST