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Both General Yahya Khan and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), did not want a federal government to be headed by Sheikh Mujibur Rehman of the predominantly East Pakistan-based Awami League. (Twitter)

Manish Tewari | November 21st, 1971

On March 25, 1971, the West Pakistan Army launched Operation Searchlight massacring

21 Nov 2021 2:21 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | Yorkshire racism row resolution shows Britain has...

I believe that British racism has changed in its manifestations and in the reaction it provokes from the establishment

20 Nov 2021 7:30 AM IST

Kangana Ranaut (PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Loony left and loony right are good for a...

Between the loony left and the loony right, the loony right is more dangerous because they readily indulge in violence...

20 Nov 2021 7:18 AM IST

The Biden team says not to worry; theyve teamed up with the CPC to combat climate change. (AP)

Maura Moynihan | Planet nightmare: Biden surrenders to Xi as the Year...

Before the summit, Mr Biden had said the US would defend Taiwan

19 Nov 2021 2:29 AM IST

Lancet COVID-19 Commission India Task Force concluded that there is no current evidence that an anticipated the third wave will target children specifically. (PTI file photo)

Suman Bhattacharjea | Worrisome trends over kids' education, future

Data from the recently released ASER 2021 report suggests that we have an uphill battle ahead

19 Nov 2021 1:29 AM IST

Culinary politics and battles over what one can eat, what one cant and where are likely to continue in the coming months as Assembly elections in various states draw closer. Representational Image. (DC File Image)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Veg or non-veg? In India's food wars, free...

The town planning committee of the AMC has just decided to make the city's public spaces free of street carts selling...

18 Nov 2021 2:09 AM IST

The site of Saturdays ambush is among the three listed drugs trafficking, more precisely heroin smuggling, routes through which the contraband articles are brought from Myanmar into Manipur for onward supply to the rest of India and outside. (AP)

Wasbir Hussain | Myanmar the key factor in Manipur's hot' insurgency

The key question that arises is why the security forces in Manipur have been taking such big hits

17 Nov 2021 2:36 AM IST

The view is that Mr Kumar will have ample time to get a grip on the state administration before the elections. (Twitter)

Dilip Cherian | Babu's return smacks of long term planning, Gujarat...

The current chief secretary is 1986-batch IAS officer Pankaj Kumar, who was brought in after Anil Mukim retired in...

17 Nov 2021 1:56 AM IST

Aakar Patel | If Indians focus on trivia, ignore hard reality, the...

On every meaningful measure, life for Indians compares poorly with those in other democracies

16 Nov 2021 11:42 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at the World Leaders Summit Accelerating Clean Technology Innovation and Deployment session at the COP26 Climate Conference. (AFP)

Padma Rao Sundarji | A cop-out for the world, but a triumph for India

India's unassailable position as a world leader in climate negotiations was reaffirmed by PM Narendra Modi in a simple...

16 Nov 2021 11:33 AM IST

India has developed the required shipbuilding skills, undoubtedly, but this needs to be combined with timely delivery for the Indian Navys operational preparedness. Representational Image (PTI)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Stealth ships to give fillip to Indian Navy's...

The West has been forced to do an about-turn

15 Nov 2021 1:34 AM IST

This is a spurious argument. Mr Modi was himself a very regional leader till 2013. (PTI)

Sanjaya Baru | Regionals' national role: Mapping a path to 2024

Mr Modi has, for sure, a full two years to craft his counter strategy and regain his popularity

15 Nov 2021 1:05 AM IST