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A child dressed as Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal holds a blue balloon at the party headquarters in New Delhi on February 11, 2020. (AFP)

In AAP's triumph, a new kind of politics emerges

In many ways, Mr Kejriwal and Mr Modi are both modern politicians of the 21st century.

12 Feb 2020 2:32 AM IST

Mahinda Rajapaksa is credited with a military victory ending a 26-year separatist civil war with ethnic Tamil rebels during his presidency from 2005 to 2015. (Photo: ANI)

Rajapaksas must try to heal civil war's wounds

The Tibet Autonomous Region's more than 40 ethnic minorities account for 95 per cent of its population.

11 Feb 2020 1:45 AM IST

Bhupinder Singh Hooda

Exotic spreads at MP's bash; Derek, too, is entertaining'

There were no flashy invitation cards either, only a note on his official letterhead asking people to attend the...

10 Feb 2020 1:15 AM IST

US president Donald Trump

Can crisis-hit India get back to inclusive track?

The pandemic is unlikely to abate till temperatures rise with onset of summer.

10 Feb 2020 1:13 AM IST

In early December, the Hyderabad police gave 14 tips to women that they should follow while travelling to ensure their own security. Among them are technologised safety mechanisms like the Hawk Eye, Telangana Polices mobile application, that could help police locate a person in distress. (Representational Image)

How apps undermine the security of women

The question of safety, however, goes beyond securing public spaces or the use of technology to achieve this mandate.

9 Feb 2020 4:25 AM IST

Women are a heterogeneous group and a product of their society.

Being fortune's favoured child

When they stare at my chest in public, it is their way of gently reminding me that I have forgotten to wear a scarf.

9 Feb 2020 4:16 AM IST

Shahbaz Sharif has asked Imran to apologise within 14 days, else the matter would be taken to a court of law. (Photo: AFP)

Is okaying Maryam exit freedom or surrender?

One quote from a more vocal minister from the same story would suffice.

8 Feb 2020 3:05 AM IST

The flag was used since 1978, but only in 1994 did it become a symbol for LGBTQ pride. (Photo: Pixabay)

Saffron rainbow rises as queers police their own

First, there was the singling out of protesters who exercised the democratic right to protest against CAA-NPR-NRC as...

8 Feb 2020 3:02 AM IST

Death toll in Chinas coronavirus rises to 56, confirmed cases near 2,000.

Virus or travel curbs, the borders are closing fast

The new restrictions, which apply to an additional six countries, will be added to the already existing ones.

7 Feb 2020 1:47 AM IST

Qassem Soleimani

Iran's links in India: Is there a need to worry?

It's a relevant observation and Shia dynamics in India would need to be analysed for correct deductions.

7 Feb 2020 1:45 AM IST

US President Donald Trump has said that he is considering signing the first phase of the long-awaited trade deal with China in Iowa. (Photo: File)

Trump's peace deal of century': But the outrage seems missing

The irrepressible Haaretz columnist Gideon Levy has a somewhat different take on the matter.

6 Feb 2020 1:56 AM IST

Prime minister Narendra Modi

Delhi poised on edge: Can a hate chant win?

The young men who breezily sauntered down the road shouting explicitly violent slogans were eventually bundled into a...

6 Feb 2020 1:54 AM IST