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Sri Lankas President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa waves at supporters as he leaves the election commission office in Colombo on Sunday. (Photo: AFP)

The rise and rise of Lanka's Rajapaksas

India, partner or adversary, lies in the hands of the new strongman in Sri Lanka.

19 Nov 2019 12:03 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday paid tribute to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary. (Photo: File)

Rahul delayed Cong Maha bid; snub by Modi angers Punjab

The Nehru-Gandhi scion may have stepped down as party chief but, from all accounts, Sonia does not take any major...

18 Nov 2019 7:22 AM IST

Top of the list of legislation in the Winter Session will be further changes to the essential structure of the Indian State.

Momentum of inertia, govt remains in denial

The hectic legislative schedule of the BJP on establishing a proto Hindu rashtra with lawful approval masks a curious...

18 Nov 2019 1:58 AM IST

Nino the grumpy neighbour has made tea for everyone. The tea tastes quite bad. They all drink out of politeness.

You are cordially invited to the funeral of Balie Vizo

The widow sits in silence. Her nose has finally stopped bleeding but her lips have not stopped swelling.

17 Nov 2019 12:48 AM IST

The Shiv Sena is one of the oldest allies of the BJP and ideologically close to it.

Shiv Sena wins, Cong gains in Maha battle of wills

The first takeaway from this likely scenario is that the BJP-Shiv Sena coalition has failed.

17 Nov 2019 12:05 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi with South Africas President Cyril Ramaphosa (from left), Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Brazils President Jair Bolsonaro during the Brics summit at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, Brazil. (Photo: AP)

Modi's diplomacy: Law of diminishing returns?

China proclaims the utility of Brics to forge cooperation among the emerging economies as the world undergoes a new...

16 Nov 2019 12:10 AM IST

After the coup, future unclear: Will Bolivia head for polls?

The kind of bluster associated with Venezuela's Hugo Chavez was seemingly alien to his nature.

15 Nov 2019 7:00 AM IST

Gotabhaya Rajapaksa

Advantage Gotabaya as Lanka votes tomorrow?

A surfeit of candidates may be seen as an indication of greater public enthusiasm for participation in the democratic...

15 Nov 2019 12:58 AM IST

US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Will Trump impeachment hearings only be great TV?

Republican bravado being what it is, the case against impeachment is looking strong.

14 Nov 2019 1:28 AM IST

Legally, with the Supreme Court having pronounced its verdict, each individual, group, party and organisation has the democratic right to challenge it, call for a review petition and so forth.

Muslims should live with Ayodhya ruling

The hard reality that there still prevail extremist elements in our country who tend to try and provoke communal fires...

14 Nov 2019 1:24 AM IST

Maharashtra Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis

Fadnavis' stock takes a hit as Maha mess grows

This is only the third time President's Rule has been imposed in Maharashtra, after 1980 and 2014.

13 Nov 2019 1:46 AM IST

Sikhs across the world are celebrating Guru Nanaks 550th anniversary today, and the fervour is enhanced by the opening of a key road between Pakistan and India that leads to his shrine in Kartarpur in Pakistan. (Photo:AP, Representational)

Few faiths can match Sikhism's vivid rainbow of eclectic heroes

Allama Iqbal saw him as the seer who raised hopes for India's social enlightenment after the country exiled Buddhism to...

13 Nov 2019 12:40 AM IST