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Will the BJP government finally realise, as foreign parliaments debate whether democracy is degrading in India, that denial and anger is not the answer. (Photo:AFP)

K.C. Singh | To fulfil Quad promise, will India self-correct'?

Self-correction is the answer. Otherwise, the Quad will merely be a limping Triad-plus

15 March 2021 12:00 AM IST

Kishwar Desai | Women's Week: Meghan vs Kate, let-down nurses, Sarah...

Boris Johnson announced unapologetically that nurses on the NHS will only get one per cent increase in their pay

15 March 2021 12:00 AM IST

Since India is now going to sit at the high table to decide the future of Afghanistan it must seriously consider what real strategic interests it has in Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

Manish Tewari | Does India have strategic interests in Afghanistan?

Hard questions with regard to our real interests in Afghanistan were never asked then and are not being asked even now

14 March 2021 4:48 AM IST

Codenamed Operation X, the untold story of Indias covert naval war in East Pakistan in 1971was put together in a book with the same title by Captain M.N.R. Samant, one of INs hardcore professionals and Sandeep Unnithan, the journalist son of a naval officer, and it turned out to read like an unputdownable thriller.

Book Review | Navy's 1971 covert exploits make for breathless reading

Conceived by a few hard core professional IN officers in 1971, Operation X was innovatively conceived and meticulously...

14 March 2021 4:46 AM IST

If people have a reason to pretend to love your children, or pets, or care about your diet and exercise, or your last holiday in real life, then only is their pretence a real fake, else just a solicitation for a barter. (Photo: AFP)

Stop being paranoid. Your FB friend won't give money even to your...

Trust me, no one is rushing to helping your fake profile owner loads of money on his mere pretence of being in trouble

14 March 2021 4:16 AM IST

The core of the narrative revolves around Vavachan, a Dalit Pulayan converted to Christianity.

Book Review | Welcome to Kuttanad's twisted and magical world

Hareesh's novel, set in the first half of the last century, is a phantasmagorical journey through Kuttanad

14 March 2021 4:14 AM IST

The DGCA circular comes days after Delhi high court took suo moto cognisance and registered a writ petition in this regard after Justice C. Hari Shankar found passengers not wearing masks during a flight. (Representational Photo: AFP)

No mask: Flyers to be put on 'no fly' list for 3 months

Passengers not following Covid-19 protocol despite repeated warnings will be handed over to security agencies

14 March 2021 2:40 AM IST

Sig Sauer rifles beef up infantry

Sig Sauer rifles beef up infantry

Sig Sauer has an effective killing range of 600 meters against around 400 meters for INSAS

14 March 2021 2:33 AM IST

Ratno Dholi: The Best Stories of Dhumketu, translated by Jenny Bhatt.

Book Review | Worlds within worlds in Dhumketu's best classic short...

In this collection of stories, you go back in time to the age of Bimbisaar, move to Darjeeling just before and after a...

14 March 2021 2:16 AM IST

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. (AFP File)

Satya Nadella, US lawmakers appalled by ongoing acts of hate against...

More than 3,000 incidents of abuse against Asian Americans were reported between March and December 2020

13 March 2021 12:43 PM IST

US President Joe Biden (L), with Secretary of State Antony Blinken (2nd L), meets virtually with members of the Quad alliance of Australia, India, Japan and the US, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 12, 2021. - On screen (R) are Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. ( OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP)

Modi, Biden, others push for Quad's new vaccine initiative

Hinting at China, the leaders said they would support rule of law, freedom of navigation and overflight, peaceful...

13 March 2021 8:54 AM IST

Supreme Court made clear to the Centre on Friday that it would not pass any order on the plea seeking closure of cases against two Italian marines. (PTI Photo)

No person serving government can be appointed Election Commissioner

The court said giving additional charge of the State Election Commission to a government official is mockery of the...

13 March 2021 8:51 AM IST