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Devyani Khobragade. (Image: ANI)

Dilip Cherian | Poll season revives Khobragade saga

Devyani Khobragade's promotion sparks fresh debates in election season, while MEA probes real estate scandals abroad

23 May 2024 12:00 AM IST

Indias $1.1 billion purchase of military aircraft from Israel which the United States had to sanction also highlights the complexities and contradictions of the situation. The agreement now is that Israel will install its Phalcon system. (Image: X)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | India's stand on Palestine & Muslim factor at...

India's support for Palestine in the UN raises questions amid domestic political dynamics and its $1.1 billion military...

23 May 2024 12:00 AM IST

The ECs directives indeed reflect universal condemnation of the ways in which campaigning has been undertaken by the main players in the election game. (Representative Image: DC)

AA Edit | ECI has acted, but isn't it too little too late?

EC has directed BJP and Congress to avoid campaigning on caste, community, language, and religion, urging for respectful...

23 May 2024 12:00 AM IST

There are reports of a minimum of 20 to 25 per cent price rise in domestic flights between most major Indian cities till Diwali season. (Photo: AFP)

AA Edit | Keep seatbelts on to be safe

Modern aviation remains safe despite turbulence incidents. Keeping seat belts fastened during flight can prevent...

23 May 2024 12:00 AM IST

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. PTI photo

Shiv Sena UBT claims BJP, alliance partners bribed voters

An editorial published in Saamana' said that the voters are supreme and efforts are being made to buy them till the end...

22 May 2024 2:37 AM IST

Delhi Police personnel with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwals aide Bibhav Kumar come out of Kejriwals residence after recreation of the scene in AAP MP Swati Maliwals assault case, in New Delhi, Monday, May 20, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Kejriwal's Aide Taken to Mumbai for Data Retrieval in Alleged Assault...

Kumar is in five-day police custody in connection with the alleged assault on Ms Maliwal at the Delhi chief minister's...

22 May 2024 2:34 AM IST

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge addresses a public meeting for Lok Sabha polls, in Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, Tuesday, March 21, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Will not play on Modi's communal pitch, says Congress

Kharge called PM Narendra Modi jhoothon ka sardar' and accused him of lying about the grand old party's manifesto to...

22 May 2024 12:52 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Nari Shakti Sammelan in Varanasi, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (PTI Photo)

I.N.D.I.A. a congregation of scamsters, says Modi

Accuses Congress, SP of appeasement politics, being anti-women

22 May 2024 12:39 AM IST

Workers lift the carcass of flamingos after a flight from Dubai struck a flock of flamingos resulting in the death of around 40 birds, according to officials, in Mumbai, Monday, May 20, 2024. Environmental activists have demanded a probe of the incident by DGCA. (PTI Photo)

Mumbai-bound flight hits flamingos flock, kills 40 birds

Caracasses of birds were found in different parts of the Ghatkopar area on Monday night and Tuesday morning

22 May 2024 12:20 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting for Lok Sabha elections, in Motihari, Bihar, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Sunil Gatade | Congress as BJP bugbear: A sign of changing times?

PM Modi's campaign rhetoric takes an unexpected turn as the Congress emerges as a key focus in the 2024 elections.

22 May 2024 12:18 AM IST

Voters wait in a queue at a polling station to cast their votes for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Mumbai, Monday, May 20, 2024. (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade)

AA Edit | Low voter turnout not healthy for democracy

Voter apathy plagues fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections, raises concerns for democracy

22 May 2024 12:12 AM IST

The International Criminal Courts pursuit of justice in the Gaza War raises questions about the effectiveness of international legal mechanisms. (Image: Twitter)

AA Edit | ICC acts, but it may be futile

Despite its mandate, the International Criminal Court struggles to arrest heads of state implicated in conflicts.

22 May 2024 12:07 AM IST