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People pose for photos next to a giant replica on the World Cup trophy in front of Stadium 974 on November 18, 2022 in Doha, Qatar, ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament. (Photo: AFP)

AA Edit | Football proves the great leveller

Sporting tales often become most interesting when the mice roar in the face of the lions

5 Dec 2022 12:15 AM IST

AA Edit | Governors can't hold up bills; rules need relook

Lawmaking by legislatures is an essential feature of democracy, and cannot be at the mercy of individual people

5 Dec 2022 12:10 AM IST

In this picture released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with a group of Basij paramilitary force in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. (Photo: AP)

Saeed Naqvi | Will the protests compel Iranian regime to begin...

The Iran unrest began in September when 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini died in the morality police's custody

5 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

The departures arent by any means a flood, but when there are just 800-plus families left in the Valley, it matters when even a few go away. (Representational Image/Twitter)

Anand K. Sahay | Kashmir still plagued by undercurrents of crisis

Of the 808 Pandit families in the Valley, 16 left their homes in August

5 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets his mother Hiraba at her residence on eve of second phase Gujarat Assembly elections, in Gandhinagar. (PTI)

Modi, Shah to vote in second phase of Gujarat polls today

Exit polls will be out after the end of voting hours on Monday evening for both Gujarat as well as Himachal Prades

4 Dec 2022 10:18 PM IST

In this file photo taken on April 22, 2007, Iranian police officers stop a car during a crackdown to enforce the Islamic dress code in the north of the capital Tehran. - Iran has scrapped its morality police after more than two months of protests triggered by the arrest of Mahsa Amini for allegedly violating the countrys strict female dress code, local media said Sunday. (Photo: AFP)

Protest-hit Iran abolishes morality police

The morality police were established under hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to "spread the culture of hijab"

4 Dec 2022 6:27 PM IST

Border Security Force (BSF) personnel stand guard at international border ahead of the Republic Day, in Jammu, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. (PTI)

156 dens at Indo-Bangla border in WB; CCTV to cover 127 kms by March...

For the stretch of 127 kms, the ministry of home affairs have approved â‚¹23 crores for a low cost surveillance project...

4 Dec 2022 2:04 PM IST

The film The Kashmir Files is based on the exodus and killings of Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley in the 1990s by Islamic terrorists. (Twitter)

'The Kashmir Files' row: 3 IFFI jurors back Nadav Lapid, Indian member...

The film, which opened to polarised reactions on March 11, is one of the most commercially successful Hindi films of the...

4 Dec 2022 12:43 PM IST

Pakistans newly-appointed Army chief General Asim Munir (Image credit: Twitter/@IntelDte)

Ready for war with India if attacked: Pakistan new Army chief Munir

Munir made the remarks during his first-ever visit to troops in the frontline areas in Rakhchikri Sector of the Line of...

4 Dec 2022 11:48 AM IST

Voters show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting their votes for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections, at a polling station in Krishna Nagar area, in East Delhi, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav)

Polling underway for civic polls in Delhi amid tight security

The AAP and the BJP have exuded confidence that they will emerge victorious in the polls while the Congress is seeking...

4 Dec 2022 10:17 AM IST

Voters wait in a queue to cast their votes for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections 2022, at Chand Bagh area in East Delhi, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. (PTI Photo)

MCD polls: CM Kejriwal urges to vote for making Delhi clean, beautiful...

Polling started at 8 am and will continue till 5:30 pm. The votes will be counted on December 7

4 Dec 2022 10:06 AM IST

The cover page of The Anglo-Indians: A Portrait of a Community

Book Review | How Anglo-Indians transformed India

The book covers much more than the things I've described, of course. It is as comprehensive as any book about any...

4 Dec 2022 8:09 AM IST