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Even more alarming is the human rights situation in Afghanistan with extrajudicial killings becoming the norm rather than the exception. (Representational Image/ AP)

Manish Tewari | Four months on, Taliban's inner contradictions show

The ignominious exit of the US and the flight of President Ashraf Ghani still remains an enigma wrapped in a riddle and...

19 Dec 2021 2:48 AM IST

Cover image of Missed Translations (Meeting the Immigrant Parents Who Raised Me) by Sopan Deb.

Book Review | Raw, dark, tender exploration of ties that bind families...

The book is raw, dark, and, surprisingly tender

19 Dec 2021 2:31 AM IST

Cover image of Modis India: Hindu Nationalism and the Rise of Ethnic Democracy by Christophe Jaffrelot.

Book review | The true colour of Modi's majoritarianism

Modi's pro-poor, anti-establishmentarian populism did not really translate into pro-poor policies or help the poor to...

19 Dec 2021 1:51 AM IST

A Royal Bengal tiger walks near a lake at the Ranthambhore national park in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan (AP)

Ranjona Banerji | Some tips and tricks to survive the holidays

May the virus stop controlling us, and see you on the other side

19 Dec 2021 1:51 AM IST

The Ambassador and the Private Eye By Krishnan Srinivasan.

Book Review | Somali ex-diplomat, one-armed ex-cop team up in cerebral...

The novel plays out in a sequence of episodic chapters, each dealing with a separate case

18 Dec 2021 6:58 PM IST

A health workers conducts thermal screening of a passenger at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International airport amid concern over Omicron variant of coronavirus, in Ahmedabad (PTI)

Traders brace for third wave as Omicron cases rise in Delhi

On Tuesday, the minister said that the Omicron variant had not spread in the community so far and the situation was...

18 Dec 2021 4:49 PM IST

Sabeer Ahluwalia (on the left) with Neil Shaw. (AA Image)

Eastern India gets a private jet club - Yaqoot Air Charter

The private jets will provide air strips in exotic locations that are usually not covered by regular airlines

18 Dec 2021 4:14 PM IST

Pakistans Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi speaks during a joint press conference, in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP/Anjum Naveed, File)

Pakistan to rally Muslim countries to help Afghanistan

Afghanistan is facing a looming economic meltdown and humanitarian catastrophe in the aftermath of the Taliban takeover

18 Dec 2021 1:09 PM IST

The first part of the movie will be released on September 9, 2022. The second and third parts of Brahmastra are due in 2024 and 2026. (Twitter Photo)

SS Rajamouli to present 'Brahmastra' in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada,...

'Brahmastra' trilogy has been produced by Fox Star Studios, Karan Johar's Dharma Productions, Prime Focus and Starlight...

18 Dec 2021 12:35 PM IST

A sign asking people to wear face coverings to curb the spread of coronavirus at London St Pancras International rail station, in London, the Eurostar hub to travel to European countries including France, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. (AP/Matt Dunham)

Surging COVID-19 cases bring a 2020 feel to the end of 2021

Denmark decided to close theaters, concert halls, amusement parks and museums in response to virus cases

18 Dec 2021 11:52 AM IST

A health worker checks body temperature of passengers as a precaution against the coronavirus, at Dadar Railway Station in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

Active COVID-19 cases in country decline to 84,565

The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been recorded below 15,000 for the last 51 days now

18 Dec 2021 11:09 AM IST

nurse prepares a ward that is set up to treat patients infected with the Omicron coronavirus variant, at the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad. (PTI Photo)

Omicron cases rise to 113 with 26 new cases

Maharashtra has so far reported the highest number of cases at 40, followed by Delhi with 22 cases

18 Dec 2021 8:38 AM IST