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A chance at normal US Cuba relations: Obama, Castro to have a historic sit-down today
April 11, 2015 2:39 pm
Generations of tensed relationships between US and Cuba likely to fade away after the two premiers meet.
Obama, Castro meet to relaunch diplomatic relations after 50 years
April 10, 2015 4:20 pm
Cuba's inclusion for the first time in the American Summit is an opportunity to prove itself on the world stage.
Cuba's dollar divide
October 15, 2013 3:00 am
The only country in the world with two national currencies,to deal with locals and foreigners,wrestles with unifying them
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After missing multiple deadlines, Gaganyaan’s first uncrewed mission likely to lift-off by March
Updated: January 2, 2026 07:18 IST
This mission will use an unpressurised crew module to demonstrate the complete mission — the human-rated launch vehicle will put the spacecraft in a low earth orbit, ensure re-entry of the crew module, a smooth splashdown and recovery of the module.
First oral pill for anaemia in thalassaemia patients approved by US FDA: Why is this a milestone therapy?
January 2, 2026 07:18 IST
Specialists explain why the pill matters for transfusion-dependent patients.
Dhurandhar Day 28 Box Office Collection Worldwide Update: Ranveer Singh film earns Rs 1117.9 crore
Updated: January 2, 2026 07:14 IST
Dhurandhar Box Office Collection Worldwide Day 28 Update: Worldwide, the Ranveer Singh film’s collection stands at Rs 1,117.9 crore, including Rs 250 crore from overseas markets.
40 years ago, January 2, 1985: Ershad lifts politics ban
Updated: January 2, 2026 07:13 IST
A new political party was launched in Bangladesh with direct blessings from the president, Lt General Hussain Muhammad Ershad, whose government lifted the 10-month old ban on open political activities.
‘Like an Uber service for chefs’: Why home chefs are a hit with youngsters in Delhi-NCR
Updated: January 2, 2026 07:11 IST
All Arushi had to do was order the ingredients the chef needed a day earlier and she could stay indoors and relax on December 31 with her friends.
Christmas was a day of festivity — and fear
Updated: January 2, 2026 07:11 IST
No, this is not the Christmas we know. Harassing those earning a living selling Santa Claus caps on the roadside. Beating up those wearing them. Tearing down Christmas trees in malls. Ransacking decorations put up for the New Year. Threatening a congregation as they worship
C Raja Mohan writes: In 2026, navigating a world without norms
January 2, 2026 07:10 IST
Governments will continue to invoke the language of norms but employ it selectively and inconsistently. India is no exception
Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes: A new year wish for India in 2026 — Let sober realism be the guide, not political fantasy
January 2, 2026 07:10 IST
We are told that historical anxieties can be healed by deepening communal antagonism, as if recasting contemporary politics as an epic struggle between Hindus and Muslims were the path to renewal. In this imagination, politics becomes myth, victimhood becomes virtue, and the past substitutes for the future
The rats ate the ganja, Your Honour
January 2, 2026 07:10 IST
Rats appear to have tunnelled their way to a victory in Jharkhand, where they supposedly ate 200 kg of ganja that was part of the evidence in a drugs case
In Iran, another protest brings a new moment of reckoning
January 2, 2026 07:10 IST
The protests are reminiscent of a dark and recent chapter in Iran’s post-1979 history when it faced a moment of reckoning over the custodial death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who had been accused of violating dress codes by the notorious morality police
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