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.
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
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
Over the last few days, strikes by workers engaged by companies such as Swiggy, Zomato and Zepto calling for a ban on 10-minute delivery services have drawn attention to this issue. It requires careful consideration on the way forward
Renewable energy use has increased appreciably in the last decade. Last year, green fuels edged out coal as the biggest source of electricity. The clean energy graph moved northwards in large parts of the Global South, including India
Vigilantes attacked a birthday party of a 22-year-old woman, purportedly because two young people in the group belonged to the Muslim community. And yet listen to her, three days later, and amid the bleakness, there is reason to hope.
“Navigating uncertainty” is something India is apparently excellent at, and “walking the diplomatic tightrope” isn't the same as sitting on the sidelines. And then, a new “multilateralism” can save the “rules-based order”. Phew
For several weeks now, Ukraine has been confronted with a stark choice: Surrender territory in the east and accede to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s demands, or continue fighting a war of attrition with mounting costs
The Constitution in Santhali offers the Santhali people easier access to a document that enshrines the rights for which leaders like Munda fought. With a population of over 7 million, the Santhals are the third-largest tribe in the country.
Sengar may not be freed immediately — he is also serving a 10-year sentence for the custodial death of the survivor’s father. But the saga of the Unnao survivor paints a stark picture of how rocky the road to justice can be.
The lukewarm foreign investor interest in India may also have to do with its not being part of the artificial intelligence euphoria, which has fuelled equity markets in the US as well as China, Taiwan and Korea.
While conceding several demands of non-resident Indians regarding investment in India, Finance Minister V P Singh said in New Delhi that the issue of a 5 per cent ceiling on investment in Indian companies would have to be discussed further before any decision could be taken.
Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron need to figure out how to talk to people within, before they start talking of leading “Europe” and the “Anglosphere”. And Putin and Xi, will — like so many jaded couples — hope that the other isn’t playing footsie outside the friendship.
The upcoming missions, too, are all meant to be special in one way or another, for the rocket or the satellites. The ISRO is targeting at least six more launches before March next year. If that happens, it would be the busiest three-month period in its history.
