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Shubhajit RoyMar 17, 2016
The usual narrative expected to play out is the following: while India will insist on progress on the Pathankot attack, Pakistan will say that its internal agencies are working towards that goal.
APMar 17, 2016
The war in Syria enters its sixth year — with no clear end in sight. Here’s the price that Syria and the world have paid already.
Zeeshan SheikhMar 17, 2016
Shaktiman did not charge the protesters, and kept stepping back from them in the face of the attacks, until she buckled and one of her hind legs was caught in a railing.
Subrata NagchoudhuryMar 17, 2016
A sting video purportedly showing senior Trinamool Congress leaders accepting bribes has triggered allegation and argument, debate and denial in poll-bound West Bengal. But what does all the noise amount to?
Amrith LalMar 16, 2016
V.S. Achuthanandan, the CPM stalwart and opposition leader, will contest the upcoming Kerala assembly elections.
Arshad AliMar 16, 2016
If the BJP intends to make any mark in the Bengal elections, it cannot ignore the contribution of the Muslim population
Shaji VikramanMar 16, 2016
In 1988, in what was then Madras, a top law enforcement agency raided the residence of an executive director of a state-owned bank. Late that night, the report on the raid was pulled out of
Khushboo NarayanMar 16, 2016
Indian Express gives the background of the cases and probe against the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister who was arrested on Monday.
Amitav RanjanMar 16, 2016
The Cabinet last week approved a new regime for oil and gas exploration, seeking to revive investor interest in the country’s energy sector.
A minor announcement regarding TMC putting up candidates in about 70 seats seems to be now heading for a major showdown within the party between Kerala leadership and the Bengal leaderships.
Dalits constitute over 40% of the electorate in its four districts of Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur and Nawanshahr.
APMar 15, 2016
Donald Trump has been winning most of the primaries, but he’s only been collecting 43% of the delegates.
Amitabh SinhaMar 15, 2016
March rainfall is due to rain-bearing wind systems originating beyond Iran, which travel towards north western India and J&K. These ‘western disturbances’ may occur up to several times a month.
Harish DamodaranMar 15, 2016
The impact of the unseasonal rain on the rabi crop looks less than last year, but fingers crossed for later this week.
Pritha ChatterjeeMar 14, 2016
Experts say Ozone levels go up with the rise in temperatures, as the gas is formed from a photochemical reaction which needs high sunlight. “Ozone does not have any source of its own.
Liz MathewMar 14, 2016
The anti-incumbency of the 15-year-old Congress government, the wave for the BJP in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls in favour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi saw the party exude great confidence a few months ago.
Sushant SinghMar 14, 2016
The police and the central armed police forces were unable to move the protestors from the site — and the firing resulted in the death of one protestor.
Lok Sabha last week passed the Aadhaar Bill as a ‘Money Bill’, prompting allegations that it had been classified as such to bypass Rajya Sabha, where the government doesn’t have majority.
Ashutosh BhardwajMar 14, 2016
From Upadhyaya’s own words, it appears that he thought of “Integrated” as part of ancient Indian thought, and not as something he devised or propounded.
Navjeevan GopalMar 14, 2016
As Assembly elections approach, both the Congress and SAD make strenuous efforts to milk an old, emotive issue.
Santosh SinghMar 13, 2016
Aware that he is a potential third front face for PM in 2019, pragmatic politics keeps Nitish grounded in the fact that JD (U), on its own, cannot dream big.
Aniruddha GhosalMar 11, 2016
The importance of this seat for the party, has at its heart the dichotomy of past and present that needs to be navigated by leaders, contesting elections for the first time in three decades, as
Navjeevan GopalMar 11, 2016
At the heart of the river water sharing controversy is the Satluj-Yamuna Link (SYL), the proposed 122 kilometre -long canal which would link the Punjab Satluj basin to the Yamuna basin.
Sagnik ChowdhuryMar 11, 2016
The Indian Express explains the changes made this week to the 1968 Enemy Property Act, intended to plug loopholes that have allowed courts to honour claims by heirs of people who left India in the
AgenciesMar 11, 2016
Lee, an 18-time world champion, was grim and ashen after the game, saying he was “speechless”. The remaining games run until Tuesday.
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