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Paris & Delhi: Partnering for stability in a volatile world

India, Feb. 25 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to France earlier this month, comprised two components - the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit, and a deepening of Indo-French bilateral... Read More


Need to shun the politics of patronage and clientelism

India, Feb. 25 -- With the elections in the national capital territory done and dusted and the new government was sworn in, it is time to reflect on the role of freebies that played a role in shaping ... Read More


Tackling farm distress in a focussed manner

India, Feb. 25 -- The ministry of agriculture has developed a Farmers' Distress Index (FDI), this newspaper reported on Sunday. The index, the report says, will factor in multiple indicators to give l... Read More


The rise of the German right

India, Feb. 25 -- Germany's centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its sister party Christian Social Union (CSU) are set to form the government following Sunday's election, whose results al... Read More


What the court missed in the Allahbadia case

India, Feb. 25 -- On February 18, the Supreme Court made headlines after its oral remarks about the YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia, who was seeking legal protection after a crass joke that he had made on... Read More


World champ D Gukesh and Freestyle Chess conundrum

Bengaluru, Feb. 25 -- Reigning world champion D Gukesh just lived through an anomaly of a week - a rare, winless run at a tournament. Fischer Random, or Freestyle Chess, as packaged in its latest glit... Read More


Delhi man inspired by crime thrillers, planned to kill wife for months: Police

PRAYAGRAJ, Feb. 25 -- The Delhi man accused of killing his 40-year-old wife while on a trip to Prayagraj for the Mahakumbh 2025 was inspired by crime thriller serials, the police said. Ashok Kumar, 4... Read More


BTech student returning home from college raped

Meerut, Feb. 25 -- A 17-year-old B Tech student was allegedly raped by a man who gave her a lift on his motorcycle when she was returning home from college in Muzaffarnagar district. According to the... Read More


Man plots father's murder over property; 2 accomplices also held

Meerut, Feb. 25 -- A red footwear helped police in Bareilly district blow the lid off a murder attempt on a man in Pastaur village in the CB Ganj area of the district. Police said Leeladhar, 58, was ... Read More


Man kills estranged wife, injures partner outside son's exam centre

Meerut, Feb. 25 -- A man allegedly shot dead his estranged wife and injured her partner near a school examination centre in Bulandshahr on Monday. The attack took place in Gangahari village under Aura... Read More