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Meghnad Desai: Who he was in his thoughts

India, Aug. 17 -- Lord Meghnad Desai and his wife, Kishwar, were sitting in the first row when, on April 29 this year, my latest book, Echoes of Eternity: A Journey through Indian Thought from the Rig... Read More


Could India have handled President Trump better?

India, Aug. 17 -- The Narendra Modi government converted an economically disastrous idea such as demonetisation into a political win. It dealt with a brutal Covid-19 pandemic that took millions of liv... Read More


Hell hath no fury like Donald Trump scorned

India, Aug. 17 -- Has Donald Trump got it in for India? He's slapped 50% tariffs, he's suspended trade talks till the tariff dispute is resolved, he says he doesn't care if India's "dead economy" sink... Read More


Empowering young women to enter higher education

India, Aug. 17 -- The recent suicides by young women students in Balasore, Noida and Kharagpur underscore the critical shortcomings in the ecosystem designed to protect and support female students, ul... Read More


Deadline for guvs, Prez will tilt power balance: Centre

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- The Union government has cautioned the Supreme Court that imposing fixed timelines on governors and the president to act on state bills, as mandated by the court in an April ruli... Read More


Sarabjot starts from zero after high of bronze medal at Paris Olympics

Mumbai, Aug. 17 -- Winning a medal at the Olympics can be a lifelong memory for any athlete, especially for Indians given how rare it is to join the single-digit club every edition. Sarabjot Singh is ... Read More


India should not adjust for Bumrah, he should

India, Aug. 17 -- I guess enough time has gone by for us to now look back at the India England series rationally and perhaps less emotionally. I must confess, I, too, like you, was floored by the perf... Read More


Frequency of cloudbursts increasing: Studies

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- The flash flooding and landslide triggered by torrential rain in Jammu and Kashmir has brought the spotlight on extreme weather events battering India's Himalayas this monsoon se... Read More


CBI arrests man on run for murder after 26 years

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a man who was on the run for over 26 years after committing a murder in Saudi Arabia, agency said on Saturday. The accused, ident... Read More


Lucknow airport restores 24-hr operations after runway upgrade

Lucknow, Aug. 17 -- After nearly five months of partial shutdown, the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (CCSIA) in Lucknow resumed 24-hour flight operations, after the successful completion... Read More