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US vetoes UN resolution on immediate Gaza ceasefire; UK abstains from voting

The United States has vetoed a draft resolution on the raging Israel-Hamas conflict in the United Nations Security Council that would have demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in......

'Mumbai will always be vulnerable'

'If we have to restrict and fight terrorism, first and foremost, we have to ensure communal harmony in the country.' IMAGE: Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus on......

Manipur: Political Will, Legal Process Need Of Hour

No process can offer a panacea for ethnic conflict, but there are times at which a legal process could work to defuse violence, asserts Supreme Court lawyer Devvrat. IMAGE: Women burn effigies......

Better J-K steps see India out of UN report on children of conflict

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has removed India from his annual report on the impact of armed conflict on children, citing measures taken by the Indian government to better protect them.......

Former Kerala CM Oommen Chandy dead; thousands gather to pay homage

Thousands of people paid homage to Congress stalwart and former Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy who passed away in Bengaluru in the early hours of Tuesday. IMAGE: Congress president......

Data Bill: Too much govt control will hit investments

Significant controls and exemptions to the government under the proposed Digital Personal Data Protection bill 2022 are likely to make it harder for companies to invest in data centres and data......

Viral Acharya needs a 'Bharat Darshan'

'Tilting at the government in English in front of India may make him feel like Joan of Arc, but without a feel for Bharat he will merely be Don Quixote,' says S Muraleedharan, former managing......

How a social audit makes people accountable

Social audit of rural jobs scheme promises to empower people with information about how they are being denied the benefits of the schemes meant for them. Something comes between entitlements and......

Posco project: A village under siege

The village has a fence and gates, gates that are manned by a handful of men who scrutinise all visitors. They are not intimidating, just cautious. There is more security inside: a makeshift......

Finance Minister P Chidambaram's speech

Mr. Speaker, Sir It is my privilege to present the Budget for 2007-08. I. A MID-TERM REPORT CARD ON THE ECONOMY 2. In November 2006, the UPA Government crossed the midpoint of its term of office. A......

'All my films will have Mr Bachchan'

Sujoy Ghosh has put behind the debacle of Home Delivery as he excitedly moves onto his next offering Aladdin starring Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Riteish Deshmukh and Jaqueline Fernandes.......

I Don't Get this Indian Cricket Team

They represent a new tribe whose grace and skill-sets lie well beyond my comprehension, notes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Mohammed Shami celebrates with team-mates after taking Rassie van der Dussen's......

Paddler Bhavinaben wins historic silver at Tokyo Paralympics

IMAGE: India’s Bhavinaben Patel had to settle for silver after losing to Chinese paddler Ying Zhou in the women's singles Table Tennis Class 4 final at the Paralympics on Sunday. Photograph:......

How a bus conductor is driving her son's cricket dreams

Until September 14, Vaidehi Ankolekar was a bus conductor on Mumbai's famed BEST buses.Now, she is known nationwide as the mother of India's latest cricketing hero.That Saturday, her son Atharva......

It's just not cricket, MS

'Insignias or not, Dhoni's will remain the deadliest pair of gloves behind the stumps,' notes Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: The regimental dagger insignia of the para forces visible on Mahendra Singh......

Sports Shorts: Ethiopia's Desisa takes NYC Marathon

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday IMAGE: Ethiopia's Lelisa Desisa poses with his first place medal at the finish line after winning the 2018 TCS New York City Marathon......

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