'If businessmen should be included in the political process -- which is essential in my opinion -- they need to have the freedom to express themselves and to take stands against the government of......
China on Thursday said that it 'firmly opposes external interference' in the internal affairs of the Maldives and supports the island nation in upholding its sovereignty and independence as......
'There is a huge risk of misinformation and disinformation, and targeted campaigns that could potentially happen against candidates or to push certain narratives.' IMAGE: Congress leader Rahul......
Pratinav Anil is able to foresee some agency and assertion on the part of India's Muslims.His hope emanates from the citizenship rights movement of Muslims in 2019-2020, notes Mohammad Sajjad.......
Over five years before being tasked with the responsibility to explore the feasibility of 'one nation, one election', Ram Nath Kovind as the country's then president had made a strong pitch for......
We have the workforce, now we need to ensure that we take full advantage of game-changing technologies and geopolitical openings, suggests Jayant Sinha, chairman of Parliament's Standing Committee......
NITI Aayog has not said what the reasons were for having achieved or not having achieved what was sought to be achieved, or what lessons can be learned for the future, points out Aakar Patel.......
Kolkata trams -- now in their 150th year -- are the last to survive modernity in Indian cities, writes Ishita Ayan Dutt. IMAGE: Tram at Esplanade depot in Kolkata. All photographs: Hitesh......
Companies making electric two-wheelers, through their association Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV), have taken on the Department of Heavy Industries (DHI), saying they did not......
India's housing sector is witnessing probably the "biggest boom" in the last one and half decade driven by various factors such as affordability and customers aspiration to own homes, HDFC Capital......
'This is a movie, which if you allow it to, will wash itself all over you, so that you emerge from it a little drenched but wide awake,' says Sreehari Nair. Outwardly, Rima Das's Village Rockstars......
IOC raises prospect of boxing being pulled from Paris Games IMAGE: IOC raised the possibility of boxing being excluded from the 2024 Paris Games. Photograph: Luis Robayo/Getty Images The......
IMAGE: International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach stressed that the current guidance on Russian athletes was still standing but added that the IOC also needed to think about the future.......
IMAGE: RB Leipzig, who were to host Spartak Moscow on March 10, with the 2nd leg scheduled for March 17, will now progress to the Europa League quarter-finals. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters......
'We could have gone home as long as there was security but instead we waited. Last night the explosions woke us up.' IMAGE: People protest against Russia's attack on Ukraine, outside the Dutch......
China's 'snow princess' Gu triumphs in halfpipe, bags second gold IMAGE: Gu Ailing Eileen of China in action during the Freestyle Skiing Women's Freeski Halfpipe Final Run 2 at Genting Snow Park,......