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'Aung San Suu Kyi is like Indira Gandhi'

'She's not going to keel over.''This is the kind of difficult situation that she thrives in.' IMAGE: Myanmar's National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Photograph: Ann Wang/Reuters......

'Aung San Suu Kyi isn't a revolutionary'

'She has never advocated people taking to the streets and calling for a revolution.''I don't know if that will change now.' IMAGE: A Nation League for Democracy supporter holds up a picture of NLD......

'Surveillance can't go down because the curve is going down'

'Even after vaccines are given, precautions like using a mask and maintaining social distancing have to be taken.' IMAGE: 'We can vaccinate around 800 million people with 1.6 billion doses.'......

China is the dragon in ASEAN room

Had India agreed to join the trade pact, Indian markets would have been flooded with cheap Chinese products, notes Rajaram Panda. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The 37th ASEAN Summit......

The best of the week gone by

From Black Lives Matter protests in the United States to deadly floods in Japan, here's all the top stories in images from the past week. A woman walks past cars that have been swept up against a......

Wistron: 'We made mistakes as we expanded'

Wistron, which had only 2,000 employees till June, had added around 10,000 more within the next few months on a contractual basis as Apple began gearing up for direct online sales of its flagship......

'Modi wants to do away with permanent government jobs'

The new government order to review the service record of employees who have completed 30 years in the job to identify inefficient or corrupt staff and retire them prematurely has invited the ire of......

Will drive-in theatres replace the multiplex?

PVR Cinemas is in the process of building one at the Jio Center in Bandra Kurla Complex. This theatre will be on the top of the mall and should be able to accommodate 300 cars, and is expected to......

4 reasons why India said no to RCEP

'It seems a wiser decision to pull out at the right moment than regret after joining the pact,' explains Dr Rahul Mishra. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi speaks at the ASEAN-India......

CII explains how keeping out of RCEP will 'harm' India

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at the ASEAN-India Summit on the sideline of the 35th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok, on Sunday. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters Not being part of the......

Japan denies considering vaccine priority for Olympic athletes

IMAGE: Only a million people have received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine since February, out of Japan's population of 126 million. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters Japan said on......

Mary Kom punches way into semis of Spanish tourney

IMAGE: MC Mary Kom. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters Six-time world champion M C Mary Kom (51kg) was assured of a medal in her first competitive outing since qualifying for the Olympics......

No vaccination privileges for Tokyo Games athletes

Decision on spectators by March, says Tokyo Olympics OC. IMAGE: Two academics warned against pinning hopes on vaccinations for those taking part. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters......

Should Tokyo Olympics include spectators?

IMAGE: IOC president Thomas Bach said last week that spectator reductions might be an option. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori told Kyodo News in an......

Cleared of doping Chanu to finally get Arjuna award

IMAGE: International Weightlifting Federation dropped the doping charge against Sanjita Chanu due to ‘non-conformities’ in the handling of her sample last month. Photograph: Athit......

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