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Siddharth Chatterjee takes over as top UN diplomat in China

Senior United Nations official Siddharth Chatterjee of India has formally taken over as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in China, a key posting of overseeing the work of 27 agencies, funds......

How can you measure democracy?

There is a vocal constituency of educated, well-to-do, articulate Indian elites who would rather go with the idea that too much democracy is a liability.That India needs a spell of benevolent......

Indian teen held for planning machete attacks on Singapore mosques

A 16-year-old Singaporean boy, a Protestant Christian of Indian ethnicity, was detained last month under the Internal Security Act (ISA) after planning to use a machete to attack Muslims at two......

US Senate confirms Lloyd Austin as 1st black Pentagon chief

The United State Senate has confirmed the nomination of General (retired) Lloyd Austin to serve as secretary of the defence department, making him the first ever African American to occupy the top......

'Real power comes not from the barrel of a gun'

'...but from those who control the narrative.'Powerful nations have mastered this art of narrative building.Those nations who aspire to become global powers must do so, observes Shanthie Mariet......

Explained: Why are fuel prices rising in India?

The oil crisis could not have come at a worse time for the Modi government as its tax collection has fallen short of its 2020-2021 target by Rs 5.2 lakh crore. IMAGE: Congress workers pulli a car......

India looking to store oil in US, other commercially viable locations

India and the US had on July 17 signed a preliminary agreement for cooperating on emergency crude oil reserves, including the possibility of India storing oil in the US emergency stockpile. ......

September 1st week exports jump 13.35%, imports down 21.37%

India's exports during the first week of September jumped 13.35 per cent year-on-year to $ 6.12 billion, official data released on Thursday showed. At the same time, imports declined by 21.37 per......

How this town persuaded migrant workers to stay

'It is because we treat them as our own people, and there is no difference between owners and workers here.' Kindly note the image has been posted only for representaional purposes. Photograph:......

India to use low priced oil from Saudi, UAE to fill strategic reserves

Oil prices have declined by more than 60 per cent since January with benchmark crude falling well below $30 per barrel, driven by an acute oil demand decline caused by the coronavirus and a lack of......

'Men in our country have not grown up'

'All the guys in this country were stuck in the 'alpha' for the longest time.''They were told not to cry, be the man in the house.''I wanted to touch upon that vulnerability and innocence that is......

2020's BEST Non-Hindi Films

2020 should be a case study of how film-makers from around India coped with the pandemic and the lockdown. Some were ready with their films, while others rushed through post-production working......

Seen these FANTASTIC films?

The New York Film Festival served an amazing plate of films.Aseem Chhabra picks the best ones. It has been the strangest year of our lives, but films have been important in keeping us sane. And......

Chintu Ka Birthday review

'What impresses about this sweet-n-simple tale is the manner in which this production has been put together with an economical narrative by first time directors Devanshu Kumar and Satyanshu Singh,'......

My Name is Khan, A Decade Later

What has not changed in a decade is the character of Rizwan Khan.He is complex, multi-dimensional and lovable.In fact, his character continues to grow on you, notes Mohammad Asim Siddiqui. IMAGE:......

Former India football captain Carlton Chapman dead at 49

IMAGE: Former footballer Carlton Chapman led India to a SAFF Cup victory in 1997. Photograph: Kind courtesy Carlton Chapman/Facebook Former India football captain and mid-fielder Carlton Chapman,......

When the Olympics was boycotted or cancelled

IMAGE: Fritz Hegner of Switzerland on the shooting range at Bisley, Surrey, during the modern pentathlon event at the Olympic Games, on August 2, 1948. Photograph: Topical Press Agency/Hulton......

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Strikes in Syria sent warning to Iran to 'be careful'

"You can't act with impunity. Be careful," Biden said when a reporter asked what message he had intended to send with the airstrikes, which the... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/joe-biden-strikes-in-syria-sent-warning-to-iran-to-be-careful/articleshow/81239133.cms

6 Reasons Why Sensex Nosedived 1,939 Points Today

Posted by Equitymaster Indian share markets witnessed a sharp sell-off today and ended deep in the red. The selling dragged the benchmark Sensex... ...

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Also a decision to strike only in Syria and not in Iraq would give the Iraqi government some breathing room as it carries out its own investigation... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/u-s-carries-out-airstrike-against-iranian-backed-militia-target-in-syria-officials/articleshow/81220840.cms

Iraq's Christian community, decimated by violence, fear

Some members of Iraq's historic Christian community escaped to the nearby autonomous Kurdish region, others waited in neighbouring Jordan to... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/iraqs-ancient-christian-community-decimated-by-violence-fear/articleshow/81146271.cms

Iraq decides to freeze oil prepayments deal as oil prices rising

"We had concerns that oil prices would not rise above $40 when we announced this deal for the first time in the history of Iraq," Ihsan Abdul... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/iraq-decides-to-freeze-oil-prepayments-deal-as-oil-prices-rising/articleshow/81141133.cms

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