The US military efforts in Afghanistan were akin to filling a bucket that had gaping holes, asserts Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he was taking action against an unspecified number of Chinese officials, including from the ruling Communist Party, under a US law that calls on China to let Americans visit Tibet.
Amidst a storm over proposal to shut petrol pumps during night to taper fuel demand, Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily on Monday said the government had not made any such proposal and the idea had come from public.
A number of Congress leaders across the country have gone against the party's stand in Parliament on abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution in Jammu and Kashmir by supporting the Centre's move and a bill to bifurcate the state. The Congress has strongly opposed the move and the bill to bifurcate the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories.
Gandhi, however, acknowledged that his opinion is different from that of his party on the "emotional issue" after the Supreme Court last month lifted the ban on entry of women of menstrual age to the hilltop shrine of Lord Ayyappa in Kerala.
'It is time to think up a policy of incentivising farmers in the states around Delhi.' 'Let's say a farmer is given an incentive for not burning his crop stubble and instead handing over the task of incinerating the crop stubble to a State-run-or-funded community initiative.' 'The incentive can take the form of, say, fertilisers, or even direct cash transfers,' recommends Somasekhar Sundaresan.
What does a Muslim in politics do? Where does he go?
Respect for India is increasing all over. One can experience the change, Modi said.
Dave complained of uneasiness at his home on Thursday morning and was rushed to AIIMS.
The PM asserted that 'we know how to take challenges head-on'.
'We have liberals here, we have conservatives. We have wisdom here, we have silliness. We are a motley gathering of every kind of people... What we have failed in is governance. We need a different set of politicians. The country has to be changed by new people,' says Shazia Ilmi of the Aam Aadmi Party.
'In Kerala, if the Left had worked on stopping fascism the BJP would not have become a force today.'
The festival of nine nights is upon us all and the city of dreams shows how to party.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown resigned on Tuesday night after talks between his Labour party and Liberal Democrats for a coalition government failed, clearing the deck for Conservative leader David Cameron to head the new government.
The Vermont Senator and Texas senator are closing in on the lead that their competitors - Clinton and Trump hold.
Karthick Ramakrishnan, co-author and director of the National Asian American Survey believes the Indian American community's massive shift to the Democratic Party -- which was manifest in the polling data that showed overwhelming support for President Barack Obama over Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney
India lost around 38.5 thousand hectares of tropical forest in the last decade. Nearly 14 per cent of the country's tree cover! It is one thing for Modi to announce that India will reach a net-zero level of emissions in 2070. But if it is serious, it needs to start today, points out Ramesh Menon.
From being called 'paon paon wale bhaiya' (foot soldier) by villagers to being addressed as 'Mama' (maternal uncle) by children, Chouhan's long innings at the top was interrupted when the BJP fell short of seven seats from the majority mark in the 2018 polls.
It also pledged to give interest free crop loan of up to Rs 3 lakh to farmers.
...The story is boring, feels Aarush S.
'We have to face the fact that Islamic terrorists are here on our soil and mean to do America harm.'
The over 3,800-km-long Brahmaputra, one of the longest rivers in the world passes through China, India and Bangladesh and has several tributaries and sub-tributaries.
The House of Representatives needs to pass similar bill to avoid a government shutdown this weekend. House, in which the Republicans currently has a majority, is expected to pass the bill, but unlikely to include funding for the border wall.
British Prime Minister David Cameron suffered a stinging parliamentary defeat over Europe after Conservative rebels joined the Labour opposition to demand a cut in the European Union budget. The defeat on Wednesday night came after more than 50 rebels from the ruling party joined Labour Members of Parliament in supporting a demand for real-terms reductions in spending by the European Union. The government was defeated by 307 votes to 294, a majority of 13.
A United States lawmaker has asked Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to reconsider the government's decision against issuing a diplomatic visa to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, drawing strong reactions from the Indian American Muslim community in Washington. Congressman Joe Walsh, a right-wing conservative Republican and a tea party favourite, has written a letter to Clinton, requesting her to consider granting a diplomatic visa to Modi.
A charge-sheet has been filed against Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Legislative Assembly G Somasekhara Reddy, brother of arrested mining baron G Janardhana Reddy and 13 others, in connection with the alleged threat to the life of a top forest official who was investigating illegal mining in the district. The 125-page charge-sheet has named Somasekhara Reddy as the main accused.
Even as debate rages over credentials of next prime minister, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Madhya Pradesh minister, Babulal Gaur, on Monday termed Narendra Modi as a 'secular' leader.
Countries across the world -- from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada to Singapore and New Zealand, are witnessing phenomenal strides by Indian-origin politicians, who are now taking on influential and prominent roles in governments and cabinets.
The pugnacious 61-year-old conservative, who was deeply unpopular by the end of his five years as president, had made no secret of his ambition to reconquer the top office.
Mumbai based sales Meera who's been happily married to Binod Pillai for eight years believes that a few decisions they jointly took as a couple has helped them keep problems at bay.
British PM David Cameron on Monday unveiled tough new measures, allowing parents of teens at risk of "poisonous" radicalisation to have their passports blocked.
The ball was set rolling by the Opposition party's Labour Friends of India when its chairman, Barry Gardiner MP, sent a letter to Modi last week inviting him to the House of Commons to speak on 'The Future of Modern India'.
The best-case scenario -- to which Morgan Stanley attaches 30 per cent probability -- pegs the S&P BSE Sensex at 41,500 levels in the next 12 months.
But his nature, temperament, his skill to listen to others, and empathise with their pain and hardships will make him a far better president, a leader America has been longing for four years, notes Aseem Chhabra.
As a compromise formula, India proposed targets could be revised at the subsequent CBD summits, scheduled to be held every 2 years till 2020.
'The credit for managing Trump should go to Modi.' 'Biden is a predictable and rational person with plenty of administrative experience,' notes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
Australia's Conservative challenger Tony Abbott on Saturday stormed to power with a thumping victory in national polls, as Prime Minister Kevin Rudd conceded defeat ending six years of Labor Party rule.
He is now the first non-Congress chief minister to win a second term in office in the state, seen as a Congress bastion until just five years ago.
Billed as having just an outside chance, Australian opposition leader Tony Abott stunned everyone by leading his Liberal party to an early 45-36 seat lead in the knife-edge national elections.
