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Asim Munir's Power Surge Splits Pakistan Military

Creating a powerful new chief of defence forces has split the Pakistan military into four competing factions, points out Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at RA&W. IMAGE: Pakistani Army......

Stalin Can Win 2026 Poll If...

...the DMK chief minister's campaign -- which includes criticism of the BJP's 'pro-Hindutva, anti-Tamil, anti-federal' policies and building on his own government's social welfare programmes......

India And Pakistan Enter A Dangerous Era

'India for its survival has to change its doctrine from no first use to a pre-emptive attack in case of any hostile move by Pakistan,' recommends Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). Kindly note the......

Indian Army's Achilles Heel: Artillery Power

The army has long been deficient in artillery, the modern battlefield’s most lethal killer, reports Ajai Shukla. IMAGE: The first K9-Vajra self-propelled howitzer regiment was deployed by......

Suvendu's Career Hinges On Tamluk

'The life of his political career is dependent on success in this constituency.' IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Amit A Shah and Suvendu Adhikari during an election rally in Birbhum, May 10,......

India needs to generate 78.5 lakh jobs in non-farm sector annually till 2030: Survey

The Indian economy needs to generate an average of nearly 78.5 lakh jobs annually until 2030 in the non-farm sector to cater to the rising workforce, according to the Economic Survey for 2023-24.......

Houthi attacks on Russian oil tankers complicate things for Indian refiners

The unexpected missile attack on a second India-bound ship carrying Russian crude, just three weeks after the first, has complicated matters for domestic refiners. Image: Houthi military......

Government addresses the Achilles heel of fiscal management

This government has stayed the course on unglamorous reforms and tax proposals, feels Rathin Roy In the run-up to the Budget, there had been a debate on the desirability of sticking to......

'I Never Took My Career Seriously'

'I didn't like doing jhatak-mataks.''I would subconsciously start feeling, 'Oh my God, my makeup man and my driver will be watching this.'' IMAGE: Moushumi Chatterjee in Ghar Parivar.......

371 Films And Shows To Watch!

Aseem Chhabra rates the movies he's watched in 2023, and tells you where you can watch them! With the pandemic done and dusted, people are back to watching films in their neighborhood theaters and......

Australia sweat as Hazlewood suffers another injury

IMAGE: Cricket Australia said that Josh Hazlewood had reported Achilles soreness, delaying his rehabilitation. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Australia paceman Josh Hazlewood's hopes of......

Jr Hockey World Cup: Rampaging India thrash Oman 17-0

IMAGE: India's hockey players celebrate a goal against Oman during the FIH Junior Hockey World Cup in Chennai on Saturday. Photographs: Hockey India Arshdeep Singh, Manmeet Singh and Dilraj Singh......

Iyer fails to find form against Hazlewood

IMAGE: Shreyas Iyer laboured against the short ball before gloving a catch to the keeper for 11. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Shreyas Iyer’s battle against Josh Hazlewood continued on a......

Shami slams selectors: 'I don't need to create controversy'

'I have said this before... Selection is not in my hands. If there is a fitness issue, I shouldn't be here playing for Bengal.' IMAGE: Mohmmed Shami has not been a part of the Indian Test side for......

4th Test Takeaways: The Highs and Lows

Team India showed grit, character, and resilience to pull off a dramatic draw in the fourth Test at Old Trafford. Led by Shubman Gill, a defiant India put on a mentally strong and technically......