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India's Untold Nepal Stories

In 2017, a retired R&AW officer conveyed that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was keen to get monarchy restored in Nepal and suggested that I support these efforts. A fascinating......

Guess Their Ages Folks!

There's much talk in the United States about how the main contenders in November's presidential election are old and have dodgy memories. But as The Wall Street Journal newspaper pointed out on......

Modi Or Manmohan? Who Travelled More?

While Narendra Modi has spent fewer days abroad than his predecessor -- 275 days versus Dr Manmohan Singh's 306 -- he has travelled more widely than any other Indian PM. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

General To Head Largest Muslim Democracy

IMAGE: Signature moves: Prabowo Subianto and fresh-faced vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka dance after delivering their speeches at an event in Jakarta showing the quick-count......

Celebrating Indonesia's Festival Of Democracy

The 'Pesta Demokrasi' is a cause for celebration not only for Indonesia but also for democracy and forces for peace all over the globe, notes Sandeep Chakravorty, India's Ambassador to Indonesia.......

'Every airport in India is on our radar'

'Domestic will remain very much the core of what IndiGo is.''But the emphasis in our next growth phase is going to be on the international side.' Photograph: PTI Photo IndiGo is mapping out plans......

Centre, states team up with RBI, Big Tech to fight Chinese lending apps

A user just needs to download any app floated by such fraudsters and apply for instant loans. These apps are mainly concentrated on Google Play considering the reach and popularity of Android......

Maidaan Review: Snooze Soccer

Maidaan draws out more yawns than yays, observes Sukanya Verma. Underdog sports stories are as life-affirming as they are formulaic. What distinguishes the decent ones from the drags is vision.......

11 BEAUTIFUL STORIES From Around The World

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite films from the recent Toronto International Film Festival. As the pandemic situation began to improve and movie theatres opened up in North America, the Toronto......

From pacer to left-arm spinner: How LSG's M Siddharth made transition

IMAGE: M Siddharth celebrates after picking up the prized scalp of Virat Kohli. Photograph: BCCI On a sultry Tuesday night, Virat Kohli's wicket might have given Manimaran Siddharth the validation......

Cricket's bid for Asian Games 2026 gains momentum

IMAGE: Cricket featured in the Hangzhou Games in China last year but wasn't part of the 2018 Games in Jakarta and Palembang in Indonesia. Photograph: ICC/X The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)......

Olympic Qualifiers: India's shooters continue golden run

IMAGE: Yogesh Singh won two gold medals as India's shooters continued to shine at the Asia Olympic Qualifiers in Jakarta. Photograph: SAI Media/X India's shooters continued to hit the bullseye in......

Shooter Vijayveer Sidhu clinches 17th Paris Olympics spot for India

Photograph: Kind Courtesy NRAI/Instagram India's Vijayveer Sidhu clinched a 17th Paris Games quota place for the country while clinching a silver medal in the men's 25m rapid-fire event at the......

FIH Olympic Qualifiers: Rupinder's quick fix for penalty misery

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Hockey India/X Penalty corners have been the Indian women's hockey team's Achilles heel for a while but it could well turn a corner in the upcoming FIH Olympic......

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