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Battle Royale in Thiruvananthapuram

I have a bit of a personal dilemma: I have a soft corner for Shashi Tharoor, but I do like Rajeev Chandrasekhar's pitch, confesses Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Dr Shashi Tharoor, the Congress Lok......

We Won't See The Likes Of Him Again

His legacy will endure through the countless lives he touched, the legal precedents he set, and the principles he upheld.K T S Tulsi pays rich tributes to Fali Nariman, the doyen of the legal......

TMC to send journalist Sagarika Ghose to Rajya Sabha

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday announced the names of journalist Sagarika Ghose, party leader Sushmita Dev and two others for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls from the state. Photograph:......

Why Do We Overspeed On An Expressway?

The toughest part is to tackle human behaviour.On the Atal Setu, says Indrajit Gupta, I chose to drive at a consistent speed of 80 kmph in the middle lane.Vehicles on the right lane were clipping......

Giriraj Singh's big claim: RJD, JD-U to merge soon

Union minister Giriraj Singh on Saturday claimed that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal-United and its ally Rashtriya Janata Dal, founded and headed by Lalu Prasad Yadav, were heading......

H-4 visa holders may get an automatic right to work in America

Two US lawmakers have introduced a bill in the House of Representatives that aims at granting an automatic right to H-4 visa holders to work in the country, a move which will benefit the spouses of......

India never had more decisive government: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday cited his dispensation's push for wide-ranging reforms, including the privatisation of Air India, to assert that the country never had a more “decisive......

Restaurant body up in arms against Zomato, Swiggy

Main issues include bundling of services, exorbitant commissions and deep discounting. Alleging “anti-competitive practices” by Zomato and Swiggy, restaurant industry body National......

Kerala tops Niti's sustainable development index

Both Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu took the second spot. Bihar, Jharkhand and Assam were the worst performing states. IMAGE: A fisherman throwing his net ahead of southwest monsoon at a seaside......

New twist to H-1B visas for Indians

The current per-country cap on issuing of green cards in the US has resulted in Indian professionals, mostly from the IT sector, having to wait for decades for their legal permanent residency.......

Qatar World Cup: Minor offences won't result in arrest

Photograph: Kind Courtesy FIFA /Twitter World Cup fans in Qatar caught committing minor offences such as public drunkenness will escape prosecution under plans being developed by authorities in......

Kenya's lesbian footballers fight for the right to play

'No coach has ever stood up in defence of any lesbian players. Some even refuse to include us in their teams' IMAGE: Members of the ‘Chosen Few’ soccer team train during a practice......

US won't send officials to Beijing Winter Olympics

'The Biden administration will not send any diplomatic or official representation to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games given the PRC's ongoing genocide and crimes against......

Human rights groups ask IOC to move Olympics from China

Over 160 rights groups call on IOC chief to revoke 2022 Beijing Winter Games Photograph: Kyodo/via Reuters Over 160 human rights advocacy groups have delivered a joint letter to the chief of the......

Postponed 2020 Games raises questions about drug cheats

IMAGE: There are now new questions that some athletes, whose bans prevented them from competing in the Tokyo Olympics. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters The one-year postponement of the 2020......

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