'We spent Rs 59,000 crore on acquiring 36 Rafales and we do not know if we will ever use them. The chances are that we never will,' argues Aakar Patel.
'Throughout the nearly 20-year US-led war, State sponsorship from Pakistan has been a constant.'
Referring to the COVID-19 pandemic, Modi said India has always prided itself as the first responder in the region - a friend in need.
No plaque marks the historic meeting place of the fathers of two nations. And no history textbook tells us about that first meeting and their mutual admiration, common ethos and comradeship.
Radhika Apte's espionage skills, a quartet of romances in Visakhapatnam and a whole lot of other adventures and thrills, there's tons of action to catch on OTT this week.
'And as we sit (or sleep) out the nightmare, there is feverish speculation about what the post-Corona world might look like,' mulls Hasan Suroor.
... Are far-reaching social changes coming with it, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
The Nobel Prize for literature was awarded on Thursday to Belarusian writer Svetlana Alexievich in Stockholm. This year was the 107th time the prize has been awarded.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid homage to the fallen soldiers at the newly-built National War Memorial in the nation's capital on the Republic Day for the first time instead of the Amar Jawan Jyoti beneath the India Gate arch.
India's willingness to play a big role in the manufacturing and to allow some of those vaccines to go to other developing countries will be an absolutely critical part of containing the pandemic, said Gates.
The 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature was postponed for a year due to the sexual harassment scandal that shook the Swedish Academy.
Moody's has forecast that China would be the only G-20 country to post growth this year.
Max Verstappen lapped with a best time of one minute 27.422 seconds.
Khan said all wars have been started on miscalculations on the time and the human cost of war. This was the same with the World War I, with the World War II and the war on terror, the Pakistan PM added.
My candidate for the best general of the last century hailed from a little, poor colonised Asian nation whose impact on world affairs rarely amounted to much, notes Shankar Acharya.
Japan today imports 500,000 tons of coffee annually. Barely 60 years earlier, it was a market that hardly sold a cup! Ad guru Sandeep Goyal reveals how Nestle won the Coffee versus Tea Battle.
2021 has a lot to offer for sports lovers with the Tokyo Olympics topping the list.
'The Indian side has realised that not talking to Pakistan has not served any useful purpose.'
Here are some scenes from inside Italy's intensive care units, where medical staff are treating the most severe cases of COVID-19
The Trump campaign accused Facebook of "flagrant bias."
All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) chief executive Richard Lewis said he hoped the situation will stabilise in the coming months to allow the hardcourt season to get underway before the US Open begins on Aug. 24.
Nationalisation has served its purpose. It's time to move ahead, keeping majority ownership of the government in a few banks to serve the people, argues Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
'This special meeting reiterates our belief in the time-tested principles of international relations'
"We are facing a global health crisis unlike any in the 75-year history of the United Nations -- one that is killing people, spreading human suffering, and upending people's lives. But this is much more than a health crisis. It is a human crisis," Guterres said.
The hit to economic activity will be mostly confined to the first quarter. And a third wave, if it materialises, is unlikely to be hugely disruptive for the economy, predicts T T Ram Mohan.
The coronavirus has infected 1.2 million Americans and killed more than 73,000.
As Washington, DC, prepares to celebrate July Fourth with a military "Salute to America" that will feature military bands, a parade and flyovers from the US Navy's Blue Angels and Air Force One, here's a look at other countries that hold military marches.
Admiral describes it as 'a path-breaking change'; defence ministry official disagrees.
The managing director of Bajaj Auto was in a dialogue with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, as part of a series on India's COVID-19 response and the lockdown initiated by the Congress and aired on the party's social media platforms.
A procession down the Mall to Buckingham Palace in a golden carriage and a banquet for 150 people hosted by the monarch are among the highlights of any state visit.
'I realised what a great leader he was by the way he took decisions to undertake the most-risky of missions.'
Here are glimpses of Russia's Victory Day parade which mark the 71st anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
'The current financial year will see the full impact of this crisis, and we will start seeing the recovery in the next financial year.'
Named after France's second-most decorated female player, the brand new 5,000 seat Court Simonne Mathieu nestles amongst the area's graceful 19-century greenhouses.
The comments of the FIFA's medical committee chairman Michel D'Hooghe come as the Bundesliga moves towards a possible re-start next month, while the Premier League is hoping games could be played behind closed doors in June.
Or a brief stop on the way to better times, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
'National unity and acceptance of cultural diversity was never more important than now when the world enters an unstable and dangerous phase.'
The exercise 'Yudh Abhyas' started on September 5 and will continue till September 18.
English champions and runners-up since the league restarted in the 1946-47 season after World War Two:
'More than 1,000 schools and colleges have been identified in border and coastal districts where NCC will be introduced.'
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