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On 24 March Poland sought an explanation from Moscow after a Russian cruise missile intended for Ukraine entered its airspace. This incident was a repeat of what happened in November 2022 when a “Russian-made” missile struck Poland killing two people. The latest violation of Polish...

It certainly sounds hypocritical that Saudi Arabia with its abysmal record of subjecting its women population to worst forms of gender discrimination has been chosen as the chair of the UN commission that is supposed to promote gender equality and empower women around the world....

This is not a free and fair election. The repercussions and ramifications of this rigging and fixing will be felt through Narendra Modi’s third time in office. And this election has damaged and will further damage our republic. One does not need to labour to...

Although AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal has announced that he will continue to function as Delhi’s Chief Minister from ED custody, babu corridors are buzzing with news of Delhi Water Minister Atishi Marlena directing Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar to keep a close eye on the efficient...

In an unprecedented move, the Kerala government has petitioned the Supreme Court against President Droupadi Murmu for withholding assent to four of the seven bills referred to her by the Governor. The Left Democratic Front (LDF) government led by the CPI(M) has named the Union...

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest before the elections will be seen as an attack on democracy, which it is without doubt. It is also of a piece with the BJP’s distrust of federalism. Down the years, but especially after the linguistic states were formed, the...

The appointment of retired IAS officer Navneet Kumar Sehgal as the chairperson of Prasar Bharati Board has all the signs of the complex and subtly adversarial interplay between the Centre and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The post had remained vacant for over four...

In Nepal’s volatile politics making new alliances or shuffling the pack of probable allies has become so common place that the victory of the Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kumar Dahal, in a vote of confidence recently, is not surprising. But, its importance lies in the...

After “wilful disobedience” of the Supreme Court’s historic order, the State Bank of India (SBI) has submitted incomplete data on the electoral bonds to the Election Commission of India (ECI), an act for which the bank got a rap on the knuckles from the Apex...

After CAA, can we expect an NPR and an NRC? That would depend on who in the government one believes. Let’s have a look at the real chronology. After the Shaheen Bagh protests began, the Prime Minister at a rally in Delhi on 22 December...