Word of the Day: ObdurateWord of the Day: In an era shaped by polarisation and entrenched viewpoints, obdurate has gained renewed relevance. Whether describing poli...
29 Jan, 2026, 03.37 PM IST
Word of the Day: PervicaciousWord of the day: Pervicacious is a word that captures the fine line between persistence and inflexibility. Rooted in centuries-old Latin, i...
28 Jan, 2026, 12.31 PM IST
Trump advisers concede Ukraine peace deal is months awayAdvisers to President-elect Donald Trump acknowledge that resolving the Ukraine war will take months, contrary to Trump's campaign promise ...
15 Jan, 2025, 02.54 PM IST
Pakistan, Bangladesh trying to revive Saarc amid India's Bimstec focusBangladesh, under Muhammad Yunus, is working with Pakistan to revive the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc). This mov...
24 Dec, 2024, 12.24 AM IST
Supreme Court closes contempt proceedings against Patanjali AyurvedA Bench comprising Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah accepted the unconditional apology submitted by Ramdev and Balakrishna and ...
13 Aug, 2024, 07.59 PM IST
View: RBI leads re-rating IndiaThe A+ rating given to RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das by Global Finance magazine is significant in the context of India's low sovereign ratin...
12 Sep, 2023, 11.52 AM IST
The death of the WTO has only been delayedFor the WTO to reclaim relevance — and the faith of the developing world — it will in the future need to codify China’s new status.
21 Jun, 2022, 09.13 AM IST
Letter from Washington: Can the Quad meet give anchor?The fact that Joe Biden is hosting the September 24 meeting despite huge domestic and international problems — from a Covid-19 surge to Dem...
22 Sep, 2021, 12.24 PM IST
US intelligence agencies delivered report to Joe Biden on Covid originsBiden had ordered the nation’s intelligence agencies three months ago to draft a report on the origins of the virus amid an intensifying de...
25 Aug, 2021, 12.27 PM IST
United States says fate of nuclear pact up to Iran as talks resumeThe official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the US position going into the fourth round of closed-door talks at which the remai...
07 May, 2021, 03.48 PM IST
BRICS plan a separate meet of foreign ministers, NSA ahead of proposed October SummitMeetings of the five foreign ministers and NSA are important to shape the agenda of any BRICS Summit. This year’s meet has acquired extra s...
29 Jul, 2020, 10.02 AM IST
Opec still gridlocked on meeting date amid Iran-Saudi schismYet for the past three weeks they’ve been fruitlessly juggling dates after Russia.
12 Jun, 2019, 03.48 PM IST
View: Modi-Shah killer instinct has changed the gameModi-Shah have brought a hunger for power, discipline and levels of aggression that we have not seen on this scale, and against which it is...
20 May, 2018, 10.58 AM IST
RIC meet: India and Russia must close all gaps in tiesRussia and India hold the same positions on several of the key problems in international relations, especially in their fight against globa...
11 Dec, 2017, 12.05 AM IST
Less check, more balance: Reforms must reduce Rajya Sabha’s power to block the popular mandateTake for instance the UK, on whose Westminster model of parliamentary democracy our system is mostly based.
26 Nov, 2015, 11.48 AM IST
Rafale deadlock gives thrust to Russian fifth-generation fighter aircraft dealIndia has told Russia it wants deliveries of the FGFA to begin in 36 months after the main contract is inked, instead of the 94 months.
09 Mar, 2015, 10.28 AM IST
- Armed forces capable of 'surgical strikes' in Pak, PoK
IAF fighter jets can swing into action with laser-guided bombs "within four hours". Insurance in times of terror | Pakistan cracks down on ...
08 Dec, 2008, 07.59 AM IST