Quote of the day by Ho Chi Minh: ‘Remember, the storm is a good opportunity for the pine and the cypress to show…’Quote of the day: Ho Chi Minh’s life, marked by exile, imprisonment, negotiation, and prolonged warfare, illustrates the principle embedded...
IndiGoing into the meltdown on a SundayIndiGo airline cancellations have created widespread travel chaos across India. Passengers are experiencing significant disruption and unce...
Vietnam in Palestine: America's role in the Gaza conflictThe spectre of Palestine is haunting America, with a few powerful powers forming an alliance to exorcise it. This has led to the idea of a ...
'How long are you planning to stay?'- 'another papad?'Avoid discussing schedule. Blame hectic schedule. Use 'soon' as a response. Philosophical repartee can help fend off intrusive questions. C...
‘How long are you planning to stay?’ — ‘Another papad?’Some other options to fob off busybodies asking about your schedule and itinerary if ‘Don’t call me, I’ll call you’ seems too rude to you.
Netflix, Paramount+, HBO Max, Hulu new movies, shows this week: Check full listNetflix, Paramount+, HBO Max, and Hulu are offering "Dora the Explorer", "The Sympathizer", "The Greatest Hits", "Strange Way of Life", and...
Henry Kissinger (1923-2023): US Realpolitik giant leaves behind complex legacyServing as national security adviser to US President Richard Nixon, and then also as his secretary of state, Kissinger had taken strong sta...
The Hamas tunnel city beneath Gaza - a hidden frontline for IsraelIsraeli ground troops in Gaza are expected to encounter an extensive Hamas tunnel network, stretching hundreds of kilometers in length and ...
View: Has Rahul Gandhi really got what he had planned?If Congress loses after the captain has been cut down to subedar major size, at worst, Rahul will have announced that he can 'do stuff'. An...
Australia to close embassy in Afghanistan over security fearsThe Taliban, which has ramped up violence across the country in recent weeks, reacted by saying it would provide a "safe environment" to fo...
All lives matter: Why has Covid-19 seen lockdowns on an unprecedented scale?A little over 100 years ago, Spanish flu killed about 15 million people in India. Mahatma Gandhi too came down with it but it failed to mak...
We are forming a response security committee, which will look into whatever has happened, says JNU VCWhen asked whether the university will conduct an inquiry into the matter, Kumar said, “The university is looking into it. We are forming a...
Change of strategy: Ultras in Bastar using human effigies with dummy guns to take on troopersMeena added that "wooden firearms" were found placed in the hands of the effigies, which made those appear from a distance as men armed wit...
Displaced Bru refugee repatriation from North Tripura to Mizoram remains a non starterOn July 3 last Union home minister, government of Mizoram, Tripura and Mizoram Bru Displaced Peoples Forum (MBDPF) inked an agreement for r...
Muhammad Ali: Elvis of the ringIn his words, boxing was a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up. Ali came and changed that.
President Pranab Mukherjee visits historic 'Cu Chi' tunnels in VietnamThe tunnels, which are one of the most visible and historical vestiges of Vietnam's national liberation war, are located about 70kms from h...
- Australian billionaire buys Vietnam War Victoria Cross
An Australian billionaire has helped buy a Vietnam War Victoria Cross medal for $488,000 to prevent it leaving the country, officials said ...