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Andy Burnham distanced himself from UK Prime Minister Starmer, but may be stuck with his policiesA significant leadership change is imminent in Britain as Andy Burnham prepares to succeed Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Burnham, recognized...
View: PM Modi has transformed the grammar of politicsPM Modi handles contradictions with ease. For instance, during his stint as Gujarat CM, Modi pushed a growth model not dependent upon subsi...
Quote of the day by Pablo Neruda: ‘Love is so short, forgetting is so long. This be the last pain that she makes me suffer'; Chilean poet and Nobel laureate on heartbreak, and the pain of letting goPablo Neruda's poetry explores heartbreak's lasting impact. His famous lines 'Love is so short, forgetting is so long' resonate deeply. Ner...
Israeli right blames Washington killings on domestic left as political rhetoric sparks global falloutIsrael’s far-right Heritage Minister Amichay Eliyahu blames opposition leader Yair Golan’s recent inflammatory remarks for the deadly shoot...
India completely rejects targeting of our high commissioner by Canadian govt: EAM JaishankarEAM S. Jaishankar criticized Canada's handling of organized crime issues and the targeting of Indian diplomats amid rising tensions. He emp...
Diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu navigates tricky political groundDiplomat-turned-politician Taranjit Singh Sandhu has rekindled his relationship with Sikh holy town Amritsar, a constituency that has not w...
Kerala will defeat disconnected elements: Nadda's swipe at TharoorNadda criticizes Tharoor's elitism, defends BJP's initiatives for the poor. Tharoor mocks BJP in Kerala. Chandrasekhar contests high profil...
View: Insecurities worry Imran Khan in 4th year of premiershipMost worrying is the question of support from the all-powerful army that supposedly brought him to power in July 2018. Despite his brave po...
Pakistan PM Imran Khan trolled online for seating gaffe at SCO summit in BishkekImran Khan stood briefly when his name was announced and then seated himself again before the other leaders, in a breach of protocol.
BJP may field Jaishankar as Rajya Sabha candidate from Gujarat, Paswan from BiharPaswan and Jaishankar need to get elected to either house of Parliament within six months as they were appointed Cabinet ministers.
Modi government not shy like UPA to take on Pakistan: Hardeep PuriHe was releasing the book "Antar Pravah" authored by Suman Devi at the event organised by CMS Inter College, Lucknow where its founder Jagd...
Inside story of how PM Narendra Modi’s Central Asian tour was a very unusual diplomatic journeyDiplomats said the PM approached these interactions with the aim of building a rapport with the strongmen.
Opposition President nominee Meira Kumar, a diplomat-turned-politicianThe career of Kumar, who is soft-spoken, in the rough and tumble of politics began when she quit her cushy Indian Foreign Service(IFS) job ...
Nitish Kumar appoints 3 new JD(U) national spokesmenDiplomat-turned-politician Pawan Varma and journalist-politician Haribansh have been made general secretaries of the party.
Bangladesh Foreign Minister praises PM Modi for Land Boundary AgreementBangladesh Foreign Minister A H Mahmud Ali said Land Boundary Agreement was a milestone in building friendship and trust in bilateral ties.
Shashi Tharoor tells Congress leadership he is being ‘framed’ in Sunanda caseTharoor had earlier written a letter to police commissnor BS Bassi complaining that his domestic helpwas being coerced by police to implica...
Digvijay Singh asks if BJP is doing a u-turn on its Kashmir stand"Is BJP going soft on Pakistan and terror and doing a u-turn on its stated stand on Kashmir?" Digvijay questioned in another tweet.
I and Modi share same dream: Shashi TharoorShashi Tharoor took potshots at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi over his statement that he never dreamt of becoming the Prime Minister.
- UP IAS officer's suspension unfortunate: Mani Shankar Aiyar
Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar today said that UP IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal's suspension was an "unfortunate" episode.
Govts must use social media for accountability in democracy: Shashi TharoorFormer Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor said governments should utilise social media to connect with the masses and to...