Swami Vivekananda: Struggle, Resilience, and Legacy

In honor of Swami Vivekananda’s birthday, celebrated...

Challenge for President Trump: Defending Christianity in a turbulent century

Rather than appeasing autocrats and adversaries, US...

THE SUNDAY GUARDIAN

Thousands mourn student’s death in Hong kong

Hong Kong protesters are planning a 24th straight weekend of pro-democracy rallies, including inside shopping malls across the Chinese-ruled city on Sunday, some of...

India aim for series win in Nagpur

Riding on Rohit’s knock, India won the last match against Bangladesh but the host will look to improve their fielding and fast bowling.   After registering...

Changing mindsets to spur new F&B trends in 2020

Stepping into the next decade, I believe 2020 will be the most phenomenal year for food trends. Diners now play a pivotal role in driving the...

Scholar, linguist and writer, Nabaneeta Dev Sen dedicated her life to serving literature

Nabaneeta Dev Sen once said she took up the pen because there was no escape for her as “everybody who came to our house,...

We are at a new juncture in modern Indian architecture

A shift in cultural values—led by new design ideas such as fluid layouts, sustainability and a form of minimalism—is paving the way for a...

‘This country has changed every instant I’ve been alive’

Excerpted here are the opening pages of The Far Field, Madhuri Vijay’s widely acclaimed debut novel, which has been announced as the winner of...

We need to take theatre to the smaller towns, says NSD director-in-charge

Stressing that the National School of Drama (NSD) in the capital was committed to opening three new centres across the country, besides doubling the...

‘Fear of financial collapse looms in Lebanon’

Political Tours’ founder Nicholas Wood is in conversation with Nicholas Blanford, Lebanon expert about the recent protests taking place in Lebanon: The demonstrations are a response to Lebanon’s famed...

Niazi close to being run out

Is there change in the air of Pakistan? Has Imran Khan Niazi reached the end of the road? This is a question that must...

Niazi close to being run out

Is there change in the air of Pakistan? Has Imran Khan Niazi reached the end of the road? This is a question that must...

Niazi close to being run out

Is there change in the air of Pakistan? Has Imran Khan Niazi reached the end of the road? This is a question that must...

WTO allows China to impose trade sanctions on US goods

This decision is likely to further inflame the Trump administration’s antipathy toward the global trade body.   The World Trade Organisation gave China the go-ahead on...

India debuts in pink ball cricket: Convenience and Compromise

Pink ball Test cricket was an eventuality and India had to comply with it sooner than later.  Embraced by the English batsmen and women...

Clashes keep Iraq’s Umm Qasr port closed

BASRA: Thousands of protesters were blocking all roads leading to Iraq’s main Gulf port Umm Qasr on Saturday, after security forces used live rounds and...

US Energy Secretary Perry refuses to testify

WASHINGTON: US Energy Secretary Rick Perry, a member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet who has played a pivotal role in the Ukraine controversy, will refuse...

Televising hearings may prove perilous

Democrats in the US Congress took a major step toward impeaching President Donald Trump this week when they agreed on the rules for publicly...

Iraq witnesses biggest protest day since Saddam

The UN representative in Iraq condemned the violence and called for dialogue.   Tens of thousands of Iraqis thronged central Baghdad on Friday demanding the root-and-branch...

Downtown Hong Kong becomes battleground as night falls

HONG KONG: Police fired tear gas at black-clad protesters across Hong Kong on Saturday after they set fire to metro stations and vandalised buildings including...

Protect your kids from the rabbit hole of the dark web

The dark web is that unregulated corner of the cyberspace where illegal deals and criminal schemes are hatched. It is also easily accessible to...

Sylvia Plath’s final goodbye

Author Malcolm Gladwell’s latest book, Talking to Strangers, is about the human incapacity to make sense of the lives of public figures we think...

Slowing growth impacted polls

The just-concluded Assembly elections in Haryana and Maharashtra should not be construed as a vote against incumbency. Both Devendra Fadnavis and M.L. Khattar did...

Slowing growth impacted polls

The just-concluded Assembly elections in Haryana and Maharashtra should not be construed as a vote against incumbency. Both Devendra Fadnavis and M.L. Khattar did...

Slowing growth impacted polls

The just-concluded Assembly elections in Haryana and Maharashtra should not be construed as a vote against incumbency. Both Devendra Fadnavis and M.L. Khattar did...

China postpones inter-Afghan peace talks

The Taliban on Saturday said that China has postponed a round of inter-Afghan negotiations between the militant group and members of Afghanistan’’s civil society...

Protesters block lithium access, says local leader

Protesters from indigenous communities around Chile’s Atacama salt flats, among the world’s richest reserves of lithium, have blocked access to lithium operations amid nationwide...

Indonesia report on 737 MAX crash says Lion Air made mistakes

Boeing (BA.N), acting without adequate oversight from US regulators, failed to grasp risks in the design of cockpit software on its 737 MAX airliner,...

One million Chileans march in Santiago, city grinds to halt

As many as a million Chileans protested peacefully late into the evening on Friday in the capital Santiago in the biggest rallies yet since...

Why the 492-year-old Babri Masjid was demolished

NEW DELHI: Madhav Godbole is the best authority to tell us why the 492-year-old Babri Masjid was demolished despite his prior contingency planning as...

‘I want people to read my novel with an open mind’

Author Sohan S. Koonar’s new novel, Paper Lions, weaves an epic account of fictional lives into the fabric of Punjab’s history, before and after...

Investors’ Clinic to offer office spaces to start-ups at nominal rates

New Delhi: A new initiative named “Start-up Nation” has been launched by Investors’ Clinic with Bhutani Infra to help start-ups in starting their own...

Make-in-India in Defence sector will help realise PM’s $5 trillion economy dream

The ‘Indian Defence and Aerospace Summit 2019’ provided the perfect platform for Indian defence and global diplomatic sectors’ top names to interact on various...

India, Russia poised to take ties to new heights

NEW DELHI: The bilateral relationship between India and Russia—be it military, trade or international cooperation—has been quite old and the two countries are willing...

‘India, France bilateral ties marked by trust’

That explains France’s steadfast support for India’s bid for a permanent seat on the UNSC, says French Ambassador to India Emmanuel Lenain.   NEW DELHI: The...

‘Afghan govt recapturing villages from the Taliban’

NEW DELHI: Tahir Qadiry, Chargé d›Affaires, Embassy of Afghanistan, began his speech at the Indian Defence & Aerospace Summit by saying, “Imagining India without Afghanistan and Afghanistan without India...

British envoy apologises for attack on Indian High Commission

NEW DELHI: Dominic Asquith KCMG, the British High Commissioner to India apologised for the attack that was carried on the Indian high commission in...

India, Israel are natural allies, says envoy

NEW DELHI: Calling India and Israel not only strategic partners but “natural allies”, the Israeli Ambasador to India, Dr Ron Malka said the scope...

We have not decided anything yet: Kumble on Ashwin’s future

New Delhi: Kings XI Punjab new head coach and director of cricket operations Anil Kumble did not confirm whether Ravichandran Ashwin will captain the...

‘Agri biotech can help unleash second Green Revolution’

NEW DELHI: “The new technologies have opened up doors and we should use these to be able to produce food needed by 8.2 billion...

China shelters Pak in FATF

The Financial Action Task Force, functioning under the chairmanship of the People’s Republic of China, has once again shirked its duty by refusing to...

China shelters Pak in FATF

The Financial Action Task Force, functioning under the chairmanship of the People’s Republic of China, has once again shirked its duty by refusing to...

China shelters Pak in FATF

The Financial Action Task Force, functioning under the chairmanship of the People’s Republic of China, has once again shirked its duty by refusing to...

‘PM Modi cancels two-day Ankara visit’

NEW DELHI: With Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan openly raising Kashmir at the United Nations General Assembly and his country backing Pakistan at the...

Turkey plans presence across northeast syria, says erdogan

Erdogan says that Turkey expects the Kurdish militia to leave the ‘safe zone’ within 120 hours.     Turkey will set up a dozen observation posts across...

Preliminary results of prez polls delayed

KABUL: The Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan on Saturday announced that the preliminary results of the 28 September presidential election will be delayed...

62 killed in twin blasts in Afghan mosque

KABUL:  At least 62 people were killed and around 60 others were wounded in two blasts inside a mosque in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan...

violent protests in Barcelona

BARCELONA- Clashes erupted between riot police and over half a million citizens who took to the streets of Barcelona to protest against prison sentences...

Syria truce hangs on Turkey’s deadline demand

ANKARA- The surprise deal to suspend Turkey’s military offensive against Kurdish-led forces in Syria hinged on President Tayyip Erdogan’s demand that Washington agree a...

Bilawal Bhutto to launch anti-government protests

Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has announced nationwide anti-government protests to “restore ‘real’ democracy in the country”. “Our demand is to restore democracy...

British Parliament votes to force Brexit delay

 London: A defiant Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would not negotiate a further delay to Britain’s departure from the European Union after losing...

‘I can express myself in Hindi with precision’

Three books in six years is a good strike rate for any author. It sounds even better when it is from someone with a...

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