The Pitfalls Of Multi-Lateral Governance In A Multi-Polar World
"We, the trade ministers, of Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States of America and Vietnam, are pleased to announce that...
View ArticleIndia Rules Out Third-Party Mediation Over Kashmir Dispute, Approves Of...
NEW DELHI -- India on Friday welcomed a joint pledge by the United States and Pakistan to fight militant groups it suspects of attacking Indian targets, but ruled out any third-party mediation to end a...
View ArticleThe Inside Story Of How A Modi Rally Salvaged The Nitish-Lalu Alliance
In June this year, Lalu Yadav ‘drank poison’ to accept the leadership of Nitish Kumar for the Bihar elections. However, Nitish Kumar’s party was internally debating this partnership until as late as...
View ArticleFrom Mia Matsumiya To Nighat Dad, 5 Women Who Helped Shut Down Online Harassers
Just a couple of weeks ago, a YouTube commercial for a dating app went viral. Dating app Truly Madly's commercial — created by All India Bakchod — struck a chord because it talked about creeps on...
View ArticleGoogle Honours 'The Common Man' Creator RK Laxman With An Adorable Doodle
Keeping with its tradition of honoring noted personalities from around the world, Google on Saturday dedicated their special 'doodle' to illustrator and humourist RK Laxman on his birthday today....
View ArticlePakistan Shells 9 Indian Border Outposts, 1 Civilian Killed, 4 Injured
JAMMU -- Pakistan Rangers violated the ceasefire again with heavy firing and mortar shelling overnight that targeted nine Border Outposts (BoPs) of BSF and civilian areas in Samba district along the...
View ArticleIndia's Teens Have New Icons -- Bollywood's High-Flying Star Kids On Instagram
This article is from Open Magazine. By Sonali Acharjee She's only 12 years old, a school student in Delhi, and Sonam Tiwari is already throwing teenage tantrums. But it's not a new phone, a holiday...
View ArticleMahatma Gandhi's Ideals Resonate With UN Charter: PM Modi
NEW DELHI -- On the 70th anniversary of the United Nations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that Mahatma Gandhi's ideals resonate with the UN Charter and the India remains committed to...
View ArticleCBI Begins Probe Into Murder Of Asaram Rape Case Witness
Muzaffarnagar -- CBI has begun probe into the murder of a prime witness in a rape case against self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, and got all documents from the local police here. According to SHO of...
View ArticleActor Abhay Deol's Father Passes Away
MUMBAI -- Bollywood actor Abhay Deol's father and industry legend Dharmendra's younger brother Ajit Singh Deol passed away here. Ajit, who was ailing for long, breathed his last evening around 6.30 pm,...
View ArticleMahendra Singh Dhoni May Play For New Team For IPL 2016
For as long as IPL existed, Mahendra Sigh Dhoni has been synonymous with the Chennai Super Kings. With CSK having to bow out of the league, the cricketers fans must have been worrying themselves sick...
View ArticleKejriwal Goes After Punjab Police, Says 'False Cases' Shouldn't Be Slapped On...
AMRITSAR -- Terming as painful the alleged incidents of desecration of holy books, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said it was a "willful act" to disturb Punjab as he prayed at the...
View Article15-Year-Old Dalit Boy's Postmortem Report Shows He Died Due To Hanging From...
SONIPAT -- A Special Investigation Team has been formed to probe the death of a 15-year-old Dalit youth in Gohana here, a day after two ASIs were booked on murder charges following allegations from the...
View ArticleFadnavis Govt In A Soup For Sponsoring Dance Troupe's Bangkok Visit From CM's...
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis recently found himself in the eye of a storm when an RTI query revealed that his government has spent Rs 8 lakh from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund to...
View ArticlePolice Foils Muharram Procession In Srinagar To 'Prevent Major Gathering'
SRINAGAR -- The Police on Saturday foiled the Muharram procession in Srinagar when they were trying to gather at Ghanta Ghar in lalchowk to take out a major procession. The police stopped the...
View ArticleModi Government Approves Induction Of Women Fighter Pilots In Indian Air Force
New Delhi -- In a landmark move, the government today approved induction of women fighter pilots in the Indian Air Force, the first time that women would be in combat roles in the country's armed...
View ArticleStranded In Pakistan For 11 Years, Geeta Finally Returns Home
It's an ending straight out of Salman Khan's blockbuster Bajrangi Bhaijaan. A speech and hearing impaired woman who was stranded in Pakistan for 11 years after accidentally crossing the border, has...
View ArticleAAP Govt Is Building More Old-Age Homes As Demand Rises In Delhi
NEW DELHI -- With the breakdown of the joint family structure rendering elderly parents homeless, the Aam Aadmi Party-government in Delhi is building old-age homes for senior citizens to have a roof...
View ArticlePM Modi: India's Gold Monetisation Scheme To Be Ready Before Dhanteras
NEW DELHI -- A programme to attract gold owned by households into a bank deposit scheme to monetise the precious metal could be ready in weeks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, a step aimed...
View ArticleCastrating Child Rapists Would Fetch Magical Results: Madras High Court
In a judgement that has sparked controversy, Justice N Kirubakaran of the Madras High Court on Friday suggested that castration should be an additional form of punishment for child rapists. This...
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