The pact is marked by a confident approach of export proactiveness rather than import defensiveness. A similar tone is required in deals with other countries.

There are, however, fears of government overreach and the question of appointing the right people, free of conflicts of interest or bias, to head the organisation

Three key issues require urgent resolution: Free movement, the relocation of internally displaced persons, and the circulation of weapons

Hulk Hogan was the best-known face of pro wrestling worldwide

Gazans are being forced to make a choice between starving to death and risking being shot in a desperate attempt to feed themselves and their families

His plays were searing political commentaries that made audiences in the region, the country and in international forums, understand the Manipuri situation as a human tragedy.

Through this trade agreement, India has indicated its willingness to bring down its tariffs substantially as it seeks to integrate more closely with developed countries

Father of heavy metal and one of its most outlandish figures, Ozzy Osbourne leaves behind the music and the showmanship

ICMR’s push for TB diagnostic tests in primary healthcare centres could be crucial for early detection and treatment of infection

After inauguration of China's new project on Brahmaputra, India's plans to build storage facilities on the river must acquire urgency.

The last survivor of the 32 members of the CPI national council who walked out to form the CPM in 1964, Achuthanandan remained a rebel throughout his life. It often led him into conflicts with his party

The Monday night announcement of Dhankhar's exit came virtually mid-sentence, with no evidence of consultation or discussion having preceded it. For the dignity of his office and his own tradition of speaking up, V-P should remove opacity

In Mamdani’s story about meeting his wife on a dating app, many see hope of finding their own perfect matches, sans the drama of unpleasant debate. But does this offer any room for the spontaneous combustion known as love?

Rockstar Nick Cave's decision to donate 2000 books, rush for them is a reminder of a time when people had a more intimate relationship with what they read

Customary laws are important as a bulwark against forceful assimilation and homogenisation. At the same time, as the SC rightly pointed out 'collective ethos of the Constitution' ensures 'that there is no discrimination against women'

Botched investigations and trials that span decades do an added injustice to the victims

Allowing covert evidence in matrimonial disputes is consequential. It could have a bearing on other kinds of matrimonial issues, including marital rape

According to the state government, over 1.19 lakh bighas of land have been reclaimed since 2021 and over 50,000 people have been evicted. These statistics encompass homes, schools, livelihoods, lifelines and lifetimes. An absence of humane policy response stands to render eviction not as an administrative necessity, but as a form of institutional violenc

The problems in India's labour markets, however, require deeper and far-reaching policy changes

Literature may be immortal, but for an entire population in Gaza that faces starvation, books too have become reduced to mere possessions, emergency currency to be exchanged for food

If import dependence is a given, the policy response, too, must adjust to that reality. Unfortunately, that has not been the case with fertilisers

Neither the JD(U) nor the BJP, partners in the ruling alliance, can afford to turn their back on the return of insecurities on the law and order front

MEA's sharp rebuttal serves as a timely reminder to the West, particularly Europe, of its own manoeuvres in pursuit of energy security

If it feels like regression it’s because it was not so long ago that public outcry forced Big Tech to roll back or modify the heavily gendered aspects of early AI voice assistants like Siri, Alexa and Cortana

An overzealous Raj Bhavan, and its political masters at the Centre, should not undo the hard-won gains in the UT