9+ hour, 19+ min ago  (160+ words) Published: Apr 09, 2026 12: 00 IST - 6 MINS READ Such silence was incomprehensible, even if Modi'was busy campaigning in State elections'which seems unnecessary, given that both the Supreme Court and the Election Commission of India have made it an uneven playing field, particularly in…...

1+ hour, 23+ min ago  (649+ words) Published: Apr 09, 2026 19: 55 IST - 10 MINS READ In a one-sentence conclusion, one could say that the recently concluded Iran war ceasefire shifts the world slightly toward a multipolar, deterrence-based order where endurance, risk tolerance, and disruption power matter more than overwhelming military…...

6+ hour, 11+ min ago  (1629+ words) Published: Apr 09, 2026 15: 07 IST - 18 MINS READ In 2007, I came out publicly in two different ways. As part of an early challenge to the criminalisation of "unnatural offences," Section 377, Indian Penal Code (now Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita), in an affidavit submitted before the…...

9+ hour, 43+ min ago  (405+ words) Published: Apr 09, 2026 11: 36 IST Also Read | It's a do-or-die election battle for the Left in Kerala: M. G. Radhakrishnan The LDF's public relations operation, led by figures like former prime-time TV star Nikesh Kumar and party leader M. Swaraj, has been credited with setting…...

9+ hour ago  (973+ words) Published: Apr 09, 2026 12: 18 IST - 10 MINS READ In the early morning along the coast of Saida (Sidon), the hallways of Nazih Al-Bizri echo with sounds far removed from lessons or exercises in mathematics. The morning routine is reduced to collecting water, washing…...

9+ hour, 34+ min ago  (266+ words) Published: Apr 09, 2026 11: 45 IST - 6 MINS READ Yet, what appears as prudence at the global level translates into vulnerability at the national level for economies like India. The external sector presented an equally challenging scenario. Disruptions to shipping routes, higher insurance costs,…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (851+ words) Published: Apr 08, 2026 17: 47 IST - 13 MINS READ It is the same story all over in the two Muslim-majority districts of Murshidabad and Malda. The process of deletion appears to have been so arbitrary and irrational that, alongside the dismay and outrage, there…...

23+ hour, 12+ min ago  (1720+ words) Published: Apr 08, 2026 22: 06 IST - 27 MINS READ A company set up 28 years ago with public money to facilitate imports of natural gas for India's industries and households is now caught in uncertainty amidst the war in West Asia. The Petronet LNG story…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (478+ words) Published: Apr 08, 2026 17: 13 IST Campaigning for the Kerala Legislative Assembly election ended at 6 pm on April 7. But the one question that does not have a definitive answer yet is this: Is any political front the "B" team of another alliance? This…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (628+ words) Published: Apr 08, 2026 19: 46 IST - 8 MINS READ The Gujarat State Election Commission has announced local body elections across the State. A total of 15 Municipal Corporations, 84 Municipalities, 34 District Panchayats, and 260 Taluka Panchayats will go to the polls. Byelections will also be held for…...