The headline is inspired by the famous words of the founder of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah. In 1944, as the world war neared its end,...

In a media briefing on Thursday, Director General of Military Operations (DGMO), Lt General Ranbir Singh said, “The operation was to hit out at the...

In journalism, there is one thing for sure, that no reporter is ever Mr Know All. His or her knowledge depends on the desire of his sources, to the...

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his speech at the BJP Council meeting at Kozhikode on Sunday evening largely skirted the issue of terror, it was...

Let me begin with the disclaimer that this week’s Notebook doesn’t intend to be a thesis on the able-bodied and disabled sportspersons of the country....

Let me begin with the disclaimer that this week’s Notebook doesn’t intend to be a thesis on the able-bodied and disabled sportspersons of the...

An uncompromising and perhaps uncompromisable struggle of two ways of life, two concepts of political organisation, two scales of values, two...

The timing of the rap given by Beijing on “Nepal’s lack of preparedness” to receive Chinese president Xi Jinping during his proposed visit to the...

A few weeks back, your reporter in this very column had mentioned about the possible role which the Congress could play in the upcoming polls in Uttar...

The relationship between the two neighbours had hit an all time low during Prachanda’s predecessor KP Sharma Oli’s term in the office. Oli had...

In the summer of 1999, I visited Poonch-Rajouri sector of Jammu and Kashmir. There is a place called Thana Mandi midway between Poonch and Rajouri. I...

The developments in the past month have made it abundantly clear that the Centre this time around has made up its mind to get the violence mongers in...