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Not in the name of Ambedkar

Published on Dec 20, 2024 14:59 IST
Bengaluru, Dec 19 (ANII): Photos of Dr BR Ambedkar has been placed inside Karnataka Assembly to condemn the Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remark in Rajya Sabha over BR Ambedkar, in Bengaluru on Thursday. (ANI Photo) (Congress-X)

Dealing with the Dragon

Beijing, Dec 19 (ANI): Indian Special Representative and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval with Chinese Special Representative, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Office Wang Yi at the 23rd meeting of the Special Representatives on the China-India Boundary Question, in Beijing on Wednesday. (ANI Photo) (India in China - X)
Updated on Dec 19, 2024 15:42 IST

Raucous debate, lost opportunity

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks during the Constitution debate in the Rajya Sabha at the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI)
Updated on Dec 18, 2024 15:05 IST

When Colombo comes calling

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during a meeting at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (PTI Photo)(PTI12_16_2024_000391A) (PTI)
Updated on Dec 17, 2024 15:42 IST

Ministerial blues haunt Mahayuti

Nagpur, Dec 15 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis addresses a press conference ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the ministers of the Mahayuti alliance government, in Nagpur on Sunday. Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar are also present. (ANI Photo) (Snehal Sontakke)
Updated on Dec 17, 2024 15:42 IST

Wah Ustad! A global musician from India

(FILES) Indian musician, percussionist and tabla exponent Zakir Hussain performs during a concert at the Indian Music Experience (IME), the country’s first interactive music museum, in Bangalore on July 27, 2019. (Photo by Manjunath KIRAN / AFP) (AFP)
Published on Dec 16, 2024 14:46 IST

The gains of going it alone

New Delhi, India - Dec. 12, 2024: Aam Aadmi Party National Convener Arvind Kejriwal Announces  <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2,100 Per Month For Women Ahead Of Delhi Assembly Polls during a function at AAP Headquarters in the presence of Delhi CM Atishi , in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, December 12, 2024. (Photo by Vipin Kumar/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
Updated on Dec 16, 2024 14:46 IST

Winter, Budget reins on rate cut

A more aggressive fiscal consolidation could nudge it to adopt a more supportive role vis-a-vis growth (Hindustan Times)
Published on Dec 15, 2024 15:41 IST

A coming of age for Indian chess

Singapore: India's D Gukesh during the Closing Ceremony of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024, in Singapore, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh on Thursday became the youngest world chess champion at 18 years after beating Ding Liren of China. (FIDE/Eng Chin An via PTI Photo) (PTI)
Published on Dec 13, 2024 17:05 IST

Nudging government to conserve wetlands

Pulwama: Migratory birds at a wetland in Pampore area of Pulwama district of south Kashmir, Monday, Dec. 3, 2024. (PTI Photo/S Irfan) (PTI)
Updated on Dec 12, 2024 15:21 IST

Supreme Court draws the line

Supreme Court of India (Mohd. Zakir/HT file photo)
Updated on Dec 12, 2024 15:21 IST

Targeting the RS chairperson

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar conducts proceedings in the House during the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (PTI Photo (PTI)
Updated on Dec 11, 2024 15:00 IST

A timely push for the digital rupee

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The Indian Rupee logo is seen inside the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) headquarters in Mumbai, India, December 6, 2024. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo/File Photo (REUTERS)
Published on Dec 11, 2024 15:00 IST

Mending Delhi’s ties with Dhaka

Dhaka: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri with Chief Adviser of Bangladesh Muhammad Yunus during a meeting, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI)
Updated on Dec 10, 2024 15:00 IST

On the road to Damascus

A sign reading 'Syria I love Damascus' is on display outside a bakery in Neukolln district in Berlin, Germany December 9, 2024. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner (REUTERS)
Updated on Dec 9, 2024 14:59 IST

The new AAP with old non-AAP faces

New Delhi: AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal's supporters during his ‘padyatra’ in Karol Bagh area ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) (PTI)
Published on Dec 8, 2024 16:46 IST

Slow and steady on China front

Indian and Chinese army greet each other along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) near Karakoram pass in Ladakh on October 31, 2024, on the occasion of Diwali. Chinese troops greeted Indian soldiers and exchanged sweets on October 31 at two points along their contested border to mark a major Indian festival, army sources said, a week after leaders of the Asian rivals held their first bilateral meeting in five years. (Photo by Indian Army / AFP) (AFP)
Published on Dec 8, 2024 16:46 IST

Stalled demand, sluggish growth

Mumbai: Security personnal outside the Reserve Bank of India headquarters, in Mumbai, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. The RBI on Friday raised the inflation projection for current fiscal year to 4.8 per cent from 4.5 per cent with Governor Shaktikanta Das saying lingering food price pressures are likely to keep headline inflation elevated in the December quarter. (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade) (PTI)
Updated on Dec 6, 2024 15:24 IST

Attack on Badal a wake-up call

Amritsar, Dec 04 (ANI): Former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal moves under heightened security following an assassination attempt on him while he was serving his penance at the entrance of the Golden Temple, in Amritsar on Wednesday. (ANI Photo) (Raminder Pal Singh)
Updated on Dec 5, 2024 15:06 IST

In South Korea, the dance of democracy

Protesters against South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol march towards the presidential office during a demonstration in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. Photographer: Jean Chung/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)
Published on Dec 4, 2024 14:45 IST

Time to focus on governance

Mumbai, Dec 04 (ANI): Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis and NCP chief Ajit Pawar show victory signs after staking claim to form the government in Maharashtra, at Raj Bhawan in Mumbai on Wednesday. (ANI Photo) (Deepak Salvi)
Updated on Dec 5, 2024 01:18 IST

Dhaka, Delhi must manage ties better

Police officers stand guard outside Indian High commission after a call for anti India protests following a group of Hindus in Agartala, the capital of the northeastern Indian state of Tripura, stormed a consulate office of Bangladesh, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. AP/PTI (AP)
Published on Dec 3, 2024 16:01 IST

Learnings from Bhopal tragedy

Bhopal: Survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy during a protest rally demanding adequate compensation on the 40th anniversary of the disaster, in Bhopal, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI)
Updated on Dec 3, 2024 15:59 IST

Dollar challenge to Brics nations

FILE PHOTO: US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Washington, DC, U.S. on November 13, 2024. ALLISON ROBBERT/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo (via REUTERS)
Updated on Dec 2, 2024 14:46 IST

The return of Maoist spectre in Telangana

Bhadradri Kothagudem: Arms and ammunition recovered from the site of an encounter between maoists and police, in Bhadradri Kothagudem district, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. Six cadres of the outlawed CPI (Maoist) including two women were killed after an exchange of fire between the ultras and police in the district of Telangana on Thursday, police said. (PTI Photo) (PTI)
Published on Dec 2, 2024 14:46 IST