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Demography and its discontents

Updated on Jul 15, 2024 15:32 IST
India is believed to have become the world’s most populous country sometime between January and July 2023 / AFP PHOTO / ARUN SANKAR (AFP)

Political violence haunts America

Copies of daily newspapers featuring front page articles about the shooting at former US President Donald Trump's campaign event, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Sunday, July 14, 2024. Trump confirmed that he will be attending the Republican National Convention next week, hours after he was shot at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. Photographer: Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)
Updated on Jul 15, 2024 01:00 IST

US politics in the crosshairs

Donald Trump raising his fist in the air with blood dripping from his ear to his face. (AP)
Published on Jul 14, 2024 17:29 IST

NATO@75 faces hard questions

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 11: U.S. President Joe Biden (L) and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (R) participate in the launching of the Ukraine Compact at the 2024 NATO Summit on July 11, 2024 in Washington, DC. NATO leaders convene in Washington this week for the annual summit to discuss future strategies and commitments and mark the 75th anniversary of the alliance’s founding. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Kevin Dietsch / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) (Getty Images via AFP)
Published on Jul 12, 2024 15:49 IST

Raising the bar on gender parity

Rather than read the judgment as against Muslim personal law, it would be fair to conclude that the apex court has expanded the legal avenues available to divorced women seeking redress on alimony (Photo by Indranil MUKHERJEE / AFP) (AFP)
Updated on Jul 11, 2024 15:37 IST

The challenge that is coaching Team India

New Delhi, Jul 09 (ANI): (File Photo) Former Cricketer Gautam Gambhir has been appointed as the new head coach of the Indian Men's Cricket Team, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) (ANI)
Published on Jul 10, 2024 16:02 IST

Modi in Moscow, in a balancing act

Moscow, Jul 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi embraces Russian President Vladimir Putin after receiving the Order of St Andrew the Apostle the First-Called, Russia's highest civilian honour, at St Catherine's Hall, in Moscow on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) (ANI)
Published on Jul 10, 2024 16:00 IST

Reading caste in a political murder

**EDS: SCREENSHOT VIA PTI VIDEOS** Chennai: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati pays her last respects to the mortal remains of party leader K. Armstrong, who was hacked to death by a six-member gang, in Chennai, Sunday, July 7, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI)
Published on Jul 9, 2024 15:45 IST

Far-Right fails to win France

People raise their arms and hands as they gather at the Place de la Republique after partial results in the second round of the early French parliamentary elections, in Paris, France, July 7, 2024. The slogan reads "the "Nouveau Front Populaire (New Popular Front - NFP)". REUTERS/Abdul Saboor (REUTERS)
Updated on Jul 8, 2024 15:45 IST

NEET needs a total makeover

A protest in Patna, over alleged NEET irregularities. (HT)
Published on Jul 7, 2024 18:14 IST

Behind the UK’s Labour landslide

Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, greets supporters in Downing Street in London, UK, on Friday, July 5, 2024. Keir Starmer’s Labour Party won the UK general election and is on course for a huge parliamentary majority with votes still being counted, a result that upends British politics after Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives imploded. Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)
Updated on Jul 5, 2024 15:37 IST

Macro factors back sharp Sensex rise

Mumbai: Stock prices displayed on a digital screen at the facade of the Bombay Stock Exchange building, in Mumbai, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. The Sensex breached the historic 80,000-mark for the first time ever and the Nifty hit a fresh record peak of 24,292.15 on Wednesday. (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade)(PTI07_03_2024_000207A) (PTI)
Published on Jul 4, 2024 15:44 IST

No India-China thaw at SCO meet

Astana [Kazakhstan], Jul 04 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar meets his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of the annual Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, in Astana on Thursday. (ANI Photo) (ANI)
Published on Jul 4, 2024 15:44 IST

House must get back on course

New Delhi, July 03 (ANI): A view of the Parliament House and Samvidhan Sadan against the backdrop of overcast sky, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (ANI Photo/Jitender Gupta) (Jitender Gupta)
Updated on Jul 3, 2024 15:49 IST

Battle for the reins of SAD

Patiala: Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal with party candidate N.K.Sharma during a road show for Lok Sabha elections, at Samana in Patiala district, Monday, May 13, 2024. (PTI Photo)(PTI05_13_2024_000488A) (PTI)
Published on Jul 2, 2024 15:37 IST

Coping with the monsoon impact

New Delhi: A plane takes off from the Indira Gandhi International Airport where a canopy collapsed on vehicles parked at Terminal- 1 amid heavy rain, in New Delhi, Friday, June 28, 2024. One person died and five were injured in the collapse. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh) (PTI06_28_2024_000297A) (PTI)
Published on Jul 1, 2024 15:15 IST

The T20 cup of joy and glory

Barbados, Jun 30 (ANI): India's Virat Kohli, Arshdeep Singh, Rinku Singh and others celebrate by doing the 'Bhangra' dance on the famous 'Tunak Tunak' song after Team India wins the ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2024 final match against South Africa, at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Saturday. (ANI Photo/Surjeet Yadav)
Published on Jun 30, 2024 18:06 IST

The debate on US presidency

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JUNE 27: U.S. President Joe Biden (R) and Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump participate in the CNN Presidential Debate at the CNN Studios on June 27, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. President Biden and former President Trump are facing off in the first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by JUSTIN SULLIVAN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) (Getty Images via AFP)
Updated on Jun 28, 2024 15:32 IST

A new T20 power rises in world cricket

Afghan cricket fans watch the men's T20 World Cup semifinal cricket match between Afghanistan and South Africa, on a big screen in the city of Jalalabad, east of Afghanistan, Thursday, June 27, 2024. AP/PTI(AP06_27_2024_000044A) (AP)
Published on Jun 27, 2024 15:16 IST

Challenge and an opportunity

New Delhi: Congress MPs Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi during President Droupadi Murmu's address to the joint sitting of the Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, June 27, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI06_27_2024_000116B) (PTI)
Updated on Jun 27, 2024 15:10 IST

House keys with Speaker Om Birla

New Delhi: BJP MP Om Birla arrives at the Parliament House complex during the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, in New Delhi, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Birla was later elected as the Speaker of Lok Sabha. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) (PTI06_26_2024_000289A) (PTI)
Updated on Jun 26, 2024 15:48 IST