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Opinion: Are we on the brink of a third world war?

Suddenly the Israel-Iran war is no longer a war taking place in far off Middle East but seemingly coming very close to us. Already stock market has taken a hit, oil price…
Jammu looking for its rightful position in new dispensation in J-K

In the run up to the government formation in Jammu and Kashmir for which National Conference vice president has staked a claim there is a big apprehension in Jammu how would this…

J-K: Delhi-Srinagar need to walk extra mile

There are two ways of looking at the verdict delivered by the voters in Assembly elections held in Jammu and Kashmir after a decade , the people across the UT have not…
Philip Noel-Baker: Only man to win Olympic medal and Nobel prize

When we think of Nobel prize winners we visualise people with exceptional brains whose dedicated work in their respective fields finally fetches them the world’s most prestigious prize. When we think of…
J-K at crossroads – The election time goals are marked with many ifs and buts

Jammu and Kashmir is at a crossroads as it waits for outcome of the Assembly elections in the Union Territory . It is on an unchartered territory as it looks beyond government…
India rebukes Pakistan’s attempts to Internationalize Jammu and Kashmir

India tore apart Pakistan’s attempt to paint India black by referring to the issue of Jammu Kashmir again at the United Nations forum in its attempt to internationalize the whole issue. The…
Ignoring Sarfaraz Khan’s potential may harm India’s cause

At times the BCCI’s selection policies can be baffling. The latest case that is causing bewilderment is the exclusion of Sarfaraz Khan from being a regular member of the Indian Test team.…

Coach Sanath Jayasuriya revives Sri Lankan cricket with help of new talent

With a bunch of exciting new players in its line up, it looks like Sri Lankan cricket is on the road to resurgence. Within the last few months, Sri Lanka has won…
Meet ‘Syeda X’: The everyday woman you don’t see

India’s informal sector occupies interstate migrants working in precarious conditions for lower wages, with inadequate legal and social support mechanisms. The vulnerability was exposed during the COVID-19 lockdown when thousands of migrant…
Biden’s hidden war: How US is involved in Israel’s battles

The most significant aspect of the killing of Hasan Nasrallah is that it came within hours of the Israeli Prime Minister’s landing in the United States, exactly like the last trip when…
Hassan Nasrallah: Decades-long power struggle in Middle East

Born in 1960, Lebanon (which was considered an idyllic and veritable heaven on earth), Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah grew up in a predominantly Armenian Sub-urb known as Bourj Hammoud, near the capital Beirut.…
PMLA: Supreme Court highlights concerns over arbitary actions by ED

Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih granted bail to former Tamil Nadu Minister of Electricity, Prohibition and Excise, Senthil Balaji in an alleged cash-for-jobs scam. Balaji was arrested in…
A first of firsts – Foreign diplomats watch Kashmir elections

It was a rare first when Indian ministry of external affairs brought diplomats of 15 countries to Srinagar to observe second of the three-phased Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir , which…
Case against Siddaramaiah takes poltical overtones

The political overtones of the controversial Muda case are becoming increasingly sharper with the BJP now demanding the resignation of the Karnataka Chief Minister Siddharamaiah. Siddharamaiah and Congress party is in no…
Which tune will Sri Lanka’s new President sing, Indian or Chinese?

Greetings poured in congratulating the newly elected President of Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, popularly known as ‘AKD’. The Marxist-Leninist leader was sworn in on Monday as the ninth President by the…