The US’ killing of Iran’s star General may have just brought the already-destabilised West Asia on the brink of another disaster

Powering on the positives of the year gone by and bettering the basics on a preferential basis must be the fulcrum of focus

Big judgements, bigger slowdown, collapsing values and furious protests made it a truly restless year

The rumble of Spring Thunder heard after the Koyyuru encounter is losing steam

December 4, celebrated as Navy Day, marks not only the Indian Navy’s biggest victory but also heralds its arrival in the pantheon of Indian Defence

The dragon’s debt-trap diplomacy and its intentions to exert control are beginning to cause acute unease across many nations

Eroding public support, ignoring a referendum to contest again and a disputed election could mark the end for the Left in Latin America's indigenous heartland

In the month that marked the culmination of the Russian Revolution a little over a century ago, Pramod K Nayar through Anna Akhmatova’s Requiem connects the eerie similarities between Stalinist Russia and today’s trying times

The hunting down of IS chief al-Baghdadi, the world's No. 1 terrorist leader, is as huge a success as the takedown of al Qaeda’s Osama Bin Laden

The partnership could take away the protective cover for many sectors but staying away cannot be an option in a borderless world

Unceasing quest for new knowledge, individual brilliance, perfect teamwork and beyond the pale efforts, this year’s Nobel winners show little is beyond  

Peace continues to remain a mirage as the withdrawal of US troops emboldens Turkey to invade an already smouldering Syria

Though their demand for UT is finally fulfilled, it will be a tough fight for Ladakhis to stay relevant and make their voices heard

We are a multi-source civilisation drawing its cultural impulses, languages, traditions and practices from a variety of heredities and migration histories

The selfless struggle of divergent forces, which uncompromisingly fought for a separate State,

The many reasons for the big slump in automobile sales show that there could be a spillover to some other sectors as well

Despite benefits of scale and capital infusion, the ‘big’ new banks will take time to regain good health and power the economy in a slowdown 

The city, which has grown into a leading IT hub, is also the cradle for some of the country’s finest sportspersons   

The climate crisis is getting worse and we all know what’s to be done. But only you know if you are doing your part