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How Imran Khan tied himself in knots placing Kashmir over trade

On March 31, the Imran Khan government affirmed that it would import cotton from India and admitted that the 19-month-long restrictions had affected its small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) adversely.

'Silence... Can You Hear It?' Review: Inimitable Manoj Bajpayee and nail-biting murder mystery

Aban Bharucha Deohans directed 'Silence... Can You Hear It?', streaming on Zee5, pans out well hatching those high-strung moments, but when the plot, sporadically, veers off to tortuous pitfalls, it is Manoj Bajpayee who redeems it with his thundering performance. 

$400 billion China-Iran deal and concerns about India's Chabahar port project

​It took around five years for China to clinch a $400 billion deal with Iran. Chinese President Xi Jinping first brought it up during his visit to Iran in 2016, proposing to strengthen the ties between the two countries with a 25-year bilateral pact.

Pagglait film review: Small town family drama of a widow taking wing

Let's begin it with a question. When do we call someone crazy? Yeah, you guessed it right. Mostly when someone is off the mark, not conforming to the norms. While 'Pagglait', with its self-explanatory title, cheerfully lets out the broad scope of the movie, it also triggers anticipation of an engrossing plot replete with quirky people and side-splitting dialogues.

Didi Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai - Is Mamata Banerjee afraid of losing Bengal polls?

But why is West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee so angry these days? What are her illusions and reality? Is she afraid of losing the Bengal battle?

What PC Chacko's resignation tells us about democracy in Congress?

The Congress veteran from Kerala, and a crucial figure in Lutyens’ Delhi, not only called it quits just days ahead of the assembly elections, but also questioned the existence of democracy in the party.

Battle for Nandigram: What's Mamata Banerjee's gameplan?

The battle of Bengal has now shifted to the battle for Nandigram, where Didi will face her disciple in the fight of the year.

Why PM Modi’s rivals can’t see anything beyond politics?

70-year-old Prime Minister went to AIIMS to take the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine only after the government rolled out the inoculation drive for people above 60.

Gujarat civic poll results: A distress signal for Congress?

The saffron party has once again swept Gujarat civic polls, winning 6236 out of 8470 seats across various municipalities, while the Congress scored 1,805 seats and Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on its debut bagged 42 seats.

How India beat China in vaccine diplomacy? It's about the credibility

Vaccine diplomacy is the latest evidence in which India has truly outraced China and reliability is a big factor behind it.

Bengal's daughter slogan: Mamata's last-ditch effort to ride back to power?

Before the electioneering kicked off in Bengal, Didi had an army of big political names by her side, now a number of them, from ministers to legislators, have switched over to the BJP. Her long-time colleague and close-aide Dinesh Trivedi is the latest significant figure to quit the TMC. 

Battleground Tamil Nadu: Sasikala factor and challenges for ruling AIADMK

After the fall of the Congress government in Puducherry, the latest buzz is that even though the BJP denied staking a claim to form government in the Union Territory, the Congress is crying foul accusing the NR Congress and the BJP of bringing down its government by plotting defections.

Battleground Assam: A tale of two valleys and the CAA quandary

Assam and West Bengal are neighbouring states, but their politics is entirely different. What is more interesting is that the politics of the lower and upper Assam also are poles apart from each other.

India needs serious opposition not desperate one

When it comes to leading the party, the Congress conundrum is more profound than what it appears. Officially, Sonia Gandhi is heading the organisation, but unofficially Rahul Gandhi is in charge of the party.

Battleground Kerala: Fight for Hindu votes, Sabarimala back in spotlight

The assembly elections in Kerala are expected in April-May, so the Congress lost no time in making public a draft of the legislation, and the BJP has planned to hold discussions with the people before making the land issue a part of its election manifesto. 

Opinion | Why Congress should not let Ghulam Nabi Azad retire

The political pundits are busy decoding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tearful farewell to retiring Rajya Sabha member of the Congress Ghulam Nabi Azad.

Opinion | Will Joe Biden's strong message to Xi Jinping tame the dragon?

US President Joe Biden has fired a direct salvo at the Chinese President mincing no words.

Why are we slandering Sachin for his right to freedom of expression?

Up till 3 February 2021, they revered Sachin Tendulkar as the 'God of Cricket', now they are questioning his merit for the Bharat Ratna.

Farm laws explained: Time to end misconceptions and break impasse

On the implementation of the contentious farm laws, the Supreme Court has ordered a stay hoping that it will end the protest. But it did not pay off. Eleven rounds of talks between the Centre and farm leaders have failed to make any breakthrough. Even the Centre's proposal to suspend implementation of the laws was rejected by the farm union leaders.