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AAP setting pitch to become ‘national in 2024

A win in Punjab will bring it at par with Congress. Both parties will have two state governments each in the country.

UNDER TALIBAN REGIME, FORMER AFGHAN WOMEN SOLDIERS FEAR FOR THEIR LIVES

After the Taliban's takeover, former Afghan women soldiers are facing the heat of the turn of events under the new regime.

SCINDIA RISING IN BJP'S SCHEME OF THINGS IN MP

Out of the 25 appointments, seven are from the Scindia ‘camp’. The rest are seen as close to CM Chouhan. Some of the appointments came from the RSS quota.

Former US officials ask Biden to publish anti-Russia sanctions list

UKRAINE INVASION?

FREEDOM IS NOT CRIME, WILL PURSUE DEMOCRACY: TAIWAN

‘We will make Taiwan even better and show the world that democratic Taiwan has the courage to step out from the shadow of authoritarian China,' Tsai said.

Congress starts screening Manipur election candidates

The screening process started on 27 December and will continue until 15 January.

RUSSIA SAYS ITS PROPOSALS CAN FIX RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES

Russia said on Friday it wanted a legally binding guarantee that NATO would give up any military activity in Eastern Europe and Ukraine.

BJP Gets Ready For Goa Election Battle

BJP feels that the entry of new political actors in Goa will benefit the party.

GEHLOT'S 'SUPREMACY' MARKS 3 YEARS OF HIS GOVT

Weathering political storms, Rajasthan CM emerges as ‘Chanakya’ of the Congress.

Rising air traffic, fog, delays lead to crowding at Delhi airport

Covid-19 protocols are not being followed and volunteers are not present at the airport to manage the crowds.

PAKISTANIS FIGHT FOR THEIR LIVELIHOOD IN GWADAR

In the name of security of shipping lanes and port development, rich fishing areas belonging to the locals were taken away and given to the Chinese.

VLADIMIR PUTIN IS WHITEWASHING RUSSIA'S DARK PAST

Putin wants to control the historical narrative in Russia. The Kremlin aims to legitimise its authoritarian practices by imbuing the power of the state with an almost sacred quality.

Peter Kerkar's defence strategy fails in UK high court

The court ruled that the bankruptcy process against Peter Kerkar can continue.

Pakistan slips on a slippery slope of religious militancy

The government is increasingly hiring madrasa graduates as teachers in the public sector.

Over Rs 25,000 crore loss for India's Covid-hit aviation sectorV

More than 20,000 people in the aviation sector lost their jobs in the last two years.

CDS CHOPPER CRASH: ASPECTS THAT AAIB, COURT OF INQUIRY WILL LOOK INTO

The weather that day, though misty at some places close to the destination, was totally fit for flying, especially for a Master Green pilot, who must have flown through such weather a very large number of times. The weather and the visibility were within the flying limitations of the pilot.

‘DETHRONING BJP IN UP WILL BE TOUGH FOR ANY PARTY'

ASSEMBLY POLLS

This reporter's diary on Bangladesh War is a brilliant read

Manas Ghosh, the writer, says it's a pity that efforts by Indian diplomats to secure support for the cause of the war hardly find space in the history books of Bangladesh.

Blinken warns Chinese leaders over Taiwan as global crises mount

This comes in the wake of China's increasingly aggressive posture toward Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its territory.

BJP HAS A STRATEGY TO COUNTER SP-RLD ALLIANCE IN WEST UP

Micro-management among non-dominant castes is BJP's plan in Western UP to counter SP-RLD alliance.

Asthana turns Delhi Police into a people-centric, modern force

The Delhi Police is undergoing a transformation of sorts under new Commissioner of Delhi Police Rakesh Asthana, in order to make the force a more disciplined, modernised, people-friendly and rule-abiding one.

Move to ban cryptocurrencies is unfortunate

Many major democracies, such as the US, Canada and the UK, allow the use of Bitcoin. Even the tiny Latin American nation, El Salvador recently accepted Bitcoin as legal tender.

VASUNDHARA RAJE BACK ON CENTRE STAGE IN RAJASTHAN

She is on a pilgrimage, which has turned out to be a crowd-puller.

TALIBAN KILL YOUNG DOCTOR FOR NOT STOPPING AT CHECKPOINT IN HERAT

Taliban have killed a young physician in Afghanistan's Herat province, local media reported citing sources on Friday.

RUSSIA POISED TO ATTACK UKRAINE AS MILITARY BUILD-UP CONTINUES

There's little doubt that the military build-up would allow for a large-scale attack on Ukraine, should Putin decide to make such a move in the New Year, but Western nations are puzzled by the Kremlin's intentions.

Why did Boris Johnson's CBI speech land him in a quantum of political uncertainties?

The media and opposition forces went overboard with mockery, even impertinently asking if the PM was alright, and then came the "leak" allegedly from somewhere in Downing Street that the PM's ship was less than ship-shape. Fingers immediately pointed at Noll and speculation about one of the Chancellor's advisors.

COVID-19 VARIANT SCARE TRIGGERS MORE TRAVEL CURBS ON AFRICA

Although epidemiologists say travel curbs may be too late to stop Omicron from circulating globally, many countries around the world announced travel bans or restrictions on southern Africa.

Crypto a force-multiplier for India's digital currency rollout

As India creates a CBDC, building on and leveraging off an existing crypto technological stack would be a safe option, especially one that has resisted nation-state attacks by the CCP.

Climate change and the visible hand

The key to success in mitigating climate change is the emergence of new technology. But technology needs to be commercially viable, or it will fail.

Terrorists killing civilians despite high security

“There has been a massive security ramp up with no consequential results'.