Pakistani business tycoon & son, British billionaire — people aboard missing Titanic submarine
Owned by OceanGate Expeditions, the submersible, with five people on board, went missing an hour and 45 minutes into its dive, about 700 kilometres off the Newfoundland coast, reports Sampurna Panigrahi
Phas gaye re Obama: Modi’s ‘friend Barack’ gives a sermon to him, but look who’s talking
Obama walked into debate by censuring Modi govt for its treatment of Muslims. Does a US president have moral authority to deliver such sermons given their record of courting dictators, writes Shekhar Gupta
Adipurush controversy shows there’s no pleasing Hindu groups. They want 100% compliance
From lashing out at Om Raut for kissing Kriti Sanon on the cheek to targetting ‘anti-Hindu’ Saif Ali Khan, the criticisms surrounding Adipurush are rooted in sexism and Islamophobia, writes Devadeepa Das
New Delhi wants Indian heads for Chinese Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo. It’s mirroring China’s practice
The US may have planned Bill Gates’ visit to Beijing to signal easing of tensions and a resumption of US-China dialogue, writes Aadil Brar
Modi-Biden talk of ‘values’ has one purpose. Strengthening the cause of democracy isn’t it
When Narendra Modi and Joe Biden compliment each other as torchbearers of democracy and champions of global stability, they will be trading stock phrases bleached of meaning and substance, writes Kapil Komireddi
Mughals failed India in science. Just see what Europe did between 1526 and 1757
BJP and its followers portray the Mughal era as a dark period while established historians highlight the glory of ‘Great Mughals’. But no one compares Mughals with Europeans, writes Dilip Mandal
Opposition is wrong in resisting UCC. It’s poor politics, runs against Constitution spirit
The whole point of reviving this proposal is to push the opposition into a photo-op with the conservative leadership. And the opposition is stepping into this trap, writes Yogendra Yadav