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Huawei needs 5G rollout as sales of network equipment dip

Despite pressure to ban Huawei's network hardware, the company's growth in products such as smartphones shows consumers don’t care about concerns leveled at it.

Why Indians care more about their PM than their MP

From Nehru to Modi, the ‘presidential style’ campaign has been the default in Indian elections.

Criticising Vogue Arabia cover or New Zealanders donning hijabs reveal our liberal hypocrisy

Everyone loves a young (hijabi) woman who can be rescued, everyone loves a project. 


BJP government was not wise in pushing through electoral bond scheme

Electoral bond scheme in its current form is not the answer to long-standing issue of illegal donations to parties.

Right skills & right jobs: How Modi govt’s Grameen Kaushalya Yojana is helping rural youth

The stories of young Indians from Manipur, Kashmir & Haryana show Modi's Grameen Kaushal Yojana is on the right path to skilling rural India.

With cash transfers, both BJP and Congress are showing no imagination in fighting poverty

The scope for graft in plans like NYAY is massive because the benefit is conditional and administrative authorities hold great discretion.

Why Kanhaiya Kumar is a symbol of status quo in Begusarai, the Leningrad of Bihar

The CPI in Bihar never saw a contradiction between organising landless labourers and having a party structure dominated by upper castes, especially Bhumihars like Kumar.

Boeing will recover from setbacks of 737 crashes

The two deadly crashes have cost the airline enormous amount of reputational capital, lost sales and fallen shares, but Boeing's history strongly suggests that it will recover and will emerge stronger than ever.

It’s a myth that 2014 election was exceptional in the vote share of winning candidates

At the constituency level, the 2009 election was the most competitive election India witnessed in the last five decades.

Kashmir has progressed after separatists & terrorists have been badly hit: Jaitley

The people of Kashmir are welcoming development, while the activities of the state’s two mainstream parties have been confined to social media, writes Arun Jaitley.

On Camera

Mumbai woman who shouted at minister spoke for many Indians, exposed BJP’s protest politics

Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.