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Don’t blame the pitch for Australia’s shoddy game. They have won in much tougher conditions

Great Australian cricketers like Ian Chappell have never complained about the playing conditions in India. They have always got on with the job and won.

With new Qualcomm chipset, OnePlus 11 and Galaxy S23 challenging iPhone on pure performance

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 by Qualcomm represents a new day for Android smartphones. Even the Vivo X90 Pro and Xiaomi 13 Pro could up the ante.

Misogyny, jihadism—Imran Khan’s complex inner world points to where Pakistan is headed

Imran Khan ought to have been discredited by now. But he remains Pakistan’s most charismatic politician—and confident he can capitalise on the economic chaos in the election.

SPF is not the only mark of a good sunscreen. Here’s what you must look out for

Hunting for the right sunscreen is tricky, especially amid a global surge in skin cancers and a rising awareness of photodamage.

Rahul Gandhi’s Parliament speech on Modi-Adani forces BJP to play on Congress’ pitch

Rahul Gandhi's attack on Modi for his perceived collusion with Adani brought out BJP's big guns in Parliament. After a long time, BJP was responding to a narrative set by Congress.

With default or harsh economic measures its choices, Pakistan stuck between rock & a hard place

Is this a seminal moment in Pakistan’s long-term decline? Ten days of intense negotiations with a visiting team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

Bloodstained road to Nellie: Trail of destruction I saw after the 1983 massacre in Assam

I was there looking for trouble to report. And in that awful fortnight, when Indira Gandhi decided to force an election nobody wanted in Assam, you didn’t have to go looking for trouble.

Thomas Isaac’s bad decisions led Kerala to financial doom. Give Balagopal a chance to fix it

For someone who acted as a spokesperson for the GST regime, the state’s annual GST growth under Isaac was less than half the national average.

Israel is neutral on Ukraine for three reasons. India can align with it to ease tensions

Given the rock-solid nature of the US-Israel friendship, working with Israel can strengthen New Delhi’s relations with Washington too.

You saw a new Rahul Gandhi in Parliament. I saw the change in Kashmir itself

As the country embraces the new Rahul Gandhi after the Bharat Jodo Yatra, the Congress leader cannot but embrace the challenge of practising politics in these dark times.

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UK’s Daily Express fed up with Western media bias against India. Waking up to ground reality

A segment of the Western world, particularly in the UK, is closely monitoring India's progress. It's not just about predicting a doomsday scenario.

Lower oil prices lead to 4x profits for oil firms, bonanza for govt, but no relief for aam aadmi

Petrol & diesel prices have barely changed since June 2022, even though oil prices have fallen 28% since then. This has boosted profitability of OMCs and dividend payouts to govt.

Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet visits Manila, strengthens ties with Philippines

The port call witnessed subject matter exchanges between the Indian Navy and the Philippine Navy personnel. There were also sports fixtures, cross-deck visits, and cultural exchanges.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?