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Putin will struggle to keep Russian mothers silent as tempers rise with economic hardships

Their anger and grief has helped to galvanise public opinion in the past, tarnishing the image of the military and the state. It can do so again.

Go beyond Nupur Sharmas, Jindals—BJP needs to course-correct before 2024 Lok Sabha polls

From Odisha to Karnataka, BJP has been struggling to maintain its supremacy after 2019. And allies are becoming increasingly wary of its expansionist designs.

Western ‘unity’ and ‘self-image’ are doing more harm than good for Ukraine War

Western reactions suggest that achieving some kumbaya moment of synchronized purpose and identity has become more vital to the West than averting a global humanitarian catastrophe.

BJP walked 2 tightropes – correct history, bond with Islamic nations. It has fallen off both

Any change in the BJP will now be strategic, not fundamental. The party has come too far for that.

Ukraine sanctions testing Russia-China ‘no-limit partnership’. Frustration grows in Moscow

If Xi wants to help Moscow, he will have to find ways to buy Russian goods, but even that looks difficult. The buck might stop again on oil and gas.

A Pakistani Jew reached Israel. Pakistan’s having a heartburn

In Pakistan, many Jews hide their identity by taking Muslim or Christian faith in official documents. There are less than two hundred Jews left in the country.

Pushpa to Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2—Covid altered Indians’ entertainment buds, masala movies are back

RRR, KGF 2, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 are breaking box office records. But films with a social message like Anek are struggling to meet budget costs.

17 years ago, I fell in love with the ‘phoenix of tennis’. Rafael Nadal is more than a player

Nadal’s journey, above all, for two long decades, has been the greatest display of human resilience ever witnessed in sport.

On Gyanvapi, Modi’s views in sync with Mohan Bhagwat’s. Read their reluctance

For now, the Modi government and the BJP are likely to be circumspect over Gyanvapi as the legal battle will take few more years to reach its conclusion.

I saw in Rahul Gandhi’s Cambridge talk a 1915 Congress moment: Shruti Kapila

Easy to mock Rahul Gandhi at Cambridge, but he's right in remaking congress as party of protest not power.

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BJP has a problem of plenty in Phase 2. It can only go down from that

BJP’s fate in the second phase of 2024 Lok Sabha election will be decided in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, where it performed very well in 2019 but faces a stiff competition now.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.