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Unhappy with govt & CBI, special public prosecutor Anand Grover may quit 2G case

Grover is learnt to be uncomfortable about the manner in which the authorities have handled the case, and is likely to ask the SC to relieve him.

Justin Trudeau’s India visit did the unlikely: Bring bitter rivals Modi and Congress together

Govt sources say after Amarinder briefed the Centre on Canadian politicians’ support for Khalistani separatists, it decided to fully support his stand.

Justin Trudeau in India looks like competition for Virat Kohli as Manyavar model

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and his family's clothing in India has sparked more conversation than his politics.

In a first, blunt Raj Thackeray to interview the cautious Sharad Pawar at Pune event

The event is being held to mark Sharad Pawar’s 50 years in electoral politics, Raj could coerce him to open his political cards.

Mukesh Ambani calls investing Rs 10,000 crore in Uttar Pradesh his patriotic duty

Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani pledged Rs 10,000 crore investment through Reliance Jio to Uttar Pradesh, as well as help for the Namami Gange programme.

BJP banking on one leader to win Chhattisgarh — it’s actually Ajit Jogi

The party is battling huge anti-incumbency after Raman Singh’s 15 years in power, but hopes Jogi and his new party can eat into Congress votes.

India denies Chinese Navy is near Maldives, refutes reports that 11 warships deployed

Chinese portal claims ships sailed into the eastern Indian Ocean this month, India says nearest Chinese Navy force is on routine duty in the Gulf of Aden.

Come November, bitter rivals Congress and BJP set to become next-door neighbours in Delhi

The Congress’s new headquarters is near the new BJP office on DDU Marg. It is set to be named ‘Indira Bhawan’ and inaugurated on her birth anniversary.

Queen Elizabeth’s 1997 diplomatic visit to India hit a raw nerve. Hopefully Trudeau’s won’t

The royal visit in 1997 seemed jinxed before the Queen even landed on Indian soil. The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, currently on his eight-day...

Trudeau wanted India visit two years ago, Modi was cold due to his Khalistan noises

Canada seemed oblivious to Indian concerns till PM delivered a tough message in Hamburg last year. Visit was planned after Davos meet.

On Camera

Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.