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Sushma Swaraj says bodies of 39 Indians abducted by ISIS in Iraq in 2015, found

As many as 40 Indians were originally abducted by terrorist organisation ISIS in June 2015 from Mosul in Iraq.

How China’s fight against pollution torpedoed India’s newspaper industry

At play are several factors: China’s decision to no longer be the prime destination for the world’s garbage.

Mukesh Ambani isn’t the king of telecom; content is

The industry is complaining bitterly but consumers are too busy watching movies on their phones to pay much attention.

Modi govt’s move deepens crisis for Indian newspapers as newsprint prices also peak

A finance ministry office memorandum has ordered that only online advertisements of tenders will be allowed.

BJP MPs want ‘unproductive’ budget session to be curtailed, govt yet to decide

Party sources fear Parliament pandemonium is creating a negative perception about the govt, there are arguments for and against the curtailment.

EC orders special audit of MP voters lists after the dead turn up in thousands

An EC team led by a principal secretary-level officer is currently in MP for the audit, sources said.

China quietly & cleverly finds a new route to S. Doklam, 7 months after India stopped it

New alignment is 5 km away from Indian posts, making it difficult for India to do anything. The new road will open up South Doklam to Chinese troops.

J&K govt hospital stands by call to sack doctor for contradicting minister’s FB post

‘He said he used his personal freedom. This is no satisfactory answer.’ Jammu: The Government Medical College (GMC) in Jammu has defended its decision to...

India & Pakistan ‘harass’ each others diplomats, but want to make prisoners’ lives easier

Defunct since 2013, India-Pakistan Judicial Commission for Prisoners likely to be revived, MEA sets the ball rolling.

Agents of RTI justice, information commissions are its biggest bottleneck

The CIC and state information commissions (SICs) are almost all functioning much below their sanctioned strength.

On Camera

Trump’s unpredictability is not the absence of strategy—it works on everyone but China

The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.