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Nepal map row: Has India provoked Kathmandu or is China instigating trouble for New Delhi?

India Wednesday sharply reacted to Nepal’s new official map that includes disputed territories, saying “such artificial enlargement of territorial claims will not be accepted”.

Discrepancy in Delhi Covid data: Is Arvind Kejriwal govt being transparent enough?

Delhi health secretary Padmini Singla has highlighted the unusual trend of rising Covid cases in the national capital and decreasing number of containment zones.

Yogi-Priyanka row over migrants: Has Covid crisis brought out the worst in Indian politics?

The Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has asked Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi to send 500 buses each to Noida and Ghaziabad for migrant workers.

India’s support to probe Covid origin: Pressure to join anti-China group or strategic move?

India and 62 other countries have backed a draft resolution led by Australia and the EU to 'identify the zoonotic source' of Covid-19 and its 'route of introduction' to humans.

Hasan Minhaj back on Netflix: Will irreverent comedy work in dark Covid times?

Hasan Minhaj’s Patriot Act returns on Netflix today after over two months of delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

After 54 days, will Indians in Covid hotspots like Delhi and Mumbai be ready to step out?

Delhi reported its biggest single-day spike in Covid-19 positive cases Thursday while Mumbai, which has reported 16,500 cases, has decided to extend the lockdown beyond 17 May.

Is boosting liquidity enough or should govt put money in people’s hands to spur demand?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced collateral-free loans, credit guarantees, capital infusion and various other liquidity-boosting measures for MSMEs, NBFCs & DISCOMs.

Vocal for local: Can India afford self-reliance or is it a slogan to please swadeshi lobby?

PM Narendra Modi, in his national address Tuesday, said the Covid-19 crisis has taught India the importance of local manufacturing and supply chains.

Are Indian states capable of marking Covid zones and planning their own exit strategies?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday held a video conference with chief ministers to discuss the Covid lockdown exit strategy.

Railways to resume: Is India beginning to learn to live with the coronavirus?

Indian railways will reopen limited passenger services from 12 May, with 15 special trains departing from Delhi.

On Camera

Medieval Kashmir was confidently multicultural. And dazzled the world with art and ideas

Kashmiri art once outshone China, and its poets were sought after as far south as the Deccan — to say nothing of the vast reach of its textiles.

Northeast set for economic take-off with Rs 1.12 lakh cr in investment commitments from Tata, Reliance

Driving this wave of interest is the upcoming Rising North-East Investors Summit in New Delhi, organised by the Ministry for Development of the North Eastern Region.

India, Pakistan DGMOs agree to extend measures aimed at reducing border tensions

India to maintain confidence-building measures as Pakistan says military-to-military communications led to extension of ceasefire understanding until 18 May.

What is Asim Munir thinking?

Kashmir’s return to normalcy, for Pakistan Army Chief Gen Asim Munir, had to be reversed. Pahalgam wasn’t plotted in the week between the speech. It must have taken several weeks, if not months of planning.