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Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak leads Round 1 of the UK PM race, ahead with 88 votes

Sunak, son-in-law of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy, has been quoted in the media as saying that he feels 'great' about the result of the first round of voting.

This is how Deve Gowda went about appointing IAS officers in his PMO

In ‘Furrows In A Field’, Sugata Srinivasaraju writes that Deve Gowda preferred credible and competent officers with diverse caste, religious and linguistic backgrounds.

SubscriberWrites: Looking beyond Red Fort: I-Day event can be held at other places of national significance too

Indian PMs have always hoisted the tricolor from the ramparts of the Red Fort. Other locations can be Hampi in Karnataka, Lothal in Gujarat, or Nalanda in Bihar, writes Kaushik Mukherjee.

Malaysian PM Muhyiddin Yassin resigns after losing majority support

Yassin’s resignation comes on the back of mounting public anger over what was widely perceived as his govt’s poor handling of the pandemic.

This Niazi can be Pakistan’s next PM. He has sugar, petrol, spice and everything nice

Moazzam Mahmood Niazi has been dreaming of the PM chair since 2018. He has a 'world record' in weight reduction.

India needs to limit terms of CMs and PM, a young nation needs young leaders

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

The 5 front-runners to be Japan’s PM if Abe quits over health problems

Former defence and finance ministers, who align themselves with Shinzo Abe and his policies, are the most likely successors to lead the world's third-largest economy.

A new plane for Modi — high-tech Air India One with missile defence system arrives next week

A team consisting of senior officers from Air India, IAF and security agencies are in the US to finish the formalities and bring the aircraft to India.

You thought Asif Zardari & Pervez Musharraf were sexists. Meet Pakistan PM Imran Khan

In Imran Khan’s world, working mothers are disgraceful. Like masculinity, the Pakistan PM is an expert on motherhood too.

PM Modi launches Atal Bhujal Scheme for better groundwater management

PM Modi also named the Rohtang passageway in Himachal Pradesh as Atal Tunnel to mark the 95th birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.