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Back to SearchDo Ukraine’s recent gains mean a shift in the war?
The Ukraine war has been raging for nearly seven months, and the dominant pattern so far has been Russia making slow and incremental gains in territo…
3 years, 3 months ago
What does the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 mean for ordinary consumers and farmers – Part 2
The Union Power Ministry introduced the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 in Lok Sabha on August 8. The Power Minister said at the stage of introduc…
3 years, 4 months ago
What does the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 mean for ordinary consumers and farmers – Part 1
The Union Power Ministry introduced the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 in Lok Sabha on August 8. The Power Minister said at the stage of introduc…
3 years, 4 months ago
The takeaways from Sheikh Hasina’s visit
Managing a difficult relationship has brought dividends to both India and Bangladesh. By all accounts, Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Sheikh Hasin…
3 years, 4 months ago
The astounding legacy of the Williams sisters | In Focus
This year’s U.S. Open is being viewed as a ‘farewell tour’ – more or less – of the Williams sisters as the curtains come down on what has been descri…
3 years, 4 months ago
What next for Liz Truss after UK PM race win?
Liz Truss has become Britain’s third woman Prime Minister. She defeated Rishi Sunak to become leader of the Tory party – the fourth leader in six yea…
3 years, 4 months ago
Mikhail Gorbachev and his legacy
Mikhail Gorbachev, general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991, died in Moscow on August 30 after a long illness. …
3 years, 4 months ago
What was Delhi’s now-scrapped excise policy trying to do?
In November 2021, the Delhi government rolled out a new excise policy. The new policy effectively took the government out of the liquor retailing bus…
3 years, 4 months ago
What happened with the Adani and NDTV transaction?
Late last month, the Adani Group acquired Vishvapradhan Commercial Pvt. Ltd. (VCPL) which held warrants convertible to 29.18% stake in NDTV. As per S…
3 years, 4 months ago
The challenges of the Congress party presidential elections
The words Congress and crisis go together. Since losing power in 2014, the party has lurched from one crisis to the other, sending warning signals of…
3 years, 4 months ago