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The postwar era's first democratic authoritarian
Oped, Published on 08/09/2025
» The 78th anniversary of India's independence last month offers an opportunity to recall one of the most insidious moments in the country's post-independence history: prime minister Indira Gandhi's 1975 decision to declare an emergency and suspend civil liberties. A new book by political scientist Srinath Raghavan, Indira Gandhi and the Years That Transformed India, not only revisits that fateful move, but also traces its lasting impact half a century later.
'Hidden treasure': Rare Gandhi portrait up for UK sale
AFP, Published on 16/06/2025
» LONDON - A rare oil painting of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi, which is believed to have been damaged by a Hindu nationalist activist, is to be auctioned in London in July.
Air India flight returns to Phuket after bomb threat
Published on 13/06/2025
» PHUKET - An Air India flight from Phuket bound for New Delhi received an onboard bomb threat on Friday morning and made an emergency landing back on the Thai island, airport authorities said.
India to ask caste status in next census
AFP, Published on 01/05/2025
» NEW DELHI - India will conduct its first official caste census since independence, the government announced on Wednesday, a move likely to have far-reaching consequences for its politics and contentious affirmative action policies.
Gunmen in Kashmir kill at least 24 tourists
AFP, Published on 22/04/2025
» SRINAGAR, India - At least 24 people were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir when gunmen opened fire on tourists on Tuesday, a senior police officer told AFP, with authorities calling it the worst attack on civilians in years.
Convictions of Hong Kong pro-democracy trio overturned
Published on 06/03/2025
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong’s top court has unanimously overturned the convictions of three former members of a pro-democracy group that organised an annual candlelight vigil to mark China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, citing a miscarriage of justice.
Protecting the rot
Oped, Postbag, Published on 18/02/2025
» Re: "Corruption still a problem", (Editorial, Feb 15).
The late Manmohan Singh, India's 'reformer' PM
Oped, Published on 30/01/2025
» At a time when demagogic populists often overshadow experienced, empathetic politicians, the recent passing of former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the age of 92 serves as a stark reminder of how our perceptions of leadership have changed.
An too good for Thai star Pornpawee
Sports, Published on 20/01/2025
» Pornpawee Chochuwong went down to An Se-Young in the final of the US$950,000 BWF India Open 2025 as the Korean world No.1 claimed her second title of the year in New Delhi on Sunday.
Pornpawee powers into India Open semis
Sports, Published on 18/01/2025
» Pornpawee Chochuwong stormed into the women's singles semi-finals of the US$950,000 BWF India Open 2025 in New Delhi on Friday.