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Asha Singh, the mother of a woman who was killed in a gang-rape in 2012, talks to the media. The case open the floodgates of sexual harassment and abuse claims across India. Photo: AFP
Oct 07,2018, 5:58
#MeToo movement sweeps into India’s newsrooms
By Saikat Datta
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a media briefing in New Delhi where they also signed the S-400 air defense missile system deal. Photo: AFP / Mikhael Klimentyev / Sputnik
Oct 06,2018, 4:35
India’s missile deal with Russia unlikely to sour US relations
By Saikat Datta
An Aadhaar government identification card. Photo: iStock
Oct 02,2018, 6:46
Supreme Court knocks out private sector from India’s digital identity program
By Saikat Datta
The Supreme Court of India ruled by a majority of 4-1 that the controversial Aadhaar digital identification project is constitutionally valid. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Sep 26,2018, 6:04
India’s Supreme Court upholds digital identity program with a dissenting note
By Saikat Datta
India had opted to buy 36 of the Rafale French-made fighter aircraft. The deal is now mired in a massive controversy. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Arnaud Gaillard
Sep 23,2018, 1:31
Hollande drops a Rafale bomb on India
By Saikat Datta
Indian Army paratroopers in a joint exercise with the US military. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Aug 23,2018, 5:14
Has India’s military modernization come to a halt?
By Saikat Datta
The Indian Army's Special Forces deployed in counterinsurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir. Photo: Wikipedia
Aug 22,2018, 2:29
Is India’s military being politicized?
By Saikat Datta
Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif (left) shakes hands with his Indian counterpart Atal Bihari Vajpayee after signing an agreement named as the Lahore Declaration at Governor House in Lahore on February 21, 1999. Photo: AFP / Saeed Khan
Aug 20,2018, 5:42
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a moderate Hindutva ideologue committed to peace
By Saikat Datta
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan inspects an honor guard at Prime Minister House in Islamabad. Khan was sworn in later. Photo: AFP
Aug 19,2018, 3:53
Imran Khan takes the pitch as prime minister of Pakistan
By Saikat Datta
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (right) with his deputy Manish Sisodia. Photo: Courtesy Aam Aadmi Party
Jul 06,2018, 4:18
India’s federalism takes a hit as Delhi officials defy Supreme Court
By Saurav Datta and Saikat Datta
The suspects in the Shujaat Bukhari assassination were caught on CCTV. Photo: Courtesy Majid Hyderi/Social Media
Jun 16,2018, 4:09
Peace dialog possible trigger for Kashmir editor’s assassination
By Majid Hyderi and Saikat Datta
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev. His latest product, a messaging app, has turned out to be a security nightmare for users. Photo: Hindustan Times
Jun 01,2018, 5:13
Baba Ramdev’s ‘Indian’ messaging a security nightmare, say researchers
By Saikat Datta
Prime Minister Narendra Modi performs yoga. He will be under pressure after the Kairana election loss -- AFP
May 31,2018, 5:14
BJP loses key byelections, looks vulnerable for 2019
By Kriti Singh, Aritry Das and Saikat Datta
BS Yeddyurappa speaks in Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Image: YouTube
May 19,2018, 8:59
Huge setback for Modi as BJP fails floor test in Karnataka
By Vishakha Saxena and Saikat Datta
The MLAs of Congress and JD(S) wait to meet with the governor to submit the letter for post-poll coalition. Photo: ANI
May 18,2018, 7:26
Court orders floor test to break Karnataka election deadlock
By Kriti Singh and Saikat Datta
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, center, is seen with Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah second left, and state ministers in Bangalore. Photo: AFP
May 15,2018, 6:42
Can Rahul Gandhi stop Congress’ slide into oblivion?
By Saikat Datta
A citizen's biometric data is collected for his Aadhaar card. Photo: Wikipedia Commons
May 01,2018, 12:52
India’s ambitious digital ID project faces new security nightmare
By Saikat Datta
Uyghur men are seen outside Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar, in China's Xinjiang province. Id Kah is the main mosque in Kashgar and the largest in China; built around 1442, it can hold up to 20,000 worshippers. The region is inhabited by several ethnic minorities including Muslim Uyghurs that often clash with the central authorities. Photo: Asia Times
Apr 17,2018, 8:03
Protests loom in Pakistan over China’s jailing of men’s Uyghur wives
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid and Saikat Datta
Revenue Secretary Dr Hasmukh Adhia (centre), a key player in arbitration on the Vodafone tax case, talks at a press conference in New Delhi in July 2017. Photo: Wikipedia
Apr 11,2018, 3:14
Was Modi kept in the dark about moves in the Vodafone tax battle?
By Saikat Datta
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, greets the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, at his swearing-in in March last year. Photo: AFP/ Sanjay Kanojia
Mar 15,2018, 6:50
2019 election prospects begin to look shaky as BJP loses more ballots
By Saikat Datta
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