Russia-Iran defence relations get a boost (Opinion)
By Asad Mirza
The apparent bonhomie between Iran and Russia, two ideologically opposed powers, seems rather surprising. But the reality of wider strategic gains can make one eschew ideology.
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DEEP DIVE General 09:04 AMAstro Zindagi (Weekly Horoscope)
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International Opinion/Comment 02:30 PMUS prioritises ties with India (Opinion)
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Diwali and discounts fail to draw viewers (IANS Column: B-Town)
By Vinod Mirani
A yet-to-be-released film comes up with a display ad offering a 25 per cent discount on admission rates. Has that ever happened before? Now, in the multiplex era, or in the single screen era? It has not. Ajay Devgn's 'Drishyam 2' opens on November 18, but the advance booking has already commenced and for those who booked opening-day tickets on October 24 and 25 were offered a discount of 25 per cent!
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Astro Zindagi (Weekly Horoscope)
By Neeraj Dhankher
Here is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for October 31-November 6.
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Xi Jinping has his way (Column: Spy's Eye)
By D.C. Pathak
The outcome of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP ) that began on October 16 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing has already been signalled by the report drawn up by the 19th Central Committee in which it was claimed that China had under the leadership of Xi Jinping as CCP General Secretary, marched ahead on multiple fronts - from economic policy to international relations - in pursuit of 'the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation' and has done so amid increasing pressures on China posed by complex geopolitical developments.
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PoJK local body elections are an eyewash
By Dr Amjad Ayub Mirza
After a lapse of 31 years, Pakistan occupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK) seems all set for the local bodies (LB) elections on November 27. So far a total of 13,637 candidates have submitted their nomination papers in 10 districts.
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Sunak's first speech shows that many challenges ahead (Opinion)
By Asad Mirza
The Conservative Party of the UK showed a lot of grit in finalising the name of Rishi Sunak, as the new prime minister of the country very quickly, bringing an end to Liz Truss's short tenure as the prime minister riddled with bad decisions.
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Deprecating Hindu identity is an act of political naivety (Column: Spy's Eye)
By D.C. Pathak
The opposition in the BJP regime, unnerved by the rapid rise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a leader of global eminence, has tried to run down his government by alleging that it is giving a fillip to Hinduism and taking the country towards 'majoritarianism'.
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Pakistan is living in a fool's paradise (Opinion)
By R. C. GANJOO
Accession Day, October 26, 1947, is celebrated with fervor and graciousness in Jammu and Kashmir, when Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession at Amar Palace in Jammu, India. The agreement made the former independent princely state of J&K join the Union of India. Maharaja had decided, in April 1947 that he would accede to India if it was not possible to stay independent.
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Political chaos in UK (Opinion)
By Asad Mirza
During the last four months, the British public has witnessed a lot, with change of three Prime Ministers, four Chancellors and a new monarch, it definitely is taking a toll on the political scene of the country.
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Breast cancer: A tranquil in potential turmoil is not an impossibility (Opinion)
By Manorama Bakshi
Breast cancer continues to be a major public health problem globally. India is no exception, breast cancer accounts 14 per cent of all cancers in Indian women, almost one in every four minutes, an Indian woman is being diagnosed with the breast cancer. In 2018, 1,62,468 new diagnosed cases and 87,090 reported deaths from the breast cancer were registered in India.
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PoJK local body polls: A farce under the watchful eyes of military (Opinion)
By Amjad Ayub Mirza
After a lapse of 31 years, Pakistan occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoJK) is going to hold local body elections on November 27. According to the schedule released by the Azad Jammu Kashmir Election Commission, candidates have been asked to submit their nomination papers between October 14 and 22.
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Baloch genocide: How will it stop?
Dr Amjad Ayub Mirza
I sit down to write this article with a very heavy heart. On October 14, a total of 500 dead and mutilated bodies were found on the roof top and in the morgue of Nishtar Teaching Hospital in Multan city in Pakistan.
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US brokered Israel-Lebanon maritime agreement (Opinion)
By Asad Mirza
After decades of enmity, Israel and Lebanon last week signed a historic agreement agreeing to demarcate their maritime boundaries and also demarcating the disputed area in Qanaa prospect, which is believed to be rich in oil and gas reserves.
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Astro Zindagi (Weekly Horoscope)
By Neeraj Dhankher
Here is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for October17-23
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Prime Minister Modi has worked for India's strategic autonomy (Column: Spy's Eye)
By D.C. Pathak
The call for strategic autonomy of a democratic nation like India goes beyond safeguarding of national security and demands high resilience built on multi-prong capabilities in areas of defence, independent foreign policy, economic strength and internal cohesion as well as a capacity to influence world opinion.
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Destruction caused by climate change (Opinion)
By Asad Mirza
Various reports highlight the fact that Climate Change has been caused by the rich nations and thus poor countries have started demanding compensation for the climate changes, which have adversely impacted them.
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Markets to gain after initial setback
By Arun Kejriwal
The week gone by had all the action one could think of. Markets lost sharply, gained sharply and were also undecided. To add to the drama, we had a mid-week holiday which kept us guessing about the overseas action.
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Police reform a matter for serious deliberation - it need not become a slogan (Column: Spy's Eye)
By D C Pathak
Advocates of police reform claim that September 22 was the 'Police Reform Day' - it marked the occasion when India's Supreme Court gave certain directions in this regard way back in 2006 - and basically pitch on the point that political interference in the functioning of the police was the principal reason for the decline in the performance of the law & order machinery of the states.
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Astro Zindagi (Weekly Horoscope)
By Neeraj Dhankher
Here is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for October 10-16.
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Hindu genocide: We remember what you died for
By Dr Amjad Ayub Mirza
Each year the month of October brings back memories of the Hindu and Sikh genocide that took place in Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) after Pakistan attacked the state of Jammu and Kashmir on October 22, 1947.
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India's growing Defence exports
By Asad Mirza
India's defence exports to various countries have increased manifold in recent years, the latest deal is to export Indian rocket launchers to Armenia.
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Astro Zindagi (Weekly Horoscope)
By Neeraj Dhankher
Here is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for October 3-9.
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Lasting lessons for post-Covid corporate leadership (Column: Spy's Eye)
By D.C. Pathak
Business and professional organisations are recovering from the unprecedented disruption caused across the board by the Covid-19 pandemic that had arrived without much notice and enveloped the population at large in deep fear and survivalist concerns.
