Until Pakistan is ‘albatross around our necks’, we’ll not be able to take our due place in world: Mani Shankar Aiyar

New Delhi: Batting for resumption of dialogue with Pakistan, diplomat-turned-politician Mani Shankar Aiyar says India will not be able to take its due place in the world as long as its western neighbour is an “albatross around our necks”. The Congress leader, who served as India’s consul general in Karachi from December 1978-January 1982, has dedicated…

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Rapes and political slugfest

A sudden spurt in rape cases across the country has once again brought the issue to the debating table in the public domain over failing laws as well as the slow judicial process to ensure justice for the victims. The last political storm that rocked the nation was when a Delhi girl, Nirbhaya, was gang…

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BRICS summit to provide useful opportunity to identify future areas of cooperation, review institutional development: PM Modi

New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday left for South Africa to attend the 15th BRICS summit, expressing confidence that it will provide a useful opportunity for its members to identify future areas of cooperation and review institutional development. In his departure statement, he said BRICS has been pursuing a strong cooperation agenda across…

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KCR releases list of his party nominees for the upcoming assembly polls, only 7 sitting members replaced

Hyderabad: As promised the state Chief Minister Kalvakuntla Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday released his party first list of candidates for the upcoming assembly polls. KCR looks confident of his party returning to third consecutive term and set a sort of history.  This despite, fears over some non-performing sitting MLAs, whom he thought of replacing, but…

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