London, August 22 (IANS) Russia's war against Ukraine has been hampered by failings experienced by autocratic states during conflict, according to a far-reaching new study of command in war by one of the UK
New Delhi, August 21 (IANS) The book was in the making for around 10 years. He even wrote some passages way back in 2012. Author and former diplomat Navtej Sarna, whose latest novel 'Crimson Spring' (Al
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As we celebrate 75 years of Independence, it is a high time to introspect and contemplate about the gains and losses we made in past this much of years.
We got Independence after a long s
Durham (UK), August 11 (The Conversation/PTI) The eastern two thirds of Antarctica is covered by an ice sheet so large that if it melted the sea would rise by 52
Most scientists had once thought this ice she
New Delhi, August 10 (PTI) With Nitish Kumar forming the Mahagathbandhan 2.0 government after dumping the BJP in Bihar, political observers on Wednesday said the 'Mandal versus Kamandal' politics is lik
Washington, August 10 (AP) After a moment when hopes dimmed that the United States could become an international leader on climate change, legislation that Congress is poised to approve could rejuvenate the cou
Bangkok, August 9 (AP) The birds no longer sing. The fish no longer swim in rivers that have turned a murky brown. The animals do not roam, and the cows are sometimes found dead.
The people in this northern
Washington, August 8 (AP) Not as robust as the proposal US President Joe Biden once envisioned to rebuild America's public infrastructure and family support systems, the Democrats' compromise of health
Tel Aviv, August 7 (AP) Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip were exchanging fire in the worst bout of cross-border violence since an 11-day war between Israel and Hamas last year.
Israeli airs
Beijing, August 4 (AP) China is staging live-fire military drills in six self-declared zones surrounding Taiwan in response to a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the island Beijing claims as its own
Phnom Penh (Cambodia), August 2 (AP) Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering in the Cambodian capital for meetings addressing persisting violence in Myanmar and other issues, joined by top diplomats fro
New Delhi, July 30 (PTI) The better part of Sanket Sargar's adolescent years were spent trying to strike a balance between waking up at the crack of dawn to serve tea at his father's 'paan' shop
Washington, July 29 (AP) The Biden administration likes to say Russia has become isolated internationally because of its invasion of Ukraine. Yet Moscow's top officials have hardly been cloistered in the Kr
Johannesburg, July 28 (AP) Russian, French and American leaders are crisscrossing Africa to win support for their positions on the war in Ukraine, waging what some say is the most intense competition for influe
Waterloo (Canada), Jul 26 (The Conversation/PTI) Pope Francis fulfilled the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's (TRC) Call to Action No. 58 by offering an apology, in Canada, to the survivors of Indian Re
New Delhi, July 25 (PTI) Her election is proof the poor can dream and fulfil them too, India's 15th president and its first tribal head of state Droupadi Murmu said after taking oath of office on Monday, a
Rairangpur/Ranchi/Guwahati/Raipur/New Delhi, July 24 (PTI) Chandramani Hansda, 25, who lives a few meters away from President-elect Droupadi Murmu's ancestral house at Upabeda village near Rairangpur town i
Singapore, July 23 (AP) Soki Wu's food stall, tucked in a food court in a shopping mall in Singapore, is a crowd favourite for its fresh, juicy chicken rice", a national dish. But customers recently be
VATICAN CITY, July 21 (AP) — The Vatican Museums are home to some of the most magnificent artworks in the world, from Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel to ancient Egyptian antiquities and a pavilion ful
Reading, July 20 (The Conversation/PTI) The UK has recorded its hottest ever temperature, passing 40 degree Celsius for the first time. But you can't deny it had fair warning. The Met Office issued an amber