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Two facts testify to the superiority of Britains attractions. Up till the end of September, more than 1.8 million EU, European Economic Area and Swiss nationals had applied to remain in Britain after Brexit.

After sweep, can BoJo deliver on Brexit vow?

Friday the 13th is, according to superstition, an unlucky day on which one should stay in bed and pray.

13 Dec 2019 6:57 PM GMT

It has also invigorated a particularly fertile (normative) debate among liberal/progressive sections of the commentariat on the value, if any, the march may serve towards the democratisation of the Pakistani state, especially considering the regressive and exclusionary tendencies that tend to populate Islamist politics in the country.

Sex segregation in Saudi ending, never mind what the critics say

At the beginning of the week, Saudi Arabia announced that it was putting an end to gender segregation in restaurants.

13 Dec 2019 6:52 PM GMT

It is fair to say that large sections of the population have expressed gratitude to the police for eliminating those alleged rapists and killers of Dr. Disha.

Is Indian State strong or is it, in fact, failing?

A â€œstrongâ€ State can have strong coercive powers but low technical and organisational capacity.

11 Dec 2019 6:56 PM GMT

US President Donald Trump (Photo:AP)

Donald Trumpâ€™s â€˜America Firstâ€™ opportunity for India

India has tried a workaround by networking with liberal internationalist elements within the Trump administration and in...

10 Dec 2019 7:39 PM GMT

US President Donald Trump

UK votes in just 3 days; but voters donâ€™t trust either Boris or...

The Queen gave a royal dinner but the conference was moved to the edges of London in Watford to avoid mass...

8 Dec 2019 8:04 PM GMT

Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Dilli Ka Babu: Modi sarkarâ€™s â€˜double faultsâ€™

Similarly, the number of women appointed as secretaries in the government is just 12 out of 82.

7 Dec 2019 8:11 PM GMT

The other reason why policemen do not want to participate directly in murders is that it is a crime and could get them into trouble.

Encounter in Hyderabad was a lynching

The encounter specialist is the policeman who is willing to do the murder at close quarters of unarmed human beings.

7 Dec 2019 8:05 PM GMT

The paper chronicles the time from when Uber entered the Indian market, where it realised that the San Francisco-headquartered cab aggregator would have to tweak their economic model to suit local conditions.

Uber, Amazon are transforming the way we live. But is it for the...

It may of course be that they donâ€™t want to fill all those UK tax declarations.

6 Dec 2019 8:51 PM GMT

Ordinary Muslims ready to accept Babri ruling, but whoâ€™s listening?

Meet Akbar Shaikh, a small farmer, author, poet and social activist from Ujni village in Madha taluka, Solapur.

3 Dec 2019 7:43 PM GMT

It affirmed the Baa2 foreign-currency and local-currency long-term issuer ratings for India.

If trust breaks down, a society cannot survive

As we know from our day-to-day experience, without a degree of trust, no economic transaction is possible.

3 Dec 2019 7:21 PM GMT

Girish Chandra Murmu was speaking at a meeting convened in Jammu to review the progress of various steps taken for the development of the tourism sector. (Photo: Twitter)

Dilli Ka Babu: Finance Ministry may get new faces

The reasoning, it is indicated, is that the government is unhappy about vital numbers of the economy slipping steadily.

30 Nov 2019 8:27 PM GMT

Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Indian majoritarianism subtle, but deadly

This line will always give the opportunity to the people in power to do mischief to those Lankans who are not Buddhist.

30 Nov 2019 8:22 PM GMT