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The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. (Photo: Twitter/@vonderleyen)

EU officials visit Kyiv as Russia strikes civilian target

KYIV: Top European Union officials arrived in Kyiv on Thursday for talks with Ukrainian officials as rescue crews dug...

2 Feb 2023 3:48 PM IST

Narasimha Raos son P.V. Prabhakara Rao, senior journalist K.R. Murty, former CBI joint director V.V. Laxminarayana and journalist Maa Sarma were in present. (Photo: DC)

Baru credits ex-PM P.V. for pursuing right economic, foreign policies

Hyderabad: Reminiscing about Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao’s tenure, well-known political commentator and...

7 Jan 2023 11:42 PM IST

Government will work hard to bring recognition to the beautiful city of Visakhapatnam at the national and international level, the special chief secretary underlined. (FIle Photo: DC)

Visakhapatnam city in global limelight with G-20 meet

Vijayawada: The Working Group of G-20 will meet in Visakhapatnam on March 28 and March 29. As the host, Andhra Pradesh...

7 Jan 2023 12:24 AM IST

Aakar Patel | Demystifying the G-20 presidency: What it means for...

If one cannot actually be a leader, one can always pretend one is a leader. It is like wearing combat fatigues and...

13 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

Britains Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, and Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold a bilateral meeting in Nusa Dua, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. (

Farrukh Dhondy | Hedgie, Modi and FTA: Why desperate UK needs a...

“The autumnal breeze assails the trees Soon it will be winter which promises a freeze – The days make us...

19 Nov 2022 12:00 AM IST

German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach attends a press conference on controlled supply of cannabis to adults, in Berlin, on October 26, 2022. (Photo: AFP)

Germany unveils cannabis liberalisation plan, with caveats

BERLIN: Germany's health minister on Wednesday unveiled plans to decriminalise the possession of up to 30 grams (1...

26 Oct 2022 4:10 PM IST

European Union flags are seen in front of the European Commission building in Brussels. (AFP)

EU wants to toughen cybersecurity rules for smart devices

BRUSSELS: The European Union’s executive arm proposed new legislation Thursday that would force manufacturers to...

18 Sept 2022 6:29 PM IST

Britains Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, Liz Truss, leaves from Balmoral Castle in Ballater, Scotland, on September 6, 2022, after meeting with Britains Queen Elizabeth II and being invited to form a Government. (Photo: AFP)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Can a â€˜flexibleâ€™ Liz Truss usher in...

Hurtling from one crisis to another, Britain has chosen a new Prime Minister whose ambition has seldom been reined...

7 Sept 2022 12:15 AM IST

As the saying goes, Britannia may have ruled the waves and now it has disastrously decided to waive the rules (Representational Image: AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | At last, Britain is free of EUâ€¦ Now see whoâ€™ll...

The EU was the insurance and safeguard against the global dominance of the American and Chinese hegemonies

2 Jan 2021 12:15 AM IST

Of course, Prime Minister Boris Johnson had his own party to celebrate, and Nigel Farage was seen grinning ecstatically at Parliament Square in Westminster.

Brexit, finally, but with no fireworks & no flashing lights

Some journalists old enough to remember said, somewhat wistfully, that joining the EU had evoked more excitement than...

4 Feb 2020 6:26 AM IST

Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Photo: File)

In Disunited Kingdom, Brexitâ€™s pain may be felt most by those...

The massive irony inherent in this breach is that the majority of people who voted for Brexit will feel the brunt of its...

1 Feb 2020 6:42 AM IST

Why, gentle reader, do I take this Alician liberty? The present government, led by Boris Johnson, who boasts that his grandfather was Turkish and keeps quiet about his ex-wife being half-Sikh, called for this election. They claimed it was the only way that they could get a majority in Parliament to Get Brexit Done . (Photo:AP)

With polls in UK, will Brexit vote remain binding? Or not as such?

What of Priti Patel, the home secretary in this Cabinet, whose parents are first generation Ugandan immigrants to...

9 Nov 2019 1:08 AM IST