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Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan may have averted for now further violence by caving in to demands of a militant, supremacist religious group. But in doing so, Khan is allowing radical ultra-conservatism to fester, undermining social cohesion, threatening economic development, and giving militants a say in foreign policy.

LUCKNOW: Much significance is being attached to the statement of Samajwadi Party national president and former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav that he would not contest assembly polls. Akhilesh Yadav, who is MP from Azamgarh, will now concentrate on campaigning for his party rather than looking after his own election for the assembly. There is a general perception in UP now that the Samajwadi Party is emerging as the main opposition party giving a challenge to the ruling BJP.

Last week, Zuckerberg at Connect 2021 launched a new company brand Meta. According to Facebook, "...brings together our apps and technologies under one new company brand. Meta's focus will be to bring the metaverse to life and help people connect, find communities and grow businesses."

Even the festival season has failed to brighten the labour market. Employment rate fell to 37.3 per cent in October as against 37.9 per cent in September, the labour participation rate (LPR) to 40.4 per cent from 40.7 per cent, while unemployment rate rose to 7.8 per cent from 6.9 per cent. The workforce shrank by 1.75 million and employment fell by 5.5 million in October in comparison to September. All the indicators are baffling. The Modi government must open its eyes to see what is happening.

Global warming is the biggest challenge humanity faces today. No country can afford to ignore its impact on the national and international levels. The Kyoto protocol in 1997 was a landmark initiative where 84 countries came together to address the menace of global warming. In the backdrop of the Kyoto protocol, the world began to discuss global warming with utmost serious concern. This protocol sought to call the attention of the world with a sense of do or die. It impressed upon the people regarding the sword of Damocles that hung over the future of humankind.

There are a number of misconceptions about Indian agriculture which, if not removed forthwith, can have potentially adverse effects on the ongoing kisan agitation against the three farm laws. The first of these is the belief that corporate encroachment on peasant agriculture is a matter concerning only the corporate encroachers and the peasants. This is wrong: Corporate encroachment on peasant agriculture is a matter that affects the economy as a whole; it concerns everybody. This is not a rhetorical statement; it is literally true. In this sense the kisan agitation against corporate encroachment is not a bilateral issue like industrial action in a particular factory; in the process of fighting against corporate encroachment the kisans are fighting objectively for society as a whole, against subjecting India to “food imperialism”. The reason is the following.

New Delhi: Rahul Dravid is the new head coach of the senior Indian cricket team.

New Delhi: Hockey India on Wednesday lashed out at former women’s team chief coach Sjoerd Marijne, for making “the malicious attempt to paint a dark picture of Indian sports administration.”

Aroosa Alam, the Pakistani journalist and advocate of India-Pakistan peace, whose “pure, beautiful friendship” with Amarinder Singh is now at the centre of a public slugfest between the former Punjab CM and his estranged colleagues in the Congress.

The part-virtual and part-person meeting of the foreign ministers of four countries – the United States, Israel, India and United Arab Emirates – on October 18 saw the emergence of a new grouping in West Asia. It is significant that the meeting took place when the Indian foreign minister, S Jaishankar, was visiting Israel to hold talks with the Naftali Bennett government.