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By equating the US-led North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) with the four-nation Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD), China is probably justifying its massive military-economic expansion in the south and central Asian region. China knows very well QUAD can’t be likened to NATO. The two are totally different diplomatic and strategic concepts. One is a formal military treaty and the other is merely a security dialogue. NATO is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. As many as 30 countries are NATO members.

If BJP can replace its chief ministers just ahead of the assembly elections, why can’t Congress do; this is the catchphrase put forward in public domain to rationalise the leadership’s action to remove Capt Amarinder Singh from the office.

Captain Amarinder Singh’s bed of thorns is now occupied by Charanjit Singh Channi, a Dalit Sikh and the first of his kind! Meaning there’s never been a Dalit Chief Minister of Punjab despite Dalit strength in Punjab’s population approximating 32 percent, one of those mysteries that nobody cares to unravel.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The concerted attempts to communalise Pala Bishop Mar Joseph Kallarangatt’s remark that jihadists were trapping women of other religions through ‘love’ and ‘narcotic’ jihad to convert them and use them for terror activities, must be defeated.

"BJP does not do caste politics,” said Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh at ‘Vikas Utsav’, an event organized at Lucknow on March 19 to mark the completion of four-and-a-half years of BJP government in Uttar Pradesh. However, he did not also miss the chance to mention Hindu religious centres like Ayodhya and Mathura for criticizing the opposition for avoiding going there out of fear of getting tagged as communal. “But the BJP … organized events that marked the religious and cultural identity of the places,” he said.

Kolkata: Defending Champions Gokulam Kerala and the Army (Red) chalked out contrasting victories over their rivals to make it to the quarter-finals of the 130th Durand Cup on Sunday.

New Delhi: Delhi Capitals' all-rounder Axar Patel says his teammates, are looking to repeat their performance and hopefully, just go one step further in the IPL final this season.

New Delhi: Delhi Capitals' Captain Rishabh Pant says his team's ultimate goal is to win the IPL this year.

Srinagar: Delhi’s Honey Baisoya carded 4 under 68 last round and with a tournament total of 18-under 270 won the J and K Open thus ending a three-year title drought at the Royal Springs Golf Course here on Saturday.

New Delhi: In a straight contest incumbent Raninder Singh defeated Shyam Singh Yadav to be re-elected as the President of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) at Mohali on Saturday.