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Controversies just always seem to follow India's star grappler, who will be vying for a third successive podium finish at the CWG, scheduled to take place in Australia from 4-15 April. But what has Sushil Kumar been up to in the last few years? And is he ready to bring home another medal?

Dalit leader Mayawati’s decision to support arch rival Samajwadi Party candidates in this week’s parliamentary bypolls in Uttar Pradesh against their common enemy, BJP, is significant in more ways than one

India is hosting its week-long biennial naval engagement, MILAN 2018, in Port Blair on Tuesday, 6 March, and 16 navies from across the Indo-Pacific oceanic continuum will be a part of this demonstration of maritime camaraderie.

The first MILAN (meaning ‘get together’ in Hindi) was held in 1995, and emerged from a consensus that the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), with its disparate nations – big and small – could be envisioned as a community with a common objective; this being the security and stability of the extended regional maritime domain.

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Egg freezing allows the chance of pregnancy at a later time, but don’t forget factors like likelihood and costs.

Governments are judged on their performance. But for a government which is only a year old, it must be assessed both on its performance and intention. As the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh turns a year old on 19 March, some of its policy decisions stand out, despite shortcomings in their implementations.

The author has done an impressive job of explaining the nuances and techniques of the Bharatanatyam form to the readers. Most of this has been achieved through the main characters of her story – Manasi and Shekhar – both of whom run a dance academy in Mumbai called, Kala Mandir.

The reality of how India has dealt with the Dalai Lama and Tibetan refugees is highly nuanced. The Modi government, in particular, has not been above using the Tibetans and the Dalai Lama as instruments for signalling its own China policy, writes Manoj Joshi.

Most of the streets and monuments in Pakistan are named after Muslim males. Hence, one must celebrate that there are streets in the country named after Naidu, Nehru and Besant, who are not only non-Muslims, but also women.