ON JULY 15, 2016, a Turkish army faction launched an attempt to unseat President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. By daybreak on July 16, it was clear that the coup, one of the bloodiest in Turkey’s political history, had been fended off. But it caused considerable collateral damage, especially to the country’s tourism sector, with its flagship…Continue Reading

The Sunday Profile: Woman at the door — Pakistan’s Ayesha Malik

Just over two years ago, in December 2019, then Chief Justice of Pakistan Asif Saeed Khosa told a conference of women judges that they should not conduct themselves in court like their male counterparts. At the time, Pakistan had five women judges across its five High Courts. In widely reported remarks, he said women judges…Continue Reading

PM Modi to visit Goa on Sunday, to attend liberation day events

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Goa on December 19 and attend an event marking Goa liberation day celebrations at the ‘Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium’, his office said on Friday Topics Narendra Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Goa on December 19 and attend an event marking Goa liberation day celebrations at the…Continue Reading