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In a major setback to anti-terrorism operations, a Russian warplane was shot down by Turkish F16s on Tuesday in Syrian border. President of Russia Vladimir Putin termed it as ‘stab in the back’ and he warned there would be serious consequences over Russia-Turkey relations. Two pilots however ejected from the fighter plane, which hit the ground after it was shot down by Turkish F16s. As per the latest reports, one pilot was reportedly killed while parachuting from the flight while another was reportedly under captive. This incident is going to be a big blow for the anti-terrorism operations as being a NATO nation, Turkey. Media reports suggest that the plane was on Syrian border when it was shot down. The tension between Russia and Turkey could escalate further following this incident. However, Turkey clarified in the NATO’s governing body meeting, which was convened after the fighter plane was shot down, that the Russian war plan violated Turkey airspace. Over these allegatio...

By Neelakantha Achary : Indian political scenario has been changing significantly since general elections in 2014. The general elections resulted in favor of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which led government the centre with its allies under the name of National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Not only that, the BJP emerged as single largest party in the elections getting clear mandate of two-third majority. The party, which won the election over development as top agenda, has seen major setback assembly elections – Delhi and Bihar. The party had to pay high price for using – beef politics, controversial statements, communal cards and many more in Bihar assembly elections. However, the Delhi election results shattered the pride of the party, which emerged as singles largest party in general elections, has lost drastically reducing to only three assembly seats – rest was a clear sweep by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) led by Arvind Kejriwal. The debacle in Delhi assembly polls is not a sma...