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NCP chief Sharad Pawar leaves Y B Chavan Centre after meeting party workers, in Mumbai, Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Sharad Pawar to resign as NCP president, daughter Supriya Sule is...

Ajit Pawar will likely get control of the all-important Maharashtra unit

4 May 2023 12:00 AM IST

The state ranks second in the number of scavenger deaths in the entire country, which is a serious matter for Gujarat. (Representational Image)

Dilip Cherian | Scavenger deaths in Gujarat may set off blame game

The CMO is aware of the issue's potential to snowball into a political crisis and is taking steps to swiftly defuse it

4 May 2023 12:00 AM IST

Bajrang Dal workers protest against Congress manifesto for Karnataka elections, in Bengaluru, Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

K'taka polls: Congress promises to ban Bajrang Dal raises concerns

Congress is, however, well aware that the planned move against the Bajrang Dal could hurt the party to an extent in...

4 May 2023 12:00 AM IST

$In this file photo taken on April 12, 2023 A \No Drone Zone\ sign is pictured in front of the Russian national flag atop the Federation Council building, the upper chamber of Russias parliament, in central Moscow. - The Kremlin said on May 3, 2023 it shot down two drones launched by Ukraine and accused Kyiv of attempting to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: AFP)$ World

Kremlin says Kyiv attempted an assassination of Putin

The Kremlin called it a planned terrorist act and an attempt on the life of the President of the Russian Federation

3 May 2023 6:10 PM IST

Supreme Court (PTI)

AA Edit | Court wages war on hate

Haters are not part of the solution; they are out there only to aggravate problems and must be resisted by society with...

3 May 2023 12:15 AM IST

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge releases party manifesto for Karnataka Assembly elections (Photo: Twitter)

AA Edit | Manifestos get divisive amid Karnataka poll battle

The thrust of the Cong manifesto incidentally was the five promises, standing for five fingers of the human hand, which...

3 May 2023 12:10 AM IST

The Supreme Court has chosen to make public its reiterated recommendations with regard to certain judges whose appointments the government has been sitting on for over five years now. (Representational Image)

Anita Anand | Imagining a new form of marriage in India: It has to...

Over the last decade, acceptance of homosexuality has grown in India, especially since Supreme Court decriminalised...

3 May 2023 12:05 AM IST

Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves at supporters during a roadshow, in Kochi, Monday, April 24, 2023. (Photo: PTI)

Anand K. Sahay | Signs of churn in India, but is nation's mood...

Political perversions abound in a hot-air democracy; media silence is the butt of jokes shared on smartphones around the...

3 May 2023 12:00 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the launch of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao programme (Wikimedia)

Aakar Patel | Of sabka saath' & beti bachao': The myth and reality in...

'Beti bachao' is not a convincing phrase in the mouths of those who free convicted rapists for coldly-calculated...

2 May 2023 7:44 AM IST

There is no doubt that Punjab is a major foodgrain production centre, but the notion that it feeds India is quite exaggerated. (Representational image: PTI)

Mohan Guruswamy | The downfall of Punjab, and lessons for the rest of...

Even though Punjabis account for less than 2.5 per cent of India's population, they are one of the most prosperous races...

2 May 2023 7:26 AM IST

Supreme Court (PTI)

AA Edit | Sexual predators must face full might of the law

One more FIR in the dossier of the former WFI chief means very little.

2 May 2023 12:27 AM IST

Faster divorces and separation processes, especially in certain circumstances, are very healthy. Representational image/AA.

AA Edit | Quicker divorces are welcome

Supreme Court waived the mandatory waiting of six months for granting divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act.

2 May 2023 12:17 AM IST