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Rescue team members carry the body of a security personnel who was killed in a blast carried out by Naxalites in Chhattisgarhs Dantewada district, Wednesday, April 26, 2023. At least ten police personnel and a driver were killed in the Naxal ambush.(Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Time for zero tolerance against Naxalite terror

India must be as intolerant of domestic terrorism as it is of cross-border terror

28 April 2023 12:10 AM IST

Delhi police commissioner Sanjay Arora. (Photo: Twitter)

Dilip Cherian | Delhi top cop in the race to become DGP of Tamil Nadu

Mr Arora has apparently consented to be moved out of the national capital, which leaves another prestigious post up for...

28 April 2023 12:05 AM IST

Britains newly appointed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech outside 10 Downing Street in central London, on October 25, 2022. - Rishi Sunak was Tuesday appointed as Britains third prime minister this year, after outgoing leader Liz Truss submitted her resignation to King Charles III. (Photo: AFP))

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Coronation frenzy in UK as crises plague Sunak,...

The betting now is on who will be next as a whiff of concealment if not corruption hangs over Mr Sunak and his wife

28 April 2023 12:00 AM IST

Is Biden versus Trump a Hobsons choice? That is a worry enough to rattle the world way beyond Washington and the United States. (DC Image)

AA Edit | Biden vs Trump in 2024?

If Mr Biden, at 82, wins he would beat his own record for the oldest President to be sworn in

27 April 2023 12:15 AM IST

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | A voice of moderation in Punjab politics bids adieu

Badal's political legacy can at best be called a muted one, not least because he anointed his son party chief after his...

27 April 2023 12:10 AM IST

Karnataka is now a key battleground for the Modi-Shah duo to shake off the Opposition challenge amid the growing Congress belligerence. (Photo: PTI)

Sunil Gatade | Karnataka's poll result may upset calculations for Lok...

The PM is eyeing a third term, and strangely it is looking like the road to New Delhi will lie via Bengaluru

27 April 2023 12:05 AM IST

For those who are not drunk on the magic of numbers, this massive over-population can only warn of a Malthusian disaster looming ahead. (Representational Image)

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Too many people: Think before you have a baby

Till we achieve global climate stability, encouraging the young to think before becoming a parent is fairly sound advice

27 April 2023 12:00 AM IST

Supreme Court (PTI)

AA Edit | No interviews by judges, please

The apex court chided the potential error, saying firmly that judges have no business granting interviews to media on...

26 April 2023 12:25 AM IST

Dalai Lama (PTI file photo)

Padma Rao Sundarji | A slip of the lama's tongue leads to worldwide...

A video emerged of a public function in February, where a little boy asked the Tibetan spiritual leader for a hug

26 April 2023 12:17 AM IST

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

AA Edit | Will Modi's reaching out to Christians in Kerala work?

There are far too many reasons why wooing Christians is an attractive proposition for the BJP

26 April 2023 12:10 AM IST

Malaria is a global problem and Indias success in reducing the burden of this disease can inspire other countries to take action and implement similar strategies. (Representational Image)

Anup Anvikar | End to malaria in sight: India edging close to the...

Malaria has been a major public health concern in the country for decades, with high numbers of cases and deaths...

26 April 2023 12:00 AM IST

Voters show their identification cards as they wait in queues to cast their votes at a polling booth during the Tripura Assembly elections, in Rajnagar, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. (Representational Image/PTI)

Mohan Guruswamy | What kind of society are we, how much of a...

We were always a hybrid democracy, direct democracy at the local levels and representative democracy at the regional and...

25 April 2023 1:03 AM IST