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BRS president and Telangana CM K. Chandrashekhar Rao. (File Photo: DC)

AA Edit | Skipping R-Day fete does not behove Telangana CM

The unfortunate thinking initially within the Telangana state government seems to have been to avoid it

28 Jan 2023 12:10 AM IST

People watch the screening of the BBC documentary India: The Modi Question, in Thiruvananthapuram. (PTI)

Farrukh Dhondy | Allegations in a democracy: It's best to debate, not...

In healthy democracies, allegations will be argued over. They shouldn't be subject to a total niqab being drawn over...

28 Jan 2023 12:05 AM IST

Its time for us desis to borrow the Brit stiff upper lip. Our lips are like Mick Jaggers -- a bit too rubbery and loose. We react and over-react to any and every small thing. (Photo: Twitter)

Shobhaa De | BBC Badnaam Hua. Darrrrrling Tere Liye!

We in India, give far too much importance to firangs who write books or make documentaries on and about us

28 Jan 2023 12:00 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with chief guest Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi during the 74th Republic Day parade at the Kartavya Path, in New Delhi, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | R-Day boost to India-Egypt ties

India-Egypt ties stretch back 75 years to a time when India was just shedding the colonial yoke and Egypt a few years...

27 Jan 2023 12:10 AM IST

Union law minister Kiren Rijiju. PTI Photo

AA Edit | Tackle judicial postings in transparent manner

It appears that Mr Rijiju has taken a leaf of national security out of the NDA government's rule book to take on the...

27 Jan 2023 12:05 AM IST

Its no secret that millions of jobs have been lost since the onset of the pandemic and workers who are part of the informal sector, the mainstay of the Indian economy, have been very badly hit. (Representational image: PTI)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Ensure growth with jobs: Don't leave poor...

This jobless growth has left millions of Indians in precarious conditions, scrounging for whatever work they can get

27 Jan 2023 12:00 AM IST

Indias Virat Kohli celebrates after their win during the ICC mens Twenty20 World Cup 2022 cricket match between India and Pakistan at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne on October 23. (Photo: AFP)

AA Edit | India unbeatable on home turf

Earlier, the Sri Lankans, doughty challengers in Asian conditions, were out to the sword.

26 Jan 2023 12:53 AM IST

The national flag is seen in the foreground as Rapid Action force (RAF) and Karnataka police personnel patrol on the disputed Idgah Maidan, on the eve of 76th Independence Day, at Chamrajpet area in Bengaluru, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. (PTI)

AA Edit | Hope, but without blinkers, as Republic is 73 years old

Several unfortunate developments have characterised the year that has gone by.

26 Jan 2023 12:40 AM IST

Captain Shiva Chouhan. (Photo: Twitter)

Syed Ata Hasnain | Women officers in Army: From PCs to combat role

It is good to see gender sensitivity take a higher platform in India

26 Jan 2023 12:05 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | IPS officer as addl chief secy sets off churn in...

While nothing stops the govt from appointing an IPS officer to a post traditionally held by IAS cadre, such appointments...

26 Jan 2023 12:00 AM IST

Veteran Congress leader and former Kerala Chief Minister A K Antonys son, Anil, resigned from all his posts in the party. (Twitter)

A K Antony's son quits Congress following uproar over tweet against...

Anil Antony announced his resignation via a tweet in which he said that he was getting 'intolerant calls' to retract his...

25 Jan 2023 11:00 AM IST

Students stand outside the JNUSU Office alleging that the JNU administration has cut off electricity supply to prevent the screening of BBC documentary India: The Modi Question, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)

Power cut hits screening of BBC docu at JNU; students allege stone...

Students claimed that they were attacked when they were watching the documentary on their mobile-phones as the screening...

25 Jan 2023 10:40 AM IST