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File photo of Lt General Anil Chauhan (retd) who has been appointed as the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Does India need a CDS? It may be time for a rethink

The Modi govt has taken as long as 9 months to fill the vacancy and announce the name of Lt Gen. Anil Chauhan (Retd) to...

30 Sept 2022 12:10 AM IST

The Congress Party on Saturday postponed its rally, on the economic slowdown scheduled for December 1, citing the increased security measures in view of the Ayodhya verdict. (Representational Image | PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | Our time will come' But Cong doesn't know when!

The leaders are so wrapped up in themselves that they are disdainful of reality

30 Sept 2022 12:00 AM IST

A policeman guards at the edge of Red Square in central Moscow on September 29, 2022, as the square is sealed prior to a ceremony of the incorporation of the new territories into Russia. (Photo: AFP)

Kremlin announces Ukraine annexation ceremony for Friday

President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the annexation would be formalised at a ceremony in the Kremlin

29 Sept 2022 5:49 PM IST

ndias Deepti Sharma runs out Englands Charlie Dean to win the third womens one day international match at Lords, London. (Photo: AP/PTI)

AA Edit | Mankading: Change the rule

A valuable suggestion is the laws should change again to say Mankading should not be allowed once the bowling arm is...

29 Sept 2022 12:11 AM IST

There are several petitions before the Supreme Court of India challenging the constitutional validity of the law. (Representational Image/ ANI File)

AA Edit | SC live-streaming useful, but may need fine-tuning

Announcing the decision to open up court proceedings for public, the then CJ had remarked that sunlight is the best...

29 Sept 2022 12:10 AM IST

Servicemen of a territorial defence unit train during an exercise in Kryvyj Rih on September 28, 2022, amid the Russia invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Moscow & West must remember history, and scale...

Several questions arise in the context of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Is Russia too big to sustain itself on its own...

29 Sept 2022 12:05 AM IST

Every year, an estimated 26 lakh people (one in every four deaths that happens in the country) die due to cardio-vascular diseases. (Representational Image)

Chandrakant Lahariya | Some heart attacks can be prevented with a few...

As we grow old, with every passing year in life, the accumulation of fat in the arteries of the heart reduces the blood...

29 Sept 2022 12:00 AM IST

Russia prepares to annex occupied Ukraine despite outcry

Pro-Moscow administrations of four occupied regions of southern and eastern Ukraine said that their residents voted to...

28 Sept 2022 3:39 PM IST

From left, The Leagues Matteo Salvini, Forza Italias Silvio Berlusconi, and Brothers of Italys Giorgia Meloni attend the final rally of the center-right coalition in central Rome, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. (File Photo: AP)

AA Edit | Italy turns Right who's next?

Hitting centre never raises the hackles but, while a swing to the extreme left may surprise, any movement to the...

28 Sept 2022 12:10 AM IST

Rajasthan Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot interacts with party leader Pawan Bansal as he leaves after meeting Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Comedy of errors hits Congress in Rajasthan

The errors started from the very choice of Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot as AICC president

28 Sept 2022 12:05 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | Why is govt not filling vacancy of 3rd EC member as...

An election commissioner post has been vacant for the past four months after the retirement of Sushil Chandra in May...

28 Sept 2022 12:02 AM IST

Though the GDP numbers grew with low base effect, there are also other significant reasons which suggest a recovery in the economy. (Twitter)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | The other side of life in the 5th largest...

India has 1.4 billion people against the UK's 68 million. Even a low per capita income adds up to an impressive total

28 Sept 2022 12:00 AM IST