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While all languages of the nation can aspire to link people of different regions, Hindi cannot claim a sole right to be the sole alternative to English, which by definition is as much an official Indian language as Hindi. (Pixabay)

AA EDIT | India has many languages

By repeating ad nauseam their preference for Hindi, some politicians of national parties are only driving a wedge

29 April 2022 11:39 PM IST

Delhi is witnessing an uptick in the number of COVID-19 cases. The city logged 1,042 fresh Covid cases with a positivity rate of 4.64 per cent on Friday. (PTI file image)

AA EDIT | Covid: Caution mandated, India not out of the woods

It is time state governments rewired the mechanism of tracking and testing along with genome testing of the positive...

29 April 2022 11:27 PM IST

Most of our Muslim brethren have observed the holy month of Ramzan, keeping rozas and praying for peace. (AP Photo)

Shobhaa De | As Id nears, stories of hope amid a toxic climate of fear

This has been one of the hottest months in recent history, and I am not talking about the heatstroke inducing...

29 April 2022 11:21 PM IST

After addressing the public rally in Karbi Anglong the PM was flown to Dibrugarh where he inaugurated a cancer care centre in Assams Dibrugarh district. It has been developed by Assam Cancer Care Foundation (ACCF), a joint venture of the Assam government and Tata Trusts. PTI

PM promises to remove AFSPA if NE normalises

We are changing rules. AFSPA is removed from some areas because there is peace, Modi said

29 April 2022 1:38 AM IST

Elon Musk-led SpaceXs satellite broadband arm Starlink said that its service is available in many countries and it will be easier for it to get government approvals if it has a high number of pre-orders from India. (AFP Photo)

AA Edit | Musk's Twitter policy unreliable

The problem is Mr Musk is not thought of as a solution to any of the imagined woes against Twitter

29 April 2022 12:35 AM IST

Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari speaking at a seminar on logistics, organised by IAF on the theme Orchestrating Logistics Support for Air Combat Operations. (Photo: Twitter)

Air Chief says IAF must be ready for small, intense ops at short...

This new paradigm of high-intensity ops, coupled with minimal build-up time will require major operation logistics...

29 April 2022 12:26 AM IST

Tax authorities raids Chinese entities for money laundering. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | PM's VAT call may drive a wedge between states

Several states have pointed out that the discriminatory policies of the Union government are putting their finances in...

29 April 2022 12:15 AM IST

Bulldozers being used to remove illegal structures during a joint anti-encroachment drive by NDMC, PWD, local bodies and the police, in the violence-hit Jahangirpuri area, in New Delhi, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan)

Saeed Naqvi | Jahangirpuri kills Ramzan spirit: Id will be observed,...

The weaker the intellect, the greater the tendency to deviate from fact and logic into miracle and magic

28 April 2022 11:48 PM IST

: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and party leader Rahul Gandhi pay tribute to Babu Jagjivan Ram on his birth anniversary, at Parliament in New Delhi, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. (PTI/Shahbaz Khan)

Anand K. Sahay | PK flap: Fragile Cong fails to learn from past...

The Congress, in contrast, is not a single-person party, despite all the appearances

28 April 2022 11:37 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden (PTI file image)

Joe Biden to meet PM Modi at Quad summit in Japan next month

Biden will also hold bilateral meetings with South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of...

28 April 2022 11:23 AM IST

Major American companies like Boeing, Lockheed Martin and General Atomics are eyeing the Indian market now, which is projected to grow exponentially over the next decade. (Representational image: PTI File)

India's offset requirements major hurdle in defence trade: Ex-Pentagon...

Over the past decade, the volume of defence trade between the two countries has increased from almost zero to USD 18...

28 April 2022 10:57 AM IST

New office space supply down 93pc, demand falls 73pc during Jan-Jun due to COVID-19. (Representative Image)

Bengaluru office rentals soar fastest

As per Knight Frank's Asia-Pacific Prime Office Rental Index for Q1 2022, Bengaluru was the best performing market

28 April 2022 9:22 AM IST