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Farrukh Dhondy | Of patriotism' & nationalism': It may be time to do a...

In any democratic country today, patriotism ought to mean love for and loyalty to a country that defines itself

6 March 2021 4:43 AM IST

Citing the phenomenally higher base price of Rs 3,92,000 crores that the government set for the auction, some experts claim that the current spectrum auction is a failure as it managed to fetch merely one-fifth of its reserve price. (Photo: DC)

AA Edit | Spectrum auction a failure?

Out of 2,308.8 megahertz airwaves that were on offer, just a little more than one-third 855.6 MHz was purchased

6 March 2021 4:34 AM IST

The ongoing farmers agitation, which has had a special impact in some northern regions, including Haryana, has left the Khattar government reeling and the so-called sons-of-the-soil policy seems a desperate bid to recover some lost ground. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | To draw votes, Khattar's quota sacrifices growth

If the government forces companies to take steps that may impact employee productivity, then it forces companies to be...

6 March 2021 4:17 AM IST

A major objective is to promote cannabis and hemp as a major industry for Thailand, bringing huge medical and economic benefits to both Thai producers and consumers.

Lekha Shankar | Thailand's 2nd annual cannabis expo begins today

This year, the expo covers the use of ganja (cannabis) and ganchong (hemp) in various industries, including textiles,...

5 March 2021 4:32 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses a press conference at Circuit House, in Patiala. PTI photo

Rahul Gandhi targets government over price rise issue

The Congress, from its official Twitter handle, urged people to participate in the online campaign by speaking out...

5 March 2021 1:05 PM IST

The budget hike was announced by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the countrys Parliament, the National Peoples Congress. (AP)

China hikes defence budget to USD 209 billion, 6.8 per cent increase

China's annual defence budget maintains a single-digit growth for a sixth consecutive year, state-run Xinhua news agency...

5 March 2021 12:14 PM IST

US President Joe Biden gestures as he speaks during a virtual call to congratulate the NASA JPL Perseverance team on the successful Mars landing, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC on March 4, 2021. (MANDEL NGAN / AFP)

Indian-Americans taking over US, says Biden at NASA meet

The Biden administration has for the first time appointed such a large number of Indian-Americans in the first 50 days...

5 March 2021 11:48 AM IST

Sources say trouble is anticipated if Sasikala travels with the party flag on the car when she enters Hosur in Tamil Nadu from Attibelle in Karnataka. (Photo: DC)

AA Edit | Damp squib Sasikala

When it is known that she cannot stand for election for another six years, what was the need to announce that she was...

5 March 2021 8:50 AM IST

Supreme Court on Friday directed that no coercive action should be taken till July last week against private companies. ( PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Dissent not sedition: SC sends govt clear signal

The criminalising of dissent is the clearest sign of an authoritarian government

5 March 2021 8:38 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | Diplomatic pool to get eight new joint secys soon

It is a known fact that India's foreign service is woefully understaffed, with most Indian missions abroad having too...

5 March 2021 7:37 AM IST

A picture of detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi is seen as Myanmar migrants living in Thailand hold hands during a memorial in Bangkok on March 4, 2021 to honour those who died during demonstrations against the military coup in their homeland. (Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

Karan Thapar | The tragedy of Suu Kyi: Almost Shakespearean

So, like Shakespeare's tragic heroes, she may well ask if the price she paid for achieving her ambition was worth it?

5 March 2021 7:31 AM IST

General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), stated that the country was facing a complex and challenging security environment, which dictates enhancement of military capabilities and requires addressing voids in war-fighting abilities. By arrangement

Armed forces must transform to stay relevant: General Rawat

The webinar's inaugural day had two major sessions on 'organisational imperatives' and 'structural imperatives'

5 March 2021 7:28 AM IST