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Pavan K. Varma | Govt Must Clearly Explain What Led to the Ceasefire

Pavan K. Varma | Govt Must Clearly Explain What Led to the Ceasefire

In a democracy, the government must, within the constraints of national interest, take the people into confidence, and...

7 Jun 2025 10:52 PM IST

Anita Katyal | Neighbours No Longer Come 1st; TMC One-ups Cong on Sindoor

Anita Katyal | Neighbours No Longer Come 1st; TMC One-ups Cong on...

Though the INDIA bloc parties have attempted to present a united front over the demand for a special session of...

7 Jun 2025 10:50 PM IST

AA Edit | Rail Link to Bring J&K Closer

AA Edit | Rail Link to Bring J&K Closer

The Prime Minister walking on the bridge to connectivity, commerce and peace while waving the tricolour recreated the...

7 Jun 2025 12:53 AM IST

AA Edit | Steepest Rate Cut in 5 Years to Boost Demand, Growth

AA Edit | Steepest Rate Cut in 5 Years to Boost Demand, Growth

This is the steepest rate cut since May 2020, when the MPC lowered the rate by 75 basis points to fight the...

7 Jun 2025 12:45 AM IST

Patralekha Chatterjee | US Visa Curbs Rework India Students’ Global Ambitions

Patralekha Chatterjee | US Visa Curbs Rework India Students’ Global...

Suspended visa interviews, intense social media scrutiny and the looming threat of deportation for minor missteps under...

7 Jun 2025 12:33 AM IST

Salman Rushdie (AP file photo)

Farrukh Dhondy | Of Tariq Ali, And His Take on Ho, The Rushdie Fatwa &...

I said I remembered telling Salman I didn’t in principle object to book- burning and would be quite pleased if, say, the...

7 Jun 2025 12:10 AM IST

The states have been told that if necessary, the e-admit cards of the candidates and the identity cards of the examination functionaries are to be used as movement passes, the UPSC said. (Representational Image/PTI)

Dilip Cherian | Quota Scam Hits UPSC Again, 15 Under Lens

If UPSC and state governments aren’t cross-verifying certificates before appointments, what’s the point of elaborate...

5 Jun 2025 9:53 PM IST

Syed Ata Hasnain | As Dhaka Heads for Chaos, Challenge Grows for Delhi

Syed Ata Hasnain | As Dhaka Heads for Chaos, Challenge Grows for Delhi

The fall of Sheikh Hasina, the rise of radical Islamists, and the re-entry of Pakistan into Bangladesh’s internal...

5 Jun 2025 9:51 PM IST

As the population numbers have ballooned beyond the 130-crore mark, the cry of caution on uncontrolled population growthâ€ must be heeded in a general sense, but we must tread cautiously in any comparison on religious lines as we still bear the burden of history from the forced sterilisation programme. (Representational Image)

AA Edit | Will Census Trigger New Demands?

With India overtaking China in population, the 2027 Census will be the world’s largest such exercise, involving a...

5 Jun 2025 9:47 PM IST

AA Edit | Stampede in Bengaluru an Avoidable Tragedy

AA Edit | Stampede in Bengaluru an Avoidable Tragedy

The scale of the tragedy calls for strict accountability with those in charge of the metropolitan police handling law...

5 Jun 2025 9:45 PM IST

AA Edit | Haasan Drama: Don’t Sow Discord

AA Edit | Haasan Drama: Don’t Sow Discord

There are grey areas in the right to freedom of speech and expression and hurting sentiments of others may be one

4 Jun 2025 9:45 PM IST

AA Edit | Kohli’s Success Puts Grand IPL Show in Shade

AA Edit | Kohli’s Success Puts Grand IPL Show in Shade

The amazing advent of teenage talent Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who became the youngest batsman to score a T20 century in...

4 Jun 2025 9:43 PM IST