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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

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Win War on Poverty First to Vanquish Naxal Threat

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Win War on Poverty First to Vanquish Naxal...

Although fewer educated middle-class youths are now drawn to the rebel ranks, the ideology may still cast a spell on...

4 Jun 2025 9:41 PM IST

Anita Anand | How Should India Battle Terrorism: Are There Alternative Options to Explore?

Anita Anand | How Should India Battle Terrorism: Are There Alternative...

State terrorism, which results in significantly more deaths than the non-state variety, is seldom even acknowledged,...

4 Jun 2025 9:37 PM IST

Around 700 metric tonnes of plastic waste is generated daily in the city.

Pradeep S. Mehta | To Truly End Plastic Pollution in Global South, We...

If one looks around anywhere in the Global South, plastic trash is seen in abundance in public places. “Ending Plastic...

4 Jun 2025 2:27 AM IST

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee during a press conference at Nabanna. (Photo: Abhijit Mukherjee)

Shikha Mukerjee | The ‘Khela Hobe’ Rematch in Bengal: Modi vs Didi in...

The warm up for the “Khela Hobe” rematch, that must be concluded by May 2026, has begun. His blood on the boil, with...

4 Jun 2025 2:25 AM IST

In this image from video provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks from Kyiv, Ukraine, early Saturday, March 18, 2022. (AP)

AA Edit | Kyiv’s Deep Strike in Russia May Only Prolong War

Ukraine's drone attack on five Russian air bases signifies is how modern wars have changed in character

4 Jun 2025 2:23 AM IST

AA Edit | N-E Flood Damage Avoidable

AA Edit | N-E Flood Damage Avoidable

The impact of the Assam floods could have been reduced if the administration had taken cognisance of an alert issued by...

4 Jun 2025 2:18 AM IST