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Army soldiers pay their last respects to four Army personnel killed in a recent militant attack during a wreath laying ceremony, in Rajouri, Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Syed Ata Hasnain | The Rajouri encounter: It's about Pakistan's...

The security forces take much more risk to achieve while the terrorists minimise their own risk to survive and thus...

25 Dec 2023 10:54 PM IST

I am sure that the woke police will find something wrong and cancel Santa but till then lets enjoy our childhood fantasy! (DC File Image)

Kishwar Desai | Are Santa Claus' days numbered? Britain in midst of...

Some academics are now trying to find out the exact age when children actually begin to doubt that Santa exists

25 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. (PTI File Image)

Sanjaya Baru | The power and legitimacy of nations and leaders

Henry Kissinger was a phenomenal student of history, a master of diplomacy and an engaging author.

25 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa (C) arrives in the biblical city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank ahead of Christmas Eve celebrations (according to Western tradition) on December 24, 2023. (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP)

AA Edit | A time to hope as wars rage

It's also the time to reflect and renovate oneself even as one prays and actively participates in the revival of the...

24 Dec 2023 10:55 PM IST

Militancy and terrorism have had a roller-coaster ride in the Valley, especially in the last four decades. (PTI File Image)

AA Edit | Probe Army attacks; also hold polls in J&K quickly

Lakhs of Kashmiri Pandits were forced to flee the land they belonged to for generations.

24 Dec 2023 10:51 PM IST

Modi and India: 2024 and the Battle for Bharat by Rahul Shivshankar and Siddhartha Talya. (Image: Twitter)

Pavan K. Varma | Road to Bharat is riddled with pitfalls of Hindutva

Cultural colonisation takes decades after that to be erased, and India is a good example to illustrate this.

24 Dec 2023 12:09 AM IST

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. (PTI Image)

Anita Katyal | BJP put caste in Dhankhar saga; Uddhav's honesty...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi BJP leaders called up Mr Dhankhar while others were asked to express their solidarity with...

24 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Fairytale of New York is a Christmas classic that many music aficionados will turn to this year not least because it is by Shane MacGowan (above), the Irish singer-songwriter who died on November 30 this year. (Image by Arrangement)

Palash Krishna Mehrotra | Fairytales of Christmas

Christmas Echoes: A Melodic Blend of Nostalgia and Tradition, Harmonized with Shane MacGowan's 'Fairytale of New York.

24 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

All supermarkets spend literally millions of pounds on Christmas advertisements on hoardings and TV. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Christmas is here It's a time for festivity, but a...

The national census tells us that Christianity is in decline in Britain.

22 Dec 2023 11:24 PM IST

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with party leader Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders during a protest over the suspension of MPs amid the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. (PTI Photo/Vijay Verma)

Shikha Mukerjee | Will MPs' suspensions jolt INDIA into anti-BJP...

Mr Kharge, groomed in the Congress culture of consensus building, is a natural for the job of convenor of the INDIA...

22 Dec 2023 11:21 PM IST

Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister K Ponmudy. (PTI File Image)

AA Edit | TN minister's conviction a wake-up call for polity

A wide range of politicians of different hues have been accused of amassing wealth much beyond their known source of...

22 Dec 2023 11:18 PM IST

BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh with the newly-elected president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Sanjay Singh at the formers residence, in New Delhi, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav)

AA Edit | Wrestlers bite the dust

The hold of politicians to the electoral processes of sports federations cannot, of course, be legally challenged.

22 Dec 2023 11:15 PM IST