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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar (PTI file photo)

Pavan K. Varma | Caste census to hide Nitish record? Let's rethink...

The unfortunate truth is that increasingly reservations have become a substitute for administrative competence and good...

11 Nov 2023 11:45 PM IST

Palestinians flee to the southern Gaza Strip on Salah al-Din Street in Bureij, Gaza Strip, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (AP/PTI)

AA Edit | A whiff of relief for Gaza

The universal calls for a ceasefire will and must go on in the belief that it might just register on the Israelis

11 Nov 2023 12:05 AM IST

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. (AP/PTI)

Farrukh Dhondy | The mess in Gaza: Will Israel's war create many more...

Hamas knew precisely what the October 7 atrocities would bring about.

11 Nov 2023 12:05 AM IST

The time horizon of the AI tipping point is uncertain. (Image: jcomp on Freepik)

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Why the whole world needs to keep the AI genie...

Is Artificial Intelligence (AI) different, and if so, how much time do we have left?

11 Nov 2023 12:05 AM IST

TMC MP Mahua Moitra. (DC File Image)

AA Edit | Crime and punishment in Mahua Moitra saga

It is no defence that other MPs may also be using aides to log in and record questions.

11 Nov 2023 12:05 AM IST

A bird sits on a railing during a smoggy morning, in New Delhi, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. The air quality in Delhi was recorded in the severe category on Thursday morning. The Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 420 at 8 am, compared to 426 at 4 pm on Wednesday. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Toxic air: Get serious on avoiding death by...

Health must be the prism through which we view and address air pollution.

9 Nov 2023 11:37 PM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. (PTI)

AA Edit | Nitish's remarks unbecoming

Nitish Kumar's profuse apology may have been an admission to his wrong choice of platform to speak disparagingly of...

9 Nov 2023 11:34 PM IST

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh during the launch of Permanent Housing Scheme for the displaced persons whose houses had been burnt down and damaged during the recent violence, in Imphal, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Manipur mayhem: Govt has to mend old fissures

The latest incident is the abduction of five members from the Kuki-Zomi community from the border of Kuki-Zomi dominated...

9 Nov 2023 11:32 PM IST

President of China Xi Jinping. (AFP)

Anita Anand | Chinese going a step backwards, taking away the sky from...

In contemporary China, while women's rights have improved a great deal, they face discrimination in the workforce.

9 Nov 2023 11:28 PM IST

Keeping the T20I World Cup in mind, Australias Glenn Maxwell said he will do everything he can to secure his spot in the team. (Photo:AFP)

AA Edit | Mad Max's incredible double

An incredible innings by the Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell was the very ultimate in beating the odds

9 Nov 2023 12:00 AM IST

Union Public Service Commission. (Image: UPSC)

Dilip Cherian | UPSC updates guidelines on choice of DGPs

why this volte-face?

9 Nov 2023 12:00 AM IST

Hamas, which rules the territory, held Ahmad Said Barhoum for several months without trial before handing him over to the family, several of whose members belong to the Islamist movement. (Photo: Representational | AP)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | In Hamas, has Bibi found the enemy Israel...

Hamas was not formally outlawed by the Israeli military authorities until 1989

9 Nov 2023 12:00 AM IST