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With a focus on stability and effective governance, Modi government extends tenures for IAS officers while a wave of reshuffling looms large in Punjab and Maharashtra.

Dilip Cherian | Longer tenures for senior babus soon

Modi government prepares for a significant bureaucratic reshuffle

29 Feb 2024 12:00 AM IST

Astronauts-designate Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair, Ajit Krishnan, Angad Prathap and Shubanshu Shukla for the Gaganyaan Mission, Indias first crewed mission to the space. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Indian astronauts set for space adventure

Four Air Force test pilots shortlisted to embark on a historic journey in India's indigenous spacecraft, marking a...

29 Feb 2024 12:00 AM IST

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Congress leader Rajeev Shukla during a meeting, in Shimla, on Wednesday. (Image: PTI)

AA Edit | Himachal turmoil doesn't augur well for democracy

Orchestrated defections challenge the essence of democracy, prompting questions about political integrity and...

29 Feb 2024 12:00 AM IST

The latest household survey offers some stark facts about the gaps -- between the richest and the poorest, between states, between cities and villages and between social groups.

Patralekha Chatterjee | Acute poverty falls in India, but not extreme...

Amidst political narratives of progress, a recent survey reveals stark economic disparities, fueling debate on India's...

29 Feb 2024 12:00 AM IST

Women stage a protest demanding the arrest of local TMC leaders over Sandeshkhali incident allegations, in North 24 Parganas district, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Sandeshkhali: Bengal govt has a lot to answer

Trinamul leader's arrest green light after Calcutta HC clarification

28 Feb 2024 12:05 AM IST

A view of the town of Avdiivka in the Russian-controlled part of the Donetsk region on February 19, 2024. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)

Indranil Banerjie | Western hysteria mounts as Russia makes Ukraine...

Ukraine-Russia conflict escalates, triggering shifts in geopolitics and the global economic landscape.

28 Feb 2024 12:05 AM IST

In this April 24, 2023 file photo, singer Pankaj Udhas being presented Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Puraskar by musician Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar during the Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Smruti Pratishthan Awards, in Mumbai. Udhas passed away at 73 after a prolonged illness. (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade)

AA Edit | Udhas took ghazals to masses

Pankaj Udhas, the maestro of ghazals, departs, leaving behind a musical journey spanning four decades.

28 Feb 2024 12:05 AM IST

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi with party leader Priyanka Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, in Agra, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Positive turn for Rahul's yatra

A positive turn in the Bharat Nyay Jodo Yatra as Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav joins forces with Rahul Gandhi

26 Feb 2024 11:25 PM IST

The countrys retail inflation eased to a one-year low of 5.72 per cent in December 2022, from 5.88 per cent in November 2022. (Representational image)

AA Edit | Low food spend to rejig India's inflation focus

India's Changing Consumption Patterns: From Decreased Food Expenditure to Emerging Opportunities in Non-Food Sectors

26 Feb 2024 11:21 PM IST

Indians in the U.S. Forge Solidarity Across Struggles for Secularism and Against Imperialism. (File Image: JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

Aakar Patel | Desis in America show solidarity for secular India,...

Solidarity Meeting in the U.S.: Uniting Struggles for Secularism in India and Against Imperialism in Palestine

26 Feb 2024 11:17 PM IST

Supporters of former prime minister Imran Khans Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party protest against the alleged skewing in Pakistans national election results, in Peshawar on February 17, 2024. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)

K.C. Singh | Pakistan in a mess after polls, uncertainty ahead

Surprising Results, Predictable Endgame: Unraveling the Complexities of Pakistan's General Election

26 Feb 2024 11:08 PM IST

Women holding posters stage a protest demanding the arrest of local TMC leaders over Sandeshkhali incident allegations, in North 24 Parganas district, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Shikha Mukerjee | Magic mirror in overtime amid governance failures

Politics in Sandeshkhali: A Microcosm of India's Electoral Realities

26 Feb 2024 12:05 AM IST