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On International Womens Day, going beyond clich©s, one must look around, go back in time and analyse to be truly humbled into realising at how much wiser, saner, smarter and productively higher in the ladder of economics the women around us are. (Representational Image)

Shikha Mukerjee | 33% quota hasn't moved needle on women power

Reservation for women as MPs and MLAs is flattery for a purpose.

3 Oct 2023 12:06 AM IST

UK Home secretary Suella Braverman. (AFP File Photo)

Kishwar Desai | Why Suella still Tories favourite; wine boom thanks to...

Being anti-immigration appeals to the ultra right wing for whom Suella is a favourite.

2 Oct 2023 12:09 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI)

AA Edit | Modi's meetings bring election fever to 5 states

The primary axis of the BJP campaign is led by Narendra Modi in his public outreach in the three crucial Hindi states

2 Oct 2023 12:08 AM IST

From left, silver medalists Indias Rajeshwari Kumari, Manisha Keer and Preeti Rajak celebrate on the podium during the awards ceremony for the Shooting Trap Team Women competitions of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. (AP/PTI)

AA Edit | Shooting stars strike gold

Extraordinarily, shooting has contributed more than half of India's gold medals so far.

2 Oct 2023 12:08 AM IST

School students offer floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi ahead of his birth anniversary, in Surat (PTI)

Sanjaya Baru | India's influence has always far exceeded its hard...

Along with Indian music, dance and cuisine, the legacy of the Mahatma was effectively deployed at the G20 to project...

2 Oct 2023 12:06 AM IST

Exploring the Complex World of Local Politics: A Corporators Perspective on Power and Responsibility. (Image: Freepik)

Shashi Warrier | The insufferable arrogance of writers

A Candid Conversation with a Local Corporator: Politics, Promises, and Accountability

1 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

The worst exceptions of the past, when Parliament was indeed a forum for civilised discourse, have become the best examples of parliamentary proceedings today. (AA File Image)

Pavan K. Varma | New architecture not likely to change character of...

Over the years, political discourse in the world's largest democracy, has reached a new low.

1 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya. (PTI Image)

Anita Katyal | Why BJP MPs worried in Rajasthan; Hiren Joshi is PM's...

A favourite topic of discussion in Delhi is to identify the most powerful and important person in the Prime Minister's...

1 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

Renowned agricultural scientist and the driving force behind the nations Green Revolution, MS Swaminathan. (PTI File Photo)

AA Edit | Hero of the Green Revolution

Swaminathan courted the limelight and sought to dispel doubts about science and its multifaceted applications in farming

30 Sept 2023 12:23 AM IST

175,000 asylum-seekers are kept in camps or state-provided accommodation awaiting reviews of their cases. (AP File Photo)

Farrukh Dhondy | Forget redefining refugee charter; UK should scrap...

108 million people were forcibly displaced last year as a result of persecution, conflict, violence and significant...

30 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

Senior BJP leader and former Union minister Uma Bharti. (PTI Photo)

Sunil Gatade | Women's power on the decline in Modi's BJP?

The last nine years have not seen much action for a better deal for women in various fields, including in politics.

30 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar takes part in a press conference in Bangkok on August 17, 2022. (Jack TAYLOR / AFP)

AA Edit | Canada conflict a blip on India's diplomatic radar

The foreign minister also pointed out that Ottawa had been told by New Delhi that India does not support...

30 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST