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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

Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge with suspended opposition MPs during a protest over their suspension at Mahatma Gandhi statue amid the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)

AA Edit | Time to address Parliament disarray

The censuring authority as well the worked-up Opposition members and their parties must seek common ground

21 Dec 2023 11:07 PM IST

BookMyForex.com is worlds first and largest marketplace for currency exchange and private remittances. (Photo: AFP)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Remittances at a new high, but there's a dark...

India's inward remittances may account for only 3.4 per cent of the country's GDP but it is the highest recipient of...

21 Dec 2023 11:04 PM IST

The Supreme Court also directed the Election Commission of India to hold the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir by September 30 next year. (AP)

AA Edit | New criminal code rush job, needed discussion

The three laws are going to touch the lives of Indians for generations to come.

21 Dec 2023 10:58 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 ParliaIment, in New Delhi, Wednesday. (Image: PTI)

AA Edit | INDIA bloc mulls shrewd option for its PM 'face'

The choice of Mr Kharge would not only give the alliance a leader but would also divest the BJP & NDA of its key poll...

21 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

BJP MLA Mohan Yadav shows victory signs after being elected as the leader of the state legislative party, in Bhopal, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. Yadav will be the next CM of the state. (PTI Photo)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Of religion, myths, food as New' India flexes...

Uneducated, unemployed and under-nourished folk are not alone in swallowing these tales

21 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

Former President Donald Trump reacts to supporters during a commit to caucus rally, on Tuesday, (Image:AP)

AA Edit | Alarm bells for Donald Trump

The ruling has huge ramifications even though it is just a first strike against the irrepressible former President

21 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

Police personnel detain a man protesting outside the Parliament building carrying a can emitting a yellowish smoke during the Winter session, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Dilip Cherian | New Rajasthan CM hits the ground running

The recent security lapse at the Parliament has highlighted the inherent risks associated with prolonged vacancies in...

21 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

A male nurse attends a patient inside an ICU at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Disease in Bengaluru,Tuesday, Dec 19, 2023. The Karnataka Covid-19 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) issued an advisory for people above 60, particularly with co-morbidities (especially with kidney, heart, liver ailments), pregnant women, lactating mothers to wear face masks and strictly avoid closed, poorly ventilated spaces and crowded areas. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak)

AA Edit | Be cautious about Covid-19

The current wave could just be endemic, much like endemic influenza and other common respiratory infections.

20 Dec 2023 12:24 AM IST