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In bleak times, Lord Rama might feel like merely a slogan and Gandhi might erroneously seem as only a picture on a currency note, but they are living attributes. (Image: Freepik/Pixabay)

AA Edit | Ideals of the Mahatma, Lord Rama to inspire us

Whether it is Ayodhya's Lord Rama or Porbandar's Gandhi both are the most similar of reflections of each other across...

3 Oct 2023 12:08 AM IST

Maldives President Abdulla Yameen and Chinas President Xi Jinping. (Photo by Fred DUFOUR / AFP)

AA Edit | Maldives back in China orbit

Maldives may have been and may still become another victim of China's debt diplomacy

3 Oct 2023 12:08 AM IST

Foreign Minister S Jaishankar speaks during a press conference following a bilateral meeting during the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) in Melbourne on February 12, 2022. (William WEST / AFP)

Aakar Patel | If you have eyesThe many ways in which govt targets...

Not only is bigotry and prejudice and discrimination common in the New India , it is why Mr Jaishankar & his party are...

3 Oct 2023 12:08 AM IST

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