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A shopkeeper displays Indian flags at the entrance of his shop in Jammu. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Fly the tricolour from every home

The call to people to share their selfies with the tricolour appeals to contemporary sensibility

14 Aug 2023 12:25 AM IST

The national flag is seen in the foreground as Rapid Action force (RAF) and Karnataka police personnel patrol on the disputed Idgah Maidan, on the eve of 76th Independence Day, at Chamrajpet area in Bengaluru, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. (PTI)

Mohan Guruswamy | How have we done so far, after 75 years of freedom?

How did we do in these 75 years of Independence?

14 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

Police personnel stand guard during a Mahapanchayat by Hindu outfits, at Nuh-Palwal Border near Pondri village in Haryana, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Saeed Naqvi | The communal picture is bleak; but silver lining too in...

A simple reason for Jats being against the Centre is the government's indifference to the agitation for Jat...

14 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

The Indian Army must train police and paramilitary commandos in special operations and leadership skills at the combat levels. (Representational Photo: PTI)

Manish Tewari | Stealth not good mode for doing theatre commands

The government passed the Inter-Services Organization Bill 2023 in Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha sans any substantive...

13 Aug 2023 12:36 AM IST

Facebook faces antitrust investigations, like other big tech companies such as Google and Amazon, and Mark Zuckerberg pointed out to the probes to claim there was no arrangement with Trump on keeping his accounts uncensored. (Photo | AFP)

Shashi Warrier | Whose club best between barber and Zuckerberg?

The conversation went all over the place after that, but it still held my interest.

13 Aug 2023 12:30 AM IST

The government introduced a Bill in Rajya Sabha Thursday that seeks to replace the Chief Justice of India with a Cabinet Minister nominated by the Prime Minister in the committee for selection of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Bill on EC is deeply flawed

No system of picking officials to the EC may be perfect & nothing can guarantee that an official once chosen won't...

12 Aug 2023 12:13 AM IST

Just Stop Oil supporters gathered at the gates to No. 10 Downing Street to read out a public declaration of civil resistance. (Photo: Twitter)

Farrukh Dhondy | Just Stop Oil! Protests over fossil fuels in UK...

In recent months an agitational group 'Just Stop Oil' has started radically agitating to save the planet from...

12 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with others during a protest of opposition MPs at the Parliament House complex during Monsoon session, in New Delhi, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. (PTI Photo/Vijay Verma)

Shobhaa De | Rahul Baba, where's your jhumka? What jhumka???

Parliament provides the most visible stage for performance art: who isn't engaging in dramabaazi?

12 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi replies to the Motion of No-Confidence in the Lok Sabha in the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Did PM trump Opposition in battle of nerves in LS?

Going by his speech, the Opposition parties have no interest in using Parliament to debate the government's policies or...

12 Aug 2023 12:04 AM IST

MP Rahul Gandhi at Parliament House complex during Monsoon session, in New Delhi, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan)

Suresh Subrahmanyan | Much ado about a flying kiss' in the Lok Sabha &...

At the end of the day, to the overblown incident of Rahul Gandhi blowing a flying kiss in Parliament, the question is:...

11 Aug 2023 12:19 AM IST

Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has admitted that the government is functioning with only 62 per cent of the allotted strength of IAS officers and 52 per cent of the allotted strength of IPS officers. (PTI)

DC Edit | What's in a name? Ask Kerala

The state saw governments led by both the Left and the Congress and their various combinations but none took an issue...

11 Aug 2023 12:15 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi replies on the Motion of No-Confidence in the Lok Sabha in the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Was no-trust on Manipur, or just 2024-eve politics?

Going by the quality of the debate in the Lok Sabha, one could question the utility of no-confidence motion against BJP...

11 Aug 2023 12:09 AM IST