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A lot of water has flown under the bridge since Ram Nath Kovind won the last Presidential elections with a near two-thirds majority against the Congress-led Opposition candidate Meira Kumar, in July 2017. (PTI)

AA Edit | Govt intent not clear, we need debate on simultaneous polls

Democracy mandates rulers be upfront about their intentions and open to discussion.

4 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

Indias Aditya-L1 spacecraft travels after it was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. (AP)

AA Edit | Isro's moment in the sun

India is about 40 years behind in the matter of sending missions to study the sun

4 Sept 2023 12:02 AM IST

A screenshot shows a representation of Chandrayaan-3s successful landing on the Moons surface, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Pavan K. Varma | Chandrayaan bickering the sign of a sterile democracy

Congress accused the BJP for hogging all the credit, ignoring the decades of collective effort that led to this...

3 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

Bombay Doordarshan provided entertainment where theatre artistes demonstrated their massive talents. (Image by Freepik)

Ranjona Banerji | Kitsch or reality TV: What's your pick?

Reality TV. I think I've found my niche. Bring on the vulgarity, the pomposity, the gossip and the falling out!

3 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

Former foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla. (Photo: PTI)

Anita Katyal | Shringla for Darjeeling MP ticket? It's Shah vs Yogi in...

Efforts have been on over the past few months to boost Mr Shringla's profile.

3 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

School children wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus attend a class on the first day of partial reopening of government schools in Hyderabad. (Photo: AP)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Confronting bigotry and violence in the...

Many teachers see nothing wrong in using violence to teach a lesson to a child, though corporal punishment is strictly...

2 Sept 2023 12:25 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury and other opposition leaders during the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) meeting, in Mumbai, Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil

AA Edit | Opposition unity is a work in progress, in better shape

The search for Opposition unity is a given in the face of the BJP's strength in the art of preparing for and winning...

2 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

Inflation eased to 6.80%, significantly lower than Januarys 7.59%, according to the March 4-6 poll of more than 40 economists (PTI)

AA Edit | Inflation, exports still a concern

The real cause of concern for the economy emanates from the path of inflation and exports.

2 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | Asylum-seekers tags intrusive, but theres also a positive aspect

Farrukh Dhondy | Asylum-seekers' tags' intrusive, but there's also a...

Controversy Erupts Over UK's Asylum Seeker Tagging Plan Amid Family Ties

2 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the decisions of the GST Council are only recommendatory in nature and not binding on the Centre and the states. (Photo:PTI)

AA Edit | Restore J&K statehood, hold polls

India is an electoral democracy and the Constitution offers no alternative to it, except for a brief period of...

1 Sept 2023 12:36 AM IST

It is difficult for security software to detect attacks perpetrated with legitimate tools as these actions could be either a cybercrime activity or a regular system administrator task, Kaspersky warned. (Photo | Pixabay - Gerd Altmann)

DC Edit | India must up its ante on digital security

India, the world's now most populous country has a huge allied risk and threat cybercrime.

1 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

Several houses are damaged as the flood water makes its way in the aftermath of the Cyclone Biparjoy, in Kutch district. (PTI Photo)

Syed Ata Hasnain | Reducing risk of disasters: Taking it to India's...

Despite the modernisation of DM which the government is following ardently, it is non-compliance of laws & norms that...

1 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST