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Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman gestures during a news conference after the 46th GST Council meeting, in New Delhi, Friday, Dec 31, 2021. (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore)

AA Edit | Lower GST, higher compliance

A feather in the cap was the GST Council offering startups and private players the same leeway offered to government...

13 July 2023 12:13 AM IST

Supreme Court (PTI)

AA Edit | Govt must halt arbitrary extensions for officers

The Supreme Court had in 2021 itself pointed out the inappropriateness of granting extensions to top officials.

13 July 2023 12:09 AM IST

A truck after it got swept away in floodwater following heavy monsoon rains, in Kullu, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Dilip Cherian | Himachal dithers as babu shortage persists at the top

Currently, Himachal Pradesh has only 110 IAS officers across various positions, falling significantly short of the...

13 July 2023 12:05 AM IST

AA Edit | Twitter vs Threads: Both win

Launched less than a week ago, Threads has become one of the fastest growing tech app ever.

12 July 2023 1:48 AM IST

Government of Indias Representative and Interlocutor for Naga Peace Talks and Nagaland Governor, RN Ravi on Friday held a detailed consultation meeting with the primary stakeholders of the Naga society in Kohima and said that the central government is determined to conclude the Naga peace process. (Photo: ANI)

AA Edit | In Tamil Nadu & elsewhere, governors can't block governments

In his letter to President Droupadi Murmu, Tamil Nadu chief minister M.K. Stalin has listed a series of acts of governor...

12 July 2023 1:33 AM IST

The Army and Assam Rifles were deployed to control the situation in Manipur where violence broke out during a tribal agitation (Twitter/@MangteC)

Patricia Mukhim | What will happen in N-E if Manipur civil war...

The Meiteis believe they are wronged by a system which deprives them of their rights as Manipur's indigenous people.

12 July 2023 1:14 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets as he addresses at SCO Summit via video conferencing, Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Aakar Patel | Amritkaal' now upon us, but eco targets are far from...

Halfway into 2023, there is no further reference to this five-year plan.

11 July 2023 12:34 AM IST

Swollen Beas river during incessant monsoon rainfall, in Kullu district, Monday, July 10, 2023. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | India looks helpless in face of monsoon fury

India has gone too far down the road to placing stress recklessly on the environment, particularly in hilly terrain.

11 July 2023 12:10 AM IST

Mohan Guruswamy | The myth of Magna Carta: The struggle still goes on

Mohan Guruswamy | The myth of Magna Carta: The struggle still goes on

It is from the Magna Carta that the English writ of habeas corpus evolved.

11 July 2023 12:10 AM IST

BJP President J.P. Nadda. (DC)

AA Edit | BJP's South war cry ambitious

Another big problem the BJP is facing, and internally fighting, is the issue of money.

11 July 2023 12:05 AM IST

The politics is more noisy than Bazball and Wimbledon put together. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)

Kishwar Desai | Costly makeover at 75th b'day for NHS?

This week happens to be the 75th anniversary of the National Health Service

10 July 2023 1:14 AM IST

Police personnel baton charge after a clash between rival political groups during panchyat elections, at Nagaria village in Malda district of West Bengal, Saturday, July 8, 2023. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Check political violence in Bengal, it's out of control

The political parties of West Bengal have been collectively failing people by making violence an essential part of every...

10 July 2023 1:06 AM IST