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The resumption of the yatra without identifying the causes of those disturbances comes with the dangers of a repeat of the same. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Keep watch on rallies, yatras

The annual religious procession used to be uneventful, like thousands of such yatras taking place, but tradition was...

15 Aug 2023 12:18 AM IST

Security personnel stand guard after Haryana Roadways resumed services from the violence-hit Nuh district, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Aakar Patel | Riots' in India are different from mob fury in other...

The root of such violence is an underlying sentiment existing perennially in a large part of our society, and kept...

15 Aug 2023 12:07 AM IST

Red Fort decked up for Independence Day. (PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | India's mood conservative after 76 years...

The question arises about what happens to the sense of freedom when Indian society is turning conservative.

15 Aug 2023 12:01 AM IST

The drafts should ideally trigger discussions across forums and the suggestions should reach the parliamentary committee. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Build consensus first before changing our criminal codes

The NDA government's propensity has been to rush even important bills through Parliament;

14 Aug 2023 12:25 AM IST

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