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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the 17th Indian Cooperative Congress, in New Delhi, Saturday, July 1, 2023. (PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Our Pak-China focus hurts India's stature...

Could India have handled the contentious issue of terrorism differently?

14 July 2023 12:00 AM IST

Trinamool Congress supporters take part in a procession celebrating the partys win in the recent panchayat polls near Balurghat in South Dinajpur district of West Bengal, Thursday, (Image: PTI)

AA EDIT | Despite poll violence, Didi reigns supreme in Bengal

The success of the party points to the undiminished popularity of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the welfare schemes

14 July 2023 12:00 AM IST

A census worker gathers data at a village in Lalgarh, 130 kms west of Kolkata. ( AFP Photo)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Delay over Census hurting the way India is...

The last one was held in 2011.

13 July 2023 12:17 AM IST

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