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The newly-issued Rs 2000 notes. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Farewell Rs 2,000 note: Few will regret your departure

The Reserve Bank of India has now decided the party is over for the pink slip

22 May 2023 12:15 AM IST

Imphal: Vehicles in flames after violence broke out during the Tribal Solidarity March called by All Tribal Student Union Manipur (ATSUM), in Imphal, Thursday, May 4, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Pradip Phanjoubam | Heal Manipur ethnic rifts, or tinderbox may...

The undercurrents of tension are still palpable, considering that there are still an estimated 45,000 displaced people

22 May 2023 12:10 AM IST

Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge with BRS MP K. Keshava Rao, DMK MP TR Baalu, AAP MP Sanjay Singh, RJD MP Manoj Jha and fellow opposition MPs during a joint press conference following their Tiranga March, in New Delhi, Thursday, April 6, 2023. (Photo: PTI)

Saeed Naqvi | Will Opposition join hands to counter Modi's ED, CBI...

Few elected leaders have suffered humiliation at the hands of successive lieutenant-governors as the AAP's Arvind...

22 May 2023 12:05 AM IST

Our response to voices is reverberatingly complicated. There is, for example, this deeply unfair perception that lighter voices belong to intellectual lightweights. Photo by arrangement.

Shreya Sen-Handley | Speaking in tongues: The gift of accents

English spoken in any accent other than their own can have the British flummoxed, or worse scrambling to correct your...

21 May 2023 12:10 AM IST

Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Ladakh sector. (Representational Image)

Manish Tewari | World in churn catalysing new liberal order?

While authoritarian rulers seem to be hell bent on trying to rework the global order on their terms, the pushback is now...

21 May 2023 12:00 AM IST

Karnataka is now a key battleground for the Modi-Shah duo to shake off the Opposition challenge amid the growing Congress belligerence. (Photo: PTI)

Sunil Gatade | After its debacle in Karnataka, BJP is facing a lot of...

The BJP is most concerned about Brand Modi and whether Karnataka has simply harmed or nearly destroyed it

21 May 2023 12:00 AM IST

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju addresses a press conference at his residence in New Delhi, Thursday, March 16, 2023. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Rijiju move a good signal

Interestingly, Mr Meghwal, as an MoS, will be a law minister without a Cabinet rank, somewhat unprecedented in the past...

20 May 2023 12:41 AM IST

The Congress leadership will have to remain vigilant about its governments performance in Karnataka from the very beginning if it looks to approach the 2024 Lok Sabha elections with a creditable performance in the forthcoming Assembly elections. (Photo: PT)

AA Edit | Sidda-DKS govt should hit the ground running

The way the party's government fares in Karnataka and meets its promises could have resonance among the electorate in...

20 May 2023 12:31 AM IST

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi. (Photo: PTI)

Shobhaa De | Karnataka: Maine Pyaar Kiya! The G-Factor' wins big

Rahul Gandhi's ambitious Bharat Jodo Yatra played a big role in spreading positivity in an ocean of hate and suspicion

20 May 2023 12:00 AM IST

Rishi Sunak will take charge as Britains first Indian-origin Prime Minister after an audience with King Charles III on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Aberto Pezzali)

Farrukh Dhondy | Don't Tories know immigration can bring UK into a...

The ambivalently named Illegal Migration Bill is now passing through the House of Lords. It's in trouble

20 May 2023 12:00 AM IST

The government must now put in place a mechanism to address such complaints of doctors in a transparent, speedy and fair manner. (Representational Image)

AA Edit | Keep doctors, all medics safe

Violence against healthcare providers and hospitals is a regular occurrence in almost all states despites acts to...

19 May 2023 12:15 AM IST

The most alarming thoughts are that as La Nina gives way to El Nino, there may be droughts where there were floods before and vice-versa.(Representational Image)

AA Edit | In next 5 yrs, India to face big challenge as heat rises

As the Earth gets roasted by El Nino heat years scientists say 2024 could be worse than 2023

19 May 2023 12:10 AM IST