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Not counting the 2015 Delhi Assembly polls, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi had just begun his innings, Karnataka has handed the BJP its worst electoral drubbing in Mr Modis nine years in power, when he has presided over not just the Union government but also over his partys fate, bending it to his every wish. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Put people at centre of policy

Policies in all countries are now tuned to promote faster and higher growth in GDP

5 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with party leaders Rahul Gandhi and K.C. Venugopal, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray during the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) meeting. (PTI Photo)

Shikha Mukerjee | INDIA gets set, preparing for liftoff; BJP gets...

INDIA is poised to unveil itself as a credible challenger to the hitherto invincibility of the BJP

5 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

Londons National Gallery and British Museum (Photo: AP)

Kishwar Desai | British Museum loses argument for hanging on to looted...

2,000 items from the British Museum had been stolen, or were unaccounted for.

4 Sept 2023 12:12 AM IST

An installation outside Rajghat ahead of the G20 Summit, in New Delhi, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)

Sanjaya Baru | How we view ourselves and how the world views India

It appears from the Pew data that the image of the country is tied to that of the Prime Minister.

4 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

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