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Prime Minister Narendra Modi flashes victory sign during the celebrations of BJPs victory in the Gujarat Assembly elections, at BJP headquarters in New Delhi, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Modi shifting focus back on vikas again welcome

The Prime Minister has a narrative that will likely be the spearhead for the elections ahead, including the next Lok...

13 Dec 2022 12:10 AM IST

Aakar Patel | Demystifying the G-20 presidency: What it means for...

There will be no end to the claim that this is India's moment to lead the world, or at least lead it till the next...

13 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, greets Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel during the swearing in ceremony of the later in Gandhinagar, India, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. (Photo: AP)

Shikha Mukerjee | After Gujarat, can BJP beat law of diminishing...

In Gujarat and in Himachal Pradesh, Mr Modi made no bones about how the voters should weigh their choices

13 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

Moroccos forward #19 Youssef En-Nesyri (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal during the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final football match between Morocco and Portugal at the Al-Thumama Stadium in Doha on December 10. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)

AA Edit | Cup of hope: 4 amazing teams square off at WC

The coloniser versus the colonised is a nice narrative building up as France takes on Morocco, for long its...

12 Dec 2022 1:43 AM IST

Diana and Meghan did the democratic world a favour in boldly exposing the underbelly of the royal family, which by itself is an anachronism in the modern age. (SAEED KHAN / AFP)

Kishwar Desai | Furore erupts as Harry & Meghan reveal the truth' on...

For many of us who have seen the initial romcom unfold and implode in front of us there is very little in Harry and...

12 Dec 2022 1:41 AM IST

Congress MLA Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to be the next chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, in Shimla. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Two CMs, divergent challenges

It is important that even when top leaders kept moving to the saffron side, Mr Sukhu draws up a plan to meet people's...

12 Dec 2022 1:37 AM IST

The economy had contracted by 7.3 per cent in 2020-21 on account of impact of COVID pandemic. (Photo: PTI)

Sanjaya Baru | The world economy and us: Are we decoupled?

It is time the Union government offered an honest, realistic and objective assessment of where the economy is headed.

12 Dec 2022 1:35 AM IST

Mallikarjun Babu had a secret weapon: his cousin, film financier Govardhan Babu. Who owned a souped-up, twin-carb Premier Padmini with floorshift gears, alloy rims, multibranch exhaust, air-conditioning and a cutting-edge stereo system. (Image by arrangement)

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | How Mallikarjun Babu's secret weapon...

To this day, Malli, now a grandfather, gets a befuddled look in his eyes and bites his lower lip suggestively when the...

11 Dec 2022 1:25 AM IST

Mallikarjun Kharge succeeds Sonia Gandhi at the grand old partys highest office (PTI/R Senthil Kumar)

Anita Katyal | Kharge ups the ante on Sonia cabal; Kanhaiya may head...

It is not surprising Kanhaiya is being considered for a larger role in state politics given his proximity to...

11 Dec 2022 1:12 AM IST

The truth, on the other hand, is that public confidence in the judiciary will be shaken if, faced with a prima facie case of his bias, the judge insists on deciding the case.

Pavan K. Varma | In collegium debate, speed, transparency key concerns

The crux of the problem is that all governments would like a more pliant judiciary, supportive of its actions and agenda

11 Dec 2022 12:56 AM IST

The central banks decision to lower its forecast for the countrys economic growth from seven per cent to 6.8 per cent, citing global headwinds, shows that all is not well yet. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Promising signs in economy

The RBI governor's post-policy meeting comments hint that the central government remains focused on inflation

10 Dec 2022 12:15 AM IST

BJP workers celebrate Gujarat Assembly election results in Ahmedabad, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Useful lessons for Opp. in Gujarat, HP verdicts

A united Opposition and a narrative that can stand on its own without overlapping with that of the BJP could be a...

10 Dec 2022 12:15 AM IST