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The next lines of the verse whose first lines words are Christmas is coming are Please put a penny in the old mans hat? If you havent got a penny, a hapenny will do (Representational Image)

Farrukh Dhondy | Will a wave of strikes in UK take the joy out of...

At every Tube station, on every main street and outside most supermarkets, the poor man's/woman's hat/metal bowl is...

10 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

Cristiano Ronaldo (Twitter)

Shobhaa De | No one can really bajaao Ronaldo's band in Qatar

This is star power! A five-time Ballon d'Or winner! Nobody can take away Ronaldo's glorious career and incredible...

10 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

Congress workers celebrates the partys victory in Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, in Kullu, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Himalayan win for Congress

The party seems to have cashed in on governance and policy issues that have largely contributed to voter disenchantment...

9 Dec 2022 12:15 AM IST

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 | As Modi magic blooms, BJP sets new record in Gujarat

The projection of the BJP's win in Gujarat on national politics must reflect on the sustainability of the Modi factor in...

9 Dec 2022 12:10 AM IST

It is never too early to explore more intrusive management measures to improve the efficiency of public expenditure. 9Representational Image)

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Indian economy between a rock and a hard place

Budget reform must enable doing more with less, cut waste, improve project execution, and control administrative...

9 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

among all childhood vaccines, measles is one of the most effective vaccines and two shots of the measles vaccine to a child reduces the risk of disease that is close to negligible. (Representational Image/AP)

Chandrakant Lahariya | Amid surge in measles cases, it's time to step...

A measles vaccine has been available since 1963 and used in India's universal immunisation programme since 1985

9 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

In a file photo, a Shariah Law official uses a rattan cane to whip one of two men convicted of gay sex in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. Two men in Indonesias conservative Aceh province were caned 77 times each after neighbors reported them to the Shariah Police for having sex. (Photo: AP)

AA Edit | Indonesia takes a step backwards

A nation that used to pride itself in support of democratic traditions in the last 24 years might be slipping as it...

8 Dec 2022 12:15 AM IST

Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal with Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai and other leaders during celebrations after AAP crossed the majority mark in the MCD polls, at the party headquarters in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Will AAP's triumph in MCD polls have national fallout?

By snatching the MCD convincingly from the BJP's 15-year-rule, the AAP has sent a clear signal that the mighty BJP is...

8 Dec 2022 12:10 AM IST

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Governor Arif Mohammad Khan (Photo: ANI)

Dilip Cherian | Kerala babu finds himself caught in crossfire between...

The Kerala high court dismissed a petition which sought the court's intervention to ensure that the governor signs bills...

8 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Don't set bar too high for India's G-20...

The G-20's consultative and advisory nature argues against the drama of the ambitious and action-oriented programme...

8 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

Acclaimed French author and philanthropist Dominique Lapierre during a visit to Kolkata. Lapierre, whose 1985 international bestseller City of Joy earned Kolkata its nickname died at the age of 91. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Adieu to a great storyteller

An affable, kind-hearted and simple man, Lapirerre mingled with ordinary folk and made characters out of them in his...

7 Dec 2022 12:10 AM IST

AA Edit | To take on BJP, Congress & AAP need to work together

AA Edit | To take on BJP, Congress & AAP need to work together

The Opposition must simply try to unite those who don't want to vote for the BJP and re-elect Narendra Modi for a third...

7 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST