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AA Edit | Probe liquor scam fairly, quickly

The Central agencies have the responsibility of conducting the probe by the book, fairly and transparently

22 Dec 2022 12:10 AM IST

Congress MPs Sonia Gandhi, P Chidambaram, KC Venugopal and other members stage a protest near the Gandhi Statue demanding discussion on national security and Indo-China border dispute issue during the Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Govt must listen to all MPs, disclose situation at border

The BJP and its allies must realise that all those who criticise the government are not traitors

22 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

For those who are not drunk on the magic of numbers, this massive over-population can only warn of a Malthusian disaster looming ahead. (Representational Image)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Most populous in world: An asset or a burden...

Such numerical achievements do not add up to material well-being or mental happiness. They have no impact on the quality...

22 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

According to the scientific report, habitat loss is one of the biggest threats to biodiversity and its happening worldwide. (Photo: AP)

AA Edit | Biodiversity pact: A good start

Recognition of rights to live undisturbed is a highlight of the series of agreements to protect a third of the planet...

21 Dec 2022 12:15 AM IST

The reports of the party going into a major huddle to assess its prospects in as many as 160 constituencies across the country just fit into the pattern of the partys electoral preparedness. (Representational Image/PTI)

AA Edit | BJP gets poll machine in top gear for 2024

While the ruling party takes power and the means to capture it very seriously, the Opposition parties share none of that...

21 Dec 2022 12:10 AM IST

This file photo taken on October 14, 2018 shows soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force taking part in a military review at the Ground Self-Defence Forces Asaka training ground in Asaka, Saitama prefecture. - Japan announced on December 16, 2022 its biggest defence overhaul in decades, hiking spending, reshaping its military command and acquiring new missiles to tackle the threat from China. (Photo: AFP)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Will Japan's rearmament impact India's...

Japan's decision to strengthen its military will have definite implications for the Quad -- comprising the US, Japan,...

21 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

Former Mumbai municipal commissioner Praveen Pardeshi. (Photo: ANI)

Dilip Cherian | Sidelined after pandemic, former Mumbai babu will now...

Sources say that it seems that the retired babu's rehabilitation is well underway

21 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

GST has helped interstate movement of goods. Representational Image. (DC File Image)

AA Edit | GST reforms will work for India

A crucial item that was missed included the issue of setting up of appellate tribunals, and any good system must have...

20 Dec 2022 12:15 AM IST

Argentinas Lionel Messi holds the trophy after winning the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Sunday, Dec.18, 2022. (Photo: AP)

AA Edit | Winners all: Messi, the beautiful game, Qatar

Besides a final for the ages, there was plenty of action of the modern kind in a more open and positive game that many...

20 Dec 2022 12:10 AM IST

Other parties are divisive because of their propensity towards casteism but, and this is the thinking, the BJP is above caste. (Photo: PTI)

Aakar Patel | The caste factor and the BJP-RSS' Hindutva politics in...

The fact is that Hindutva wants Indians to worship caste, but it doesn't want them to talk about it

20 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

It is now up to Rahul Gandhi to nurture inner-party democracy by deferring to Mr Kharge as the leader and letting him run the party. (Representational Image)

Mohan Guruswamy | Dynastic politics in India: Long live our democracy!

Except for the CPI(M) and the BJP, every political party in India has a dynastic line of succession, or more aptly...

20 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (AFP)

Saeed Naqvi | America's dream world order needs Russia, Europe to be...

Lord Ismay, Nato's first secretary-general, had succinctly outlined the alliance's purpose: to keep the Soviet Union out...

19 Dec 2022 9:13 AM IST