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File photo of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holding a folder-case containing the Union Budget. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Will poll-eve Budget put a cap on inflation?

The private sector would remain cautious to expand their industrial activity and thereby create more jobs

1 Feb 2023 12:05 AM IST

The CAA has to be selective since it targets a unique and complex South Asian dilemma. (Representational Image)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | CAA not the real problem, but NRC is open to...

The NRC is another matter. Not because its wording is offensive but because its provisions can be abused

1 Feb 2023 12:00 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with JKNC vice president Omar Abdullah during the closing ceremony of Bharat Jodo Yatra, at Sher-i-Kashmir cricket stadium in Srinagar. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Rahul grew in stature, Congress in confidence

Now, the party and leader can only hope the invisible hand of god guides them further to their ultimate goals.

31 Jan 2023 12:47 AM IST

Odisha Health Minister Naba Das died after being shot at. (Image credit: Twitter/@nabadasjsg)

AA Edit | Odisha shooting shocker

The killing of Odisha's health and family welfare minister Naba Das on Sunday still comes as a shocker.

31 Jan 2023 12:43 AM IST

Changing the name of the Mughal Gardens located in the Rashtrapati Bhavan to Amrit Udyan is yet another episode. (Photo: AP)

Sriram Karri | Some names change easy, others do not

The BJP has chosen two distinct sets of names to make a very different kind of statement.

31 Jan 2023 12:20 AM IST

RRR is a fictional take on the younger days of celebrated freedom fighters, Komaram Bheem and Alluri Seetharama Raju. (Photo: Twitter/@RRRMovie)

Mohan Guruswamy | RRR: It's just a vulgar distortion of history

The movie was made with utter disregard to the life and times of our two heroes.

31 Jan 2023 12:00 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks during her interaction with a group of Indian-overseas scholars and students from various US universities in Washington DC, USA (PTI)

AA Edit | Madam FM, pursue growth above all

The Budget would be judged for its ability to unleash the Indian economy on a rapid growth path.

30 Jan 2023 12:47 AM IST

While bad weather conditions on Wednesday had put a halt to the search operations by helicopters, two Sukhoi-30 MKI combat jets and one C 130J aircraft carried out missions to locate the missing plane. (Photo: Representataional I ANI)

AA Edit | Tragic loss of ace pilot

The loss of an ace pilot becomes more poignant because mid-air collisions are so rare

30 Jan 2023 12:43 AM IST

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president, Shehbaz Sharif. (AFP)

Anand Sahay | J&K: New vistas can open if govt ready to shift focus

Neighbourhood difficulties are a constraining factor and an impediment to India realising its true potential as an...

30 Jan 2023 12:18 AM IST

File photo of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holding a folder-case containing the Union Budget 2022-23. (Representational Image/PTI)Photo

Kamal Davar | More bangs for the buck: What FM must ensure for the...

Importantly, the demands for the country's security preparedness always remains a major financial challenge

29 Jan 2023 12:05 AM IST

The hour-long sessions are scintillating, I tell you, and I have learnt much on a variety of subjects. (Illustration By Krishna Shastri Devulapalli)

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Why I just love literature festivals

Literature festivals, for the unversed, are where we writers go to mingle with wannabes, has-beens, never-will-bes,...

29 Jan 2023 12:00 AM IST

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza made a winning return to the WTA circuit by advancing to the womens doubles quarterfinals of the Hobart International Tournament here on Tuesday. (Photo:AFP)

AA Edit | Sporting icon takes her bow

The lasting legacy is her stoic determination that redefined what it takes to be a role model in a society with...

28 Jan 2023 12:15 AM IST