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Jammu: Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi during the wreath laying ceremony of four army soldiers killed in a militant attack in J&Ks Rajouri on Thursday morning, in Jammu district. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Ending 370 & terror in J&K: Delhi, UT govt must explain

The recent attack raises questions about the strategy of the Central government regarding the UT after the abrogation of...

13 Aug 2022 12:20 AM IST

Freebies become the fig leaf that corrupt politicians and political parties use to cover their sins of omission and commission while seeking electoral support. (Representational Image/ AP)

AA Edit | Freebies: It's not courts' call

The leading question the judiciary may have entertained is whether any political party would agree to curbs on freebies...

13 Aug 2022 12:16 AM IST

A military fighter jet flies above the Taiwan Strait as seen from the 68-nautical-mile scenic spot, the closest point in mainland China to the island of Taiwan. (Photo: AP)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Beijing bully runs berserk: Taiwan today,...

What began in 1950 subsequently became a familiar pattern, leading to routine and repetitive acts

13 Aug 2022 12:14 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | When religions, cults dominate, truth a casualty &...

Religion has, throughout history, dominated the realms of politics and governance

13 Aug 2022 12:11 AM IST

Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar with Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav interacts with the media after meeting Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan, in Patna. (Photo: PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | Nitish's Bihar coup' to set off tremors across India

Nitish Kumar is the last of the politically active and physically robust survivors of the Mandal versus Kamandal war of...

12 Aug 2022 12:15 AM IST

Indian Army (Representational Image)

Probal DasGupta | Free India's great achievements: A secular armed...

The Indian army is arguably one of the most diverse, versatile and inclusive combat forces on earth

12 Aug 2022 12:01 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. (PTI)

Dilip Cherian | New worry for UP govt: Exit of senior officers

Some blame the over-politicisation of the service in UP, which is making babus avoid working in the state

11 Aug 2022 12:09 AM IST

Taliban flags fluttering at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

Anand K. Sahay | Games Taliban play: Why India must engage in...

New Delhi may have to cautiously re-visit its modulated approach to the Taliban to check for roadworthiness

11 Aug 2022 12:07 AM IST

The signs are ominous Europe is sweating like never before. (DC Image)

AA Edit | Heatwaves are the new normal

The Arctic has seen its oldest and thickest ice declining by 95 per cent in the last three decades

11 Aug 2022 12:02 AM IST

Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar with Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav interacts with the media after meeting Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan, in Patna. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | BJP to feel the heat of Nitish's coup in 2024

It is the BJP's expansionist tendency that has fed dissatisfaction with the party's traditional allies

11 Aug 2022 12:00 AM IST

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis with newly sworn-in ministers, at a ceremony at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Maha Cabinet: Work in progress

There is not even symbolic representation of women in the Shinde Cabinet

10 Aug 2022 12:30 AM IST

Team Indias flagbearer Nikhat Zareen during the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games 2022 (CWG). Photo: PTI

AA Edit | CWG 2022: Has Indian sport now come of age?

For Indian sportspersons, who enjoyed their best-ever CWG, the Games may have been a starting point for greater...

10 Aug 2022 12:21 AM IST