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Britains Finance minister Rishi Sunak said that hundreds of thousands of people have already lost their jobs, and sadly in the coming months many more will. (AP Photo)

AA Edit | Bleak Christmas in Sunak's Britain

Mr Sunak has little cause to celebrate his days at 10 Downing Street surpassing the short-lived tenure of his...

17 Dec 2022 12:15 AM IST

Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. (LSTV/PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Govt must not bait judges, move to evolve system first

Democracy has infinite ways of resolving issues other than engaging in grandstanding and dishing out innuendo

17 Dec 2022 12:10 AM IST

A worker carrying LPG cylinders on a bicycle crosses a road, shrouded in a thick layer of smog, in New Delhi (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Tackle toxic air now: It's ruining our lives,...

It is also glaringly obvious that apart from killing us slowly, toxic air is taking a huge toll on India's economy

17 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

In Britain, which has certainly been demographically transformed into a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, multi-faith society in the last 50 years, it has become customary to ask first-generation immigrants where they come from without any malice intended. (Photo: Twitter)

Farrukh Dhondy | Where are you from? UK row erupts on royal racism,...

Can we understand an 83-year-old privileged lady being unaware that her attitude and persistence amounted to abuse ?

17 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

The Chief Minister unfurled the BRS flag at 12.37 pm as per the muhurtham and assumed his chair in the party office on the first floor, located at Sardar Patel Marg, a prime location in the national capital. (Image: Twitter/@BRSparty)

DC Edit | Fuse BRS into larger narrative

The party is seen as being friendly with a few leaders, including the Kumaraswamy-led JD(S) in K'taka and the Akhilesh...

16 Dec 2022 12:10 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah with Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, state Home Minister Araga Jnanendra, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the state Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis addresses a press conference after meeting over the state border dispute, at Parliament Library, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | To resolve interstate rows, don't stoke linguistic fires

Every language in the country has equal rights and equal opportunities to thrive

16 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command, Lt Gen MM Naravane, review the security situation and operational preparedness in the border areas of Arunachal Pradesh, in Tawang. (PTI file photo)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | 1962 to 2022: No lessons learnt on tackling...

One only hopes that 60 years from now, history won't repeat itself in 2082

16 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

DMK MLA Udhayanidhi Stalin leaves after he was sworn in as Tamil Nadu Minister Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi in a ceremony at Raj Bhavan, in Chennai, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | A new era for DMK

Within the party, he has already emerged as a leader in his own right

15 Dec 2022 12:15 AM IST

The frightening experience of air travellers in the last week or so, especially those flying out of Delhis Indira Gandhi Airports Terminal 3, would suggest that the airport system of passenger, hand baggage and security check handling leaves far too much to be desired. (Photo: Twitter)

AA Edit | Airport chaos: A mess of India's own making

The ministry's lazy solution seemed to be to tell the airlines to reduce the number of early morning flights

15 Dec 2022 12:10 AM IST

Delhi Chief Minister and 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. (Photo: PTI)

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Amid BJP triumph, can AAP be a force in 2024?

The future direction of politics also depends on the performance of Cong govt in HP and coordination between the MCD and...

15 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

Right from the junior classes they are busy learning foreign languages, musical instruments, martial arts and all kinds of sports. In addition, they soon get busy trying to improve on their academic scores and preparing for various competitive exams. (Representational Image)

Devi Kar | Schools need to teach the basics, not just prepare kids for...

All human qualities are forgotten in the zeal and single-mindedness of what is to be attained -- never mind the means

15 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

Customs officers say that these rituals interfere with their duties of apprehending economic offenders, including smugglers and traffickers. (Representational AP image)

Dilip Cherian | Customs staff in Mumbai irked by IRS officers' salute...

Revenue and finance babus are not regimental, requiring uniforms and British-era salutes and parades

14 Dec 2022 12:54 AM IST