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Photo: Biplab Banerjee Location courtesy: Oxford Bookstore, Delhi.

Farrukh Dhondy | On returning to bookshops; challenges on social media

Will the cautionary lifting of Covid-19 restrictions bring book buyers back to the bookshops to savour the browsing...

29 April 2022 11:55 PM IST

While all languages of the nation can aspire to link people of different regions, Hindi cannot claim a sole right to be the sole alternative to English, which by definition is as much an official Indian language as Hindi. (Pixabay)

AA EDIT | India has many languages

By repeating ad nauseam their preference for Hindi, some politicians of national parties are only driving a wedge

29 April 2022 11:39 PM IST

Delhi is witnessing an uptick in the number of COVID-19 cases. The city logged 1,042 fresh Covid cases with a positivity rate of 4.64 per cent on Friday. (PTI file image)

AA EDIT | Covid: Caution mandated, India not out of the woods

It is time state governments rewired the mechanism of tracking and testing along with genome testing of the positive...

29 April 2022 11:27 PM IST

Most of our Muslim brethren have observed the holy month of Ramzan, keeping rozas and praying for peace. (AP Photo)

Shobhaa De | As Id nears, stories of hope amid a toxic climate of fear

This has been one of the hottest months in recent history, and I am not talking about the heatstroke inducing...

29 April 2022 11:21 PM IST

Elon Musk-led SpaceXs satellite broadband arm Starlink said that its service is available in many countries and it will be easier for it to get government approvals if it has a high number of pre-orders from India. (AFP Photo)

AA Edit | Musk's Twitter policy unreliable

The problem is Mr Musk is not thought of as a solution to any of the imagined woes against Twitter

29 April 2022 12:35 AM IST

Tax authorities raids Chinese entities for money laundering. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | PM's VAT call may drive a wedge between states

Several states have pointed out that the discriminatory policies of the Union government are putting their finances in...

29 April 2022 12:15 AM IST

Bulldozers being used to remove illegal structures during a joint anti-encroachment drive by NDMC, PWD, local bodies and the police, in the violence-hit Jahangirpuri area, in New Delhi, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan)

Saeed Naqvi | Jahangirpuri kills Ramzan spirit: Id will be observed,...

The weaker the intellect, the greater the tendency to deviate from fact and logic into miracle and magic

28 April 2022 11:48 PM IST

: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and party leader Rahul Gandhi pay tribute to Babu Jagjivan Ram on his birth anniversary, at Parliament in New Delhi, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. (PTI/Shahbaz Khan)

Anand K. Sahay | PK flap: Fragile Cong fails to learn from past...

The Congress, in contrast, is not a single-person party, despite all the appearances

28 April 2022 11:37 PM IST

Apparently, hundreds of posts are currently vacant in various ministries and departments at various levels, impeding the efficient functioning of the government. (Representational Image/ PTI)

Dilip Cherian | Babus' stir bears fruit, govt rushes to fill critical...

A few weeks ago, the representatives of CSS officers had met with the minister of state for personnel and PMO, Dr...

28 April 2022 12:59 AM IST

Prashant Kishor meets Sonia Gandhi amid speculations about joining Congress. (ANI)

Shikha Mukerjee | Congress looks paralysed for keeps; PK a PR stunt

The Congress' failure is its permanent leadership crisis

28 April 2022 12:37 AM IST

Elections for the 60-member Manipur Assembly are taking place in two phases, that is, February 28 and March 5. (Photo: PTI/File)

AA Edit | Hate talk: Tough line welcome

The incidents of hate speeches targeting a particular community across the country are unacceptable

28 April 2022 12:32 AM IST

Prashant Kishor. (DC file photo)

AA Edit | Congress-PK drama is a shot in the arm for Modi

Whatever be the reason for the breakdown of the Congress-PK talks, it is back to Advantage Modi, Circa 2024

28 April 2022 12:13 AM IST