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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

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a news conference at the Pine Residence, the official residence of the French ambassador to Lebanon. (AFP)

AA Edit | After victory, Macron to face a lot of challenges

Mr Macron's planned set of reforms should include stepping up nuclear power to stave off dependence on oil and gas

27 April 2022 12:34 AM IST

Passengers wait for taxis outside the T-3 terminal of Indira Gandhi International Airport, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Lekha Shankar | With more flights, fewer Covid rules, Thailand looks...

The biggest boost for tourism between the two countries was, of course, the resumption of commercial flights, after two...

27 April 2022 12:33 AM IST

All women contingent of Indian Army during the rehearsal for the Republic Day parade at Rajpath in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

N.B. Singh | GOCO' model is not delivering for armed forces: A new one...

The GOCO model was meant to modernise the ABWs and free up Army personnel from maintenance work

27 April 2022 12:30 AM IST

French President Emmanuel Macron looks on as he speaks to the press with the Estonian prime minister following their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on October 28, 2020. (AFP)

K.C. Singh | Big sigh of relief for Europe: Will India find own...

President Macron won by a fairly comfortable margin of 58.2 per cent to 41.8 per cent for Ms Le Pen

27 April 2022 12:26 AM IST

Supreme Court (PTI)

AA Edit | 370: Hearing long overdue

If it indeed happens, it would have been nearly three years since the petitions have been pending

27 April 2022 12:04 AM IST

By design, the early-age EVs would be imperfect. (Representational Image/ DC File)

AA Edit | Revisit EV safety policy

India needs to come out, quickly, even urgently, with a comprehensive policy on electric vehicles

26 April 2022 4:33 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at a function to commemorate the annual Panchayati Raj, or grassroots democracy, Day in Palli village near Jammu, Sunday, April 24, 2022. (AP/Channi Anand)

AA Edit | Kashmir urgently needs a timeframe for statehood

Prime Minister did not commit to a timeline as to when the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will regain statehood

26 April 2022 4:12 AM IST

Bajrang Dal members stage a protest against the recent killings of Hindus and vandalism of a Durga idol by miscreants in Bangladesh. (PTI)

Aakar Patel | If India turns into a Hindu Rashtra, what will it mean

o understand what changes can come here, we must first try to understand what the term Hindu Rashtra means

26 April 2022 1:41 AM IST