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The success of the BJP in UP reflects the crude politics of communalism and casteism of the party. (Representational image/ PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Backward UP's alarm bells for India's...

The success of the BJP in UP reflects the crude politics of communalism and casteism of the party

10 Feb 2022 1:06 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | Will ex-oil secy's appointment as regulator bring...

The GAD has decided not to provide accommodation to exiting babus even if they manage a post-retirement government...

9 Feb 2022 1:51 AM IST

NewsSome colleges objected to the habit and asked the girls to stop attending lessons with headscarves on, which they protested. (Representational Image/PTI)

AA Edit | Don't allow hijab row to hinder girls' education

The Indian Constitution assures every citizen the right to practise their religion, subject to conditions

9 Feb 2022 1:51 AM IST

NewsA large chunk of urban India remains clueless about our border regions. (Representational Image/AP)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Stand firm at Siachen: No question of glacier...

In the light of the suggestions by Gen. M.M. Naravane and a former foreign secretary, let us revisit the entire question...

9 Feb 2022 1:23 AM IST

Trucker Jay Vanderwier stands in front of his truck as demonstrators continue to protest the vaccine mandates implemented by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, on February 8, 2022 in Ottawa, Canada. (AFP)

AA Edit | Trudeau, Ottawa face the music

The protests have paralysed the capital where the mayor has declared a state of emergency

9 Feb 2022 1:19 AM IST

India has, according to the governments own data, the lowest labour participation rate in South Asia and one of the lowest in the world. (Representational Image/ AP)

Aakar Patel | Why are voters not bothered about economy, absence of...

The curious thing is that the economy does not appear to be a relevant subject in India's political debate

8 Feb 2022 2:12 AM IST

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi (PTI file image)

AA Edit | Let us celebrate rise of CM Channi

Mr Channi, in his late fifties, is also a welcome change of a young chief minister in a state whose previous two leaders...

8 Feb 2022 1:26 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan pose for a photo before their bilateral meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022. (AP)

K.C. Singh | To tackle Pak and China, India must divide & win

The question that arises is whether India too has a plan, beyond myth-making and reactive diplomacy

8 Feb 2022 1:26 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks during a post-budget interaction with Confederation of Indian Industrys (CII) National Council, in New Delhi, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. (PTI)

AA Edit | A lot of confusion lingers over RBI's digital rupee'

The finance minister clarified that the digital rupee or the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) will be based on...

8 Feb 2022 1:18 AM IST

The defence economy has now entered a new era, with the opening up of defence manufacturing to domestic private enterprise. (Representational Image/ PTI)

Sanjaya Baru | More bang for the buck' in defence: New thinking vital

Defence is the one area where the Union government bears full responsibility for spending and delivering results on that...

7 Feb 2022 3:38 AM IST

A girl holds a sign during a protest against US military involvement with Russia over Ukraine during a rally in Times Square, New York, on February 5, 2022. (AFP)

Saeed Naqvi | Ukraine doesn't expect invasion; but Biden, Boris build...

The image of the Western alliance in lockstep, ready to go for Mr Putin's jugular, isn't borne out by the facts on the...

7 Feb 2022 2:16 AM IST

Sharon Lowen | Friendship in the time of Covid

From the time of our first lockdown, I felt no urge for long phone conversations with friends who were coping in...

6 Feb 2022 3:01 AM IST