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BJP supporters listen to a speech of Home Minister Amit Shah during an election rally in Loni, Ghaziabad district on February 3, 2022. Prakash SINGH / AFP)

Pavan K. Varma | Persevere and be clear to build a robust Opposition

A vibrant democracy needs a robust Opposition. To pursue this goal requires perseverance and strategic clarity

20 March 2022 12:41 AM IST

Some of us, you see, have been left with Long Covid, and almost all of us with Long Anxiety, which is not just another fallout of the pandemic, but a pandemic in its own right. (Photo by arrangement)

Shreya Sen-Handley | Mothers' dreams, and why they must be taken...

The climate crisis, the pandemic, this new war, are REAL, and so's the anxiety!

20 March 2022 12:29 AM IST

Anita Katyal | Gurdas Mann, Bhajji on AAP's RS list? Hooda, Khattar in...

AAP set to get five Rajya Sabha seats following its spectacular win in Punjab, the names of probable candidates are...

20 March 2022 12:17 AM IST

amil Nadu finance minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan. (Photo:Facebook)

AA Edit | TN's Budget transparency

The Budget is a continuum of CM Stalin's adherence to the Dravidian Model, balancing development with social justice

19 March 2022 12:03 AM IST

A health worker conducts a swab test for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a residential compound in Shanghai on March 18, 2022. (Photo : AFP)

AA Edit | Covid: Time is not right to lower guard

As per the WHO, new infections are up 8% globally compared to the previous week, with 11 million new cases and over...

18 March 2022 11:42 PM IST

Mohan Guruswamy | Why is Gondwana's land of Koitur left neglected?

Wherever the Gonds still speak their own language, they refer to themselves as Koi, or Koitur

18 March 2022 11:28 PM IST

Students participate in a procession to protest against barring Muslim girls wearing hijab from attending classes at some schools in Karnataka, in Kolkata, Feb. 9, 2022. (AP /Bikas Das)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Don't weaponise' hijab, time to be more...

The question about the hijab is a political issue. And we must get at the facts as to why and when the issue became a...

17 March 2022 11:54 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP President J P Nadda during the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting, at Ambedkar International Centre, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Dec 7, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Saeed Naqvi | Is BJP turning into Congress led by Sardar, minus Nehru?

What gave BJP winning numbers was its secular, economic measures rations, cash, money for housing. Is this not some...

17 March 2022 11:51 PM IST

Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit with AAP leader Bhagwant Mann as he takes oath as Punjab Chief Minister, at Khatkar Kalan the birthplace of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, in Nawanshahr near Jalandhar, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Hope marries pragmatism as Punjab rings in AAP 2.0

AAP, with two states under its belt, has in a way surpassed all other regional parties, which could not manage this feat

17 March 2022 11:30 PM IST

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to the U.S. Congress by video to plead for support as his country is besieged by Russian forces, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. (AP Photo)

AA Edit | Zelenskyy: Comedian to hero

Zelenskyy's speeches exhorting his troops and his fellow citizens to resist the invasion have made him a folk hero

17 March 2022 11:09 PM IST

With growing volumes, prices can and will come down. (Representational Image/ DC File)

AA Edit | Here comes the EV revolution

EVs should be seen not only as an earth-friendly choice, but it is also beneficial to both environment and nation

17 March 2022 2:00 AM IST

Sri Lankas President, Gotobaya Rajapaksa. (Twitter)

AA Edit | Amidst Lanka crisis, give Colombo a helping hand

With the Cabinet deciding to cross the Lakshman Rekha, the country is negotiating with the IMF now

17 March 2022 1:32 AM IST