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AA Edit | Delimitation Confusion Sank Govts New Women Quota Bid

AA Edit | Delimitation Confusion Sank Govt's New Women Quota Bid

The Prime Minister and his party will seek to portray the Opposition as the villain of the plot but they will have to...

19 April 2026 11:15 PM IST

Bharat Bhushan | Is Women’s Quota Modi’s Failed Mandal Moment?

Bharat Bhushan | Is Women’s Quota Modi’s Failed Mandal Moment?

Much before Narendra Modi, another Prime Minister, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, had risked a gambit with the issue of...

19 April 2026 11:03 PM IST

Pradeep C. Nair | Will Myanmar’s Top Leader Gain Legitimacy With His ‘Civilian’ Role?

Pradeep C. Nair | Will Myanmar’s Top Leader Gain Legitimacy With His...

This elevation of the general has passed surprisingly with little attention in India and much of the wider world, which,...

19 April 2026 10:39 PM IST

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to the press after he was convicted in his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 30, 2024. A panel of 12 New Yorkers were unanimous in their determination that Donald Trump is guilty as charged -- but for the impact on his election prospects, the jury is still out. The Republican billionaire was convicted of all 34 charges in New York on May 30, 2024, and now finds himself bidding for a second presidential term unsure if hell be spending 2025 in the Oval Office, on probation or in jail. (Photo by Steven Hirsch / POOL / AFP)

Manish Tewari | America’s Suez Moment: Its Limits Stand Exposed

The comparison to the British experience in 1956 is instructive. The war in Iran has hastened a transition to a...

19 April 2026 12:01 AM IST

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Publishing As A Midlife Crisis

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Publishing As A Midlife Crisis

Other people have their midlife crises in their forties. But not me.

18 April 2026 11:40 PM IST

Devi Kar | Retro Attractions: Going Back To The Past Can Often Be A Style Statement!

Devi Kar | Retro Attractions: Going Back To The Past Can Often Be A...

Retro food items, retro music and retro gadgets and gizmos not only feed nostalgia but may enhance our lifestyles

18 April 2026 11:25 PM IST

AA Edit | SEEPC Survey Finds Stark Economic Disparities In Telangana

AA Edit | SEEPC Survey Finds Stark Economic Disparities In Telangana

The survey data suggest that only 10.3 per cent of individuals pay income tax in Telangana. Only six per cent of...

18 April 2026 12:26 AM IST

AA Edit | Lebanon Truce 1st Step In Wider Mideast Peace Deal

AA Edit | Lebanon Truce 1st Step In Wider Mideast Peace Deal

More significantly, both the main combatants USA and Iran have shown a good amount of restraint in the days after the...

18 April 2026 12:07 AM IST

Shobhaa De | TCS ki ‘Duniya mein, logo ko dhoka kabhi ho jata hai’

In this insanely entertaining film (a spicy South Indian masala dosa genre), this “cabaret” from Apna Desh (1972),...

17 April 2026 11:53 PM IST

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | The Third ‘Open Letter’ I’m Sending To Usha Vance, The US Second Lady | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | The Third ‘Open Letter’ I’m Sending To Usha...

Now, Ushaji, I insist I am not in any sense a conspiracywalla. But even so, I am sure that Epstein didn’t commit...

17 April 2026 11:19 PM IST

The EC was responding to a story carried out by this paper in which former IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan had raised serious concerns with regard to sanctity of EVMs due to use of VVPAT machines, saying VVPATs have made EVMs amenable to hacking.

Dilip Cherian | In Poll-time TN, Lack Of Command Clarity Is Process,...

The DGP runs the police; the home secretary runs the administration. Files are supposed to move in a straight line....

17 April 2026 2:04 AM IST

Wasbir Hussain | India’s Opportunity Or Risk As Myanmar Mask Shifts?

Wasbir Hussain | India’s Opportunity Or Risk As Myanmar Mask Shifts?

For India, Myanmar remains a geopolitical hinge -- linking South Asia to Southeast Asia and forming the land bridge for...

17 April 2026 1:27 AM IST