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The fact that a probe has been ordered itself brings into focus the widely held view that the ruling party at the Centre had been playing toppling games through which non-BJP governments were targeted and brought down. (Representational image: PTI file photo)

Shikha Mukerjee | As Cong crumbles, India's politics shifting to...

The 2019 Lok Sabha elections was high noon for the BJP

8 Oct 2021 2:55 AM IST

Ashwani Kumar | Rescuing a democracy in retreat

An unspeakable tragedy in Lakhimpur Kheri has wounded the nation's sensibility to its very core

8 Oct 2021 1:52 AM IST

Aquaculture is the fastest growing sector of the global food industry. (AFP Photo)

Matthias Halwart | Rising demand for fish shows aquaculture vital to...

The aquaculture sector demands sustainable and equitable development strategies

7 Oct 2021 1:20 AM IST

Patralekha Chatterjee | Tit for tat' is an attack on rule of law &...

Mr Khattar does not stop with advocating 'tit for tat' as a strategy

7 Oct 2021 1:10 AM IST

This is the second such agreement that the Indian Air Force has signed for buying okayed airframes that will help one of the most potent aircraft fleets to continue for longer in service. (ANI)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Celebrate the IAF@89, it's time for desi touch

Indian policy or strategy certainly can no longer bank on the 22-day or 14-day wars of 1965 and 1971

6 Oct 2021 1:20 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC candidate from Bhabanipur constituency Mamata Banerjee addresses during her Assembly By-election campaign in Kolkata, Sept. 26, 2021. (PTI)

Taking cue from Centre, Didi nod to lateral entry in state's executive

Sources say that the state government is hoping to get domain specialists in senior positions, such as special secretary...

6 Oct 2021 1:18 AM IST

Several states which had declared 100 per cent ODF in March 2018 were found by the survey conducted six months later to not have achieved this. (Photo: Twitter/@Swachh_Jalaun)

Aakar Patel | Why focus on sanitation is essential for a cleaner India

This focus on littering and rubbish is what separates Swachh Bharat from the two other programmes for sanitation that...

5 Oct 2021 7:54 AM IST

Now, the cases heard by the Supreme Court have anywhere between two and 30 parties. Who decides who will be unmuted? (PTI)

Mohan Guruswamy | What makes elite think that they are smarter?

The CJI's observation comes against the backdrop of considerable difficulties being faced by litigants and many lawyers

5 Oct 2021 7:42 AM IST

While Sonia Gandhi demonstrated the ability to relate to a wide range of politicians in 2004, Rahul Gandhi has singularly failed in this respect. (DC Image)

Sanjaya Baru | Congress Party has old whine for new battles

In 2021, it appears, Rahul Gandhi is trying to mimic his grandmother by seeking to split the party once again

4 Oct 2021 2:07 AM IST

Tabla Solo by Pt. Sanju Sahai. (DC Photo)

Shailaja Khanna | What democracy' looks like in the world of classical...

With the lockdown, everything changed. This cosy circuit took no time to disintegrate

3 Oct 2021 12:30 AM IST

Congress flag (Image source: Freepik)

Pavan Varma | Congress in decline, how long before it falls to pieces?

The ongoing shenanigans in the Congress party are reminiscent of the two nawabs

3 Oct 2021 12:20 AM IST

Punjab finance minister Manpreet Badal. (PTI Photo)

Anita Katyal | Manpreet Badal new power centre; PK bats again for Didi

It is now clear that poll strategist Prashant Kishor's dalliance with the Congress is in the past

3 Oct 2021 12:12 AM IST