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In a democracy there will be protests. Such protests, if they are allowed to linger on for so long, will attract global attention. (AP/Manish Swarup)

Pavan K. Varma | Maligning the messenger pays diminishing returns

Our government appears to be making the cardinal mistake of using the paranoia of the 'foreign hand' in today's world

7 Feb 2021 7:13 AM IST

Rajiv Gandhi, confused by a welter of opinions on the Tamils issue, may have erred in judgment in sending a peace keeping force to the island nation and paid the price. (Photo:DC/File)

AA Edit | Don't pardon Rajiv killers

No government at the Centre could be seen as weak in pardoning the killers of a Prime Minister

6 Feb 2021 3:12 AM IST

The handling of the farmers on the borders of Indias capital has become a perception battle more than a true search for corrections in basic issues. (Photo:AFP)

AA Edit | US remarks a wake-up call Delhi can't ignore

The overt attack on Twitter is illustrative of the govt and the ruling party's selective outrage because certain truths...

6 Feb 2021 2:49 AM IST

As of January 23, 39 million people in the so-called first world had received an anti-Covid vaccination. (Representational Photo: AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | To ensure safety in a globalised world, all must get...

The number of people who have been vaccinated in the continent of Africa, excluding South Africa, was 29

6 Feb 2021 12:56 AM IST

If VVIP Bharatwaasis did not step up publicly and lecture us on our duty as citizens, their bag of sarkari goodies would be snatched away. (Photo:AFP)

Shobhaa De | Yeh Rihanna-Wihanna, Greta-Vreta kaun hai?

Who is Rihanna to us? Had her tweet been ignored, we would not have attracted even more global scrutiny

6 Feb 2021 12:38 AM IST

AA Edit | Bihar cops' shameful edict

It looks like the police have a weird idea about the rights of the common people and those in the executive branch of...

5 Feb 2021 7:46 AM IST

Twitter app icon. (AP)

AA Edit | Govt's anti-Twitter rage betrays own uncertainty

The opinions of celebrities may sometimes be unpalatable but only in responding is importance attached to them

5 Feb 2021 7:34 AM IST

Standup comedian Munawar Faruqui (Imag source: Instagram)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Can we really laugh our way to a stronger...

It can strike the heart of power in a good-natured way, which is why many see comedy as arguably the most democratic...

5 Feb 2021 7:18 AM IST

The Supreme Court Thursday termed as Â‘totally impermissible the demand by Department of Telecom for dues of Rs 4 lakh crore. (PTI Photo)

Karan Thapar | Sedition law being made a mockery; just scrap it

If they're not deliberately abusing the law, it can only mean one other thing -- that neither the police nor ministers...

5 Feb 2021 7:13 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (AFP)

AA Edit | Putin bares his fangs

In two decades of Putin's rule, whatever little resistance was there from critics had been ironed out with brutal state...

4 Feb 2021 8:05 AM IST

Enhanced security at Singhu border during farmers protest against the new farm laws, in New Delhi, on January 31, 2021. (PTI /Ravi Choudhary)

AA Edit | Farmers aren't hooligans; don't act like a police state

It is crucial that the Opposition, the ruling party, and those that are prone to sit on the fence seek to define farmers...

4 Feb 2021 7:54 AM IST

A convoy of army vehicles patrol the streets in Mandalay, Myanmar, Wednesday, February 3, 2021. (AP)

Sunanda K Datta-Ray | Future unclear in Suu Kyi country: Do generals...

Like all those who stage coups, the Tatmadaw says it will hold a 'free and fair general election' after the emergency...

4 Feb 2021 7:38 AM IST