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The fact that it is headed by home minister Amit Shah, the second-most important leader in the Narendra Modi government, is a sure sign that the new ministry is politically important for this dispensation. (PTI)

Anita Katyal | Amit Shah's secret of utmost cooperation'; Twitter &...

It is said the new ministry is aimed at checkmating state leaders who derive political clout from the cash-rich...

11 July 2021 3:12 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI Photo)

Pavan K Varma | The method and madness of Modi's Cabinet shuffle

The way portfolios have been combined leaves one, frankly, flummoxed

11 July 2021 3:00 AM IST

Representational Image (PTI)

Shashi Warrier | To keep power, redouble effort, hire triple agents

Statistics need not have all the answers when it comes to people and politics

11 July 2021 2:52 AM IST

Social activist and preacher Father Stan Swamy. (PTI)

Shobhaa De | Of a strategic' reshuffle & Fr Stan's death in custody

Not just Stan Swamy, but every single prisoner in India should be able to take human rights for granted as citizens of a...

10 July 2021 12:07 AM IST

England beat Denmark in the semi-finals of the European Football Cup and will now play Italy in the final on Sunday. (Representational Image: AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | In today's world, the signalling' of virtue' could...

It's difficult to see what the footballers who 'take the knee' can do to combat racism outside the football stadium

10 July 2021 12:01 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the scientific community, saying it is perhaps unprecedented that vaccines were prepared within a year. (Photo: PTI/File)

AA Edit | Modi tries to change the optics as polls lie ahead

Important state elections are due in early 2022 and 2023 and the Lok Sabha poll in 2024

9 July 2021 12:20 AM IST

On September 3, the world came to a standstill, when female Indian cricketer Mithali Raj announced her decision to retire from T20Is. Having played 89 T20Is, including the three Womens WT20 World Cups in 2012 (Sri Lanka), 2014 (Bangladesh) and 2016 (India), the 36-year-old cricketer bade goodbye to the shortest format, after amassing T20I 2364 runs. (Photo:Twitter)

AA Edit | A dream run for Mithali

Mithali Raj made her international debut in 1999 at the tender age of 16 much like Sachin who she idolised

9 July 2021 12:20 AM IST

Mamata Banerjee flashes the victory sign during interaction with media after her partys wins in the State Assembly Election 2021, in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Faizan Mustafa | The recusal' in Mamata's case: Can a judge be truly...

Justice Chanda initially had not agreed to recuse himself, saying that doing so would mean giving in to a media trial

9 July 2021 12:15 AM IST

Loans will be secured against receivables and guaranteed by respective state government. (PTI Photo)

Karan Thapar | Loans, not relief: A raw deal for the urban poor

An urban MGNREGA would cost a substantial amount

9 July 2021 12:10 AM IST

Dilip Kumars passing is truly the end of an era. (ANI Photo)

AA Edit | Bollywood's first Khan and the idea of India

Though his last film was released 23 years ago, in 1998, Dilip Kumar remains a daunting, revered presence in the Indian...

8 July 2021 1:06 AM IST

The bench said that there should be some ray of hope for the students and there should not be any confusion. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Huge relief, reset by CBSE may help students reboot

The system is burdened right now with ratifying the marks that schools will be giving their students for the previous...

8 July 2021 12:59 AM IST

Before becoming CM, Yogi Adityanath personally looks after Kalu and feeds him. (Photo: File)

Dilip Cherian | Groups of babus play smoke and mirrors ahead of 2022...

Yogi too has gathered around his own trusted band of babus. It is this team that steered Yogi's Covid management

8 July 2021 12:53 AM IST