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AA Edit | Rape case: Bizarre suggestion

The court's job was limited to see if the man in the dock is guilty or innocent or if he deserves a lenient treatment

3 March 2021 10:15 AM IST

The prime minister also posted a picture of himself taking the first dose of the vaccine in which he is seen sporting a Assamese gamocha and getting inoculated with a smile on his face. (Image credit : Twitter/@narendramodi)

AA Edit | Hope around corner as vaccine drive picks pace

The inoculation rate is going to be the biggest challenge for India with a huge number of two-dose vaccinations to be...

3 March 2021 9:37 AM IST

With a breakdown of joint family support in old age rising life expectancy, negligible lifetime savings, pension exclusion and the elderly face the grim prospect of living in poverty after they are too old to work.

Karan Singh | Art of ageing: The five facets, and what work goes into...

Life is not merely a meaningless journey from the womb to the tomb, but a unique opportunity for spiritual growth

3 March 2021 7:45 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee releases a book during 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subash Chandra Bose, at Victoria Memorial in Kolkata on January 23, 2021. (PTI/Ashok Bhaumik)

Shikha Mukerjee | More than a state battle: BJP strategy on test too

For the BJP, the current round of elections is crucial, and every seat won or lost in West Bengal will affect its future

3 March 2021 7:41 AM IST

Mano Laohavanich DC Image

This Bangkok doctor has a unique vision

Mano is also serving as the president of the Palliative Care Thailand Foundation, where he trained over 1,000 volunteers

3 March 2021 2:19 AM IST

In this handout picture provided by the Saudi Royal Palace, Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) greets the public as he attends the Round 2: Diriyah E-Prix, in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on February 27, 2021. (Bandar AL-JALOUD / Saudi Royal Palace / AFP)

AA Edit | Biden lets Saudis off the hook?

In calling out the Crown Prince Mr Biden merely sent out the political signal that he is different from Donald Trump

2 March 2021 11:08 AM IST

Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, Kapil Sibal, Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Raj Babbar during a Shanti Sammelan event in Jammu on Feb. 27, 2021. (PTI)

AA Edit | G-23's Jammu conclave exposes Congress faultlines

It's not clear if all the G-23 leaders will be in the Azad camp for Congress president when the party elections take...

2 March 2021 10:49 AM IST

Aakar Patel | As democracy endangered, India's global reputation hit

The Indian government today does not care what it does to Indians as long as it can continue on its path

2 March 2021 10:35 AM IST

Evidence produced in court showed how unsuspecting officers had been giving out information on their postings and the whereabouts of other colleagues on social media, putting national security at risk, despite earlier advisories on conduct of military personnel on social media. (Photo | Pixabay - PixelKult)

Shashidhar Nanjundaiah | New online, digital code fails to empower...

Fake news is a significant reason that media literacy has emerged strongly in the education curricula around the world

2 March 2021 10:20 AM IST

The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 have recycled many existing provisions with the sole aim of establishing stringent government control over the giants of the Big Tech world. (Photo: AFP)

AA EDit | Code flawed; equates media, gossip, arts

The logic of placing the digital news media in the same basket as a social gossip platform and entertainment channel is...

1 March 2021 4:56 AM IST

Twenty million have already been vaccinated (36 per cent of population), more than in France, Germany, Italy and Spain put together. (Representational Photo: AFP)

Kishwar Desai | Britain's spot of schadenfreude; pregnancy triggers...

The only problem with the hot weather is that all chances of social distancing are gone!

1 March 2021 4:33 AM IST

Quoting statistics of ceasefire violations (CFVs) over the years is meaningless. Its more important to understand how and why those ceasefire agreements did not succeed. (Photo: PTI)

Syed Ata Hasnain | Special effort needed in Pak to make truce work

What it takes to keep the ceasefire in place without violations is the existence of a conducive political and diplomatic...

1 March 2021 4:18 AM IST