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A rikshaw puller rests near a deserted road during a day-long state-imposed lockdown as a preventive measure against the surge in Covid-19 coronavirus cases in Siliguri. PTI Photo

'Act of God': As coronavirus rises, India's economy falls to all-time...

Given the less-than-ideal economic scenario, a nationwide complete lockdown was bound to have a considerable impact on...

1 Sept 2020 6:40 PM IST

A man rests in front of closed book stalls during a day long state-imposed lockdown as a preventive measure against the surge in Covid-19 coronavirus cases, in Kolkata. AFP Photo

Mohan Guruswamy | Is another global economic crisis now inevitable?

The essential problem we must confront is how to rectify a world economic system that has gone hopelessly wrong

1 Sept 2020 5:56 PM IST

WB asks Railways not to send Shramik Special trains to state till May 26 in view of Cyclone Amphan. (PTI Photo)

Aakar Patel | Unlock' rules are illogical: If flights allowed, why not...

The Indian Railways is still by and large largely shut, and has been shut since the lockdown began

1 Sept 2020 5:34 PM IST

The very process of preparing the NRC was riddled with serious issues. Representational Image

AA Edit | Trouble for NRC -"rejects-"

Citizenship is the primary identity of a person, and its denial, rightly or wrongly, compromises the very right to life

1 Sept 2020 5:16 PM IST

A worker sprays disinfectants at a mall, after authorities allowed its reopening during Unlock 4, in Chennai. PTI Photo

AA Edit | As COVID-19 cases spike across the country, go slower on...

One really wonders how the Centre and state governments are confident that this is the right moment to open more...

1 Sept 2020 4:59 PM IST

In this file photo, Chennai Super Kings cricketer Suresh Raina plays a shot during the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. AFP Photo

AA Edit | The show must go on

There is no cricket business like T20 business and the show must go on to nurture the promise

31 Aug 2020 6:27 PM IST

Policemen detain a Kashmiri Shiite Muslim as he attempts, along with others, to take out a religious procession in Srinagar

AA Edit | In guise of COVID war, it's unbridled hate in Kashmir

There is no peace in Kashmir, and the government's fear of the people seems real

31 Aug 2020 6:10 PM IST

A woman rides a scooter past an advertising board outside a closed down branch of STA Travel near Victoria Station in central London. AFP Photo

Kishwar Desai | The latest ruse to meet people; e-cycles are the new...

How London traffic will cope with bicycles as well as e-cycles remains to be seen

31 Aug 2020 5:35 PM IST

A man plays a guitar in front of riot police line during Belarusian opposition supporters rally near the Palace of Independence in Minsk, Belarus

Manish Tewari | The centrality of dissent

Ultimately what remains are the voices of dissidents celebrated for speaking truth to power, for attempting a...

31 Aug 2020 5:07 PM IST

Former vice-president and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden (L) and Senator from California and Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris greet supporters outside the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware. AFP Photo

K.C. Singh | Is Modi government ready for Biden-Harris sarkar?

US voters are living through mishandled pandemic, economic chaos and racial tension caused street violence

30 Aug 2020 2:26 AM IST

Waqyanawis | 23 vs 23: Is affable Ahmed Patel the villain' of the...

The grudge against otherwise affable Patel is that he is pushing his favourites at all levels of the Congress hierarchy

30 Aug 2020 1:16 AM IST

Seventeen islands in Andamans have also been identified for holistic development that includes building infrastructure to promote tourism. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

AA Edit | COVID-19 puts Andaman's tribes in a particularly vulnerable...

With a population of around four lakhs, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands has reported 2,268 coronavirus cases so far,...

29 Aug 2020 6:05 PM IST