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

GST collections in July fall 14% due to COVID lockdown. (Photo-ANI)Opinion
DC Edit | GST meet: Has Modi government failed its citizens?

Why should there be different yardsticks for the Central government and its citizens?

29 Aug 2020 5:20 PM IST

Women must get out of the self-pitying mode and change their weaknesses into their strengths.Opinion
Ayesha Khaliq | Legal marriageable age tweak won't meet gender, health...

The opponents hold the view that the proposed law is not likely to succeed in changing the socio-cultural realities at...

29 Aug 2020 4:59 PM IST

An Indian army vehicle moves towards Ladakh, amid India-China border dispute in eastern Ladakh, at Bara-lacha la mountain pass in Lahual district. PTI PhotoOpinion
Claude Arpi | Chinese mischief likely in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand

The first Chinese incursion in Barahoti, in today's Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, occurred in June 1954

29 Aug 2020 4:30 PM IST

Messi is the modern avatar of a universally loved sportsman, the man with the golden boots, the winner of six Ballon dOrs, member of Olympics gold-winning Argentina and a million Euros a week footballer who was at odds with his favourite club. AP PhotoOpinion
AA Edit | It's messy in Barcelona

The decision rips asunder Spanish football even as it lights up the eyes of clubs and managers elsewhere

28 Aug 2020 8:39 PM IST

Activists of National Students Union of India (NSUI ) take part in a demonstration in front of the NSUI headquarters in New Delho. PTI PhotoOpinion
AA Edit | Relook at NEET and JEE entrances, take gap year instead

Extraordinary times also call for extraordinary measures

28 Aug 2020 8:22 PM IST

A couple kiss as they visit an outdoor light immersive experience exhibition during the 2020 Beijing International Light Festival at a park in Beijing. AFP PhotoOpinion
Shreya Sen-Handley | The pandemic kissiquette

Since kissing from two metres away is a physical impossibility, this rule isn't hard to maintain except for politicians...

28 Aug 2020 8:00 PM IST

Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi chairs a virtual meeting with Chief Ministers of 7 states to discuss various issues, in New DelhiOpinion
Anand K Sahay | It's time for Congress to change its culture'

The ruling party's object, no doubt, is to spread a sense of deepening organisational crisis in the Congress

28 Aug 2020 7:06 PM IST

There is a need to shift focus from who investigates to how suicides are investigated . Representational ImageOpinion
Sudhanshu Sarangi | Suicide probe: Not the who' but the how' of it is...

For a variety of reasons, investigative findings of the Indian police have suffered from trust deficit historically

28 Aug 2020 6:51 PM IST

With frequent hikes in the pollution levels of the capital, both government and private schools have been shut down for a couple of days twice. An effective deterrent or an unnecessary hindrance? Parents around the city weigh in.Opinion
Challenges for gender equity when schools reopen: Early warning signs

These past few months have brought unthinkable disruption to education systems all over the world

28 Aug 2020 6:19 PM IST

Civil rights lawyer Prashant Bhushan. (PTI Photo)Opinion
DC Edit | Begging to forgive

Justice Arun Mishra, heading the bench, suggested to Bhushan that he utter magical word apology and go to the...

27 Aug 2020 3:46 PM IST

According to the RBI, private spending has taken a hit particularly for transport services, hospitality, recreation and cultural activities. (PTI Photo)Opinion
AA Edit | Economy in freefall, govt must act quickly

Economists like Raghuram Rajan and others have suggested the government to open its purse strings to support the demand

27 Aug 2020 3:15 PM IST

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