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Now, the cases heard by the Supreme Court have anywhere between two and 30 parties. Who decides who will be unmuted? (PTI)

AA Edit | Pay heed to ex-judge's plea

Criticisms of Supreme Court judgments by retired members of the top judiciary are not unknown

10 Feb 2021 8:36 AM IST

VK Sasikala (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Sasikala the X' factor in TN's soap opera politics

Sasikala, who has never been in electoral politics, can be expected to play the role of a disruptor as she seeks the...

10 Feb 2021 7:44 AM IST

In this image made from video provided by the Babuskinsky District Court, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny stands in a cage during a hearing on his charges for defamation, in the Babuskinsky District Court in Moscow, Russia, on February 5, 2021. (AP)

Skand Tayal | US-Russia ties, already rocky, get worse after Navalny...

Biden administration needs a pragmatic foreign policy, overcome its prejudices and arrest the slide of US-Russia ties on...

10 Feb 2021 7:33 AM IST

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel clear debris after a portion of the Nanda Devi glacier snapped off, releasing water trapped behind it in Tapovan, Uttarakhand on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. (AP Photo)

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Playing with God's world: Growth' has a high price

It is also unclear to what extent the disaster is the outcome of over-exploitation of resources in the back-to-back...

10 Feb 2021 7:14 AM IST

Reserve Bank of India announced a slew of measures to maintain market stability. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Gilt' option for citizens

G-Secs are tradeable investment instruments issued by the Central or state governments and are the most risk-free...

9 Feb 2021 7:32 AM IST

Melting glaciers are the clearest signs of climate change, and since this event took place outside the monsoon period, it is safe to assume human intervention was a causative factor. (PTI /Arun Sharma)

AA Edit | An ecological tragedy of Himalayan proportions

It is obvious that lessons have not been learnt from years of having to deal with floods from the monsoon or melting...

9 Feb 2021 7:24 AM IST

While it can be argued that a Security Council of a smaller number of countries is desirable to make the UN effective, it must also reflect world realities and be more representative of its diversity. (Photo: AFP)

Mohan Guruswamy | Does India want to be a Tier-2 UNSC member?

India has asked for a greater and comprehensive reform in the responses, processes and character of the UN

9 Feb 2021 4:42 AM IST

While our government responded strongly to Rihanna and Greta Thunberg, with the external affairs ministry issuing a statement, it hasnt said anything on this downgrade, which more people will read and take seriously than someones tweet. (Representational Photo: PTI)

Aakar Patel | Democracy Index: Why India's rank now falling

India has fallen from a global ranking of 27 in 2015 to 53 in 2020

9 Feb 2021 4:04 AM IST

Mr Faruqui was arrested on New Years Day for his alleged remarks that hurt the sentiments of Hindus in a stand-up comedy show. (Image credit : Facebook)

AA Edit | Delay in Faruqui release exposes rot in executive

The Madhya Pradesh high court, too, showed an equally disdainful disregard for personal liberty when it denied bail to...

8 Feb 2021 7:59 AM IST

The work of the media to bring out the facts on the ground came to a grinding halt since technological change has ensured that low-speed Net connectivity makes news production a near impossibility. (Representational image : PTI file)

AA Edit | 4G in J&K: Long overdue

The intent of the decision to cut Net speed over 18 long months appeared calculated to punish ordinary people for the...

8 Feb 2021 7:35 AM IST

Farmers on a tractor during their protest over Centres farm reform laws, at the Delhi-UP border near Ghazipur, in New Delhi on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. (PTI /Manvender Vashist)

Leher Sethi | A non-partisan nationalism is the new glue of farmers'...

The BJP has thus far successfully managed to 'other-ise' the anti-farm law protesters

8 Feb 2021 7:19 AM IST

This budget was the one real departure from past practice, apart from the decision to recreate a new development financial institution and an asset reconstruction company. (Photo: AFP)

Sanjaya Baru | Nirmala's Budget made a virtue out of necessity

Declaring boldly to Parliament a fiscal deficit ratio to national income of 9.5%, the finance minister made a virtue out...

8 Feb 2021 4:38 AM IST