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A worker sprays disinfectant at birds enclosure, as part of a preventive measure against Bird flu, at Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (PTI)

AA Edit | Bird flu: Remain on alert

India has been called upon to pull up its socks against the avian flu which has till now killed thousands of birds and...

8 Jan 2021 4:32 AM IST

Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (AP)

AA Edit | Trump's insurrection' was the final straw...

The first ever Senate wins for the Democrats in a long time in Georgia were a final rebuke to Trump

8 Jan 2021 4:21 AM IST

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

Mary Mitzy | Ensuring justice in virtual courts: Who controls the mute...

Today, nine months on, the Supreme Court still takes up only urgent matters for hearing

8 Jan 2021 4:06 AM IST

Well-known Thai artist Lampun Kansanohs caricature of the Thai PM at the Biennale.

Lekha Shankar | Life follows art, at Bangkok Biennale

It is not a coincidence that 25 international artists of the Biennale took a stand supporting the political protesters...

7 Jan 2021 8:51 PM IST

The Indian Army Corps of Signals contingent led by Captain Tanya Shergil marches during the 71st Republic Day Parade at Rajpath in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Scale down the parade

It may be recalled that in the years 1952, 1953, and 1966 no invitation was extended to an international dignitary to be...

7 Jan 2021 4:52 AM IST

If the government is serious, and if farmers welfare is its priority, then it should keep the laws in abeyance, sit with them and draft new ones that address their concerns. (Photo:PTI)

AA Edit | Scrap laws, ask farmers, don't skip due process

As for the farm laws, the government has done too little to take the stakeholders into confidence

7 Jan 2021 4:28 AM IST

Could it be that there are many more attractive alternative career paths available now that are more rewarding financially and career-wise than what the civil service can offer to our brightest?

Dilip Cherian | India's toppers no longer find civil services a dream...

For decades, the civil services have enjoyed an unparalleled social standing

7 Jan 2021 4:15 AM IST

The controversy, however, is more about the drug regulators emergency approval to the second coronavirus vaccine, the indigenously produced Covaxin, before critical efficacy data of the third phase of clinical trials are out.

Patralekha Chatterjee | Why trust needs to be the key word in 2021

Opacity in decision-making, attempts to gloss over mistakes or polarise the populace on any count will punch holes in...

7 Jan 2021 4:00 AM IST

Sanjiwan Sahni | India requires key structural changes in way it is...

There is enormous management literature and practice which highlights the need of decentralisation for success

6 Jan 2021 7:09 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi with then Vice President Joe Biden

K.C. Singh | Challenges for Modi as world faces Biden era

Thus, like the rest of the world, India is now running to cover the exposed ground as the sun sets on the Trump...

6 Jan 2021 6:57 AM IST

It has obviously not been a bad year for China: Hua Chunying, its foreign ministry spokesperson, described 2020 as a fantastic year It has obviously not been a bad year for China: Hua Chunying, its foreign ministry spokesperson, described 2020 as a fantastic year (Image:AP)

Claude Arpi | Will 2021 be China's & Xi's annus horribilis?

Has Beijing succeeded in intimidating India with its brazen info warfare?

5 Jan 2021 4:54 AM IST

Governments own data shows that Indians were earning and eating less in 2018 than they were in 2012 (Image:PTI)

Aakar Patel | Fragile Index shows India is headed into a scary future

India's economic growth has slowed, declining to its lowest nominal level since 1978

5 Jan 2021 4:25 AM IST