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Both parties, prisoners of the predictable, continue to viciously kick each other in the shin even as the Chinese kick us on the border. PTI Photo

Pavan K. Varma | Why can't Indians unite in face of China threat?

The government must come clean on what the position on the Line of Actual Control is

29 Jun 2020 4:57 PM IST

Anita Katyal | Congress, BJP fight media wars with young' Rahul fans...

The Congress tweeted its own version of a survey , showing that the majority felt Modi had lost the ability to...

29 Jun 2020 4:29 PM IST

What a life, when even a smile, once talked about emphatically as an important feature of ones personality, has almost lost its appeal. PTI Photo

Nilofar Suhrawardy | Grit on side, some Indians still smiling

It is possible that the guest workers' walk to their rural roots has prompted the poorer people settled in cities to...

28 Jun 2020 7:10 PM IST

Medical staff wearing full protective gear talk about a patient in the COVID-19 ward at the Hospital Juarez, in Mexico City. AP Photo

Veena Das | The new normal' in healthcare a myth

Many patients from low-income neighborhoods tend to first access private providers, before turning to government-run...

28 Jun 2020 6:44 PM IST

There is talk of new faces in railways and finance.

Rejig buzz in railways, finance; Mukul, Scindia and Sarma hopeful

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is said to have assured them of weighty berths

28 Jun 2020 6:31 PM IST

Health workers screen residents for COVID-19 symptoms at Dharavi, one of Asias biggest slums, in Mumbai, India, Wednesday. AP Photo

Amitabha Bhattacharya | The summer of discontent: Let's learn to live...

Would things have been better if the lockdown was announced earlier, say in late February or early March?

27 Jun 2020 6:22 PM IST

Statues of people long dead, and possibly of zero relevance to our times, should be dismissed, ignored, and removed if they have become painful reminders of something hateful in the past. PTI Photo

Shobhaa De | 150 years of Mahatma: Why are we so touchy?

In the case of Mahatma Gandhi, why is our national outrage this pronounced?

27 Jun 2020 5:41 PM IST

Just as white skin is preferred to the Indian complexion, so too is credibility attached to ideas that come from the West

AA Edit | Lovely, but not fair yet

The Anglo-Dutch conglomerate is trying to realign its marketing strategies with the new anti-racist, anti-colourist...

27 Jun 2020 5:12 PM IST

While Prime Minister Narendra Modi insists that there has been no incursion, reports on the developments on the border tell us a different story. PTI Photo

AA Edit | Govt browbeats Opposition to skirt China mess

It is interesting to note that the government offensive against Congress has come after Opposition started asking...

27 Jun 2020 4:36 PM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | Mahatma imperfect, but toppling history dooms you to...

Historical outrage against a person, nation, race, religion or caste, can be proved.

27 Jun 2020 2:40 AM IST

As a non-contact sport, tennis should lend itself more readily to a near normal comeback provided proper precautions are in place. AFP Photo

AA Edit | Don't Djoke' with COVID-19

The all-time great may personally nurse arcane beliefs like being an anti-vaxxer, as people who shun the science of...

26 Jun 2020 6:49 PM IST

AA Edit | Borrowing only option for Indian economy after IMFs decline warning

AA Edit | Borrowing only option for Indian economy after IMF's decline...

The global development lender claims that the size of the country's economy would shrink by 4.5 per cent in the current...

26 Jun 2020 6:15 PM IST