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N.V. Subramanian | Afghans face turmoil: Back to a dark future

Afghanistan has an excess of local and foreign actors compounding its misery

12 Aug 2020 5:14 PM IST

Workers hang dyed yarn for drying under the sun as seen on the National Handloom Day at a textile mill, in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. PTI Photo

Sunanda K Datta-Ray | Make India stronger in order to take on China

As Dr Manmohan Singh, has always reiterated, the Asian ecosystem has ample space for India and China both to grow...

12 Aug 2020 4:58 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (AFP)

AA Edit | Truce in Raj Cong, but rift still needs solution

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has set up a three-member committee

12 Aug 2020 4:46 PM IST

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Vishnu Prakash | Will Kashmir turn into heaven on earth' again?

The state was also exempted from all the laws of the land, unless specifically adopted by its own Legislative Assembly

11 Aug 2020 5:26 PM IST

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Aakar Patel | India losing its Mahabharat against Covid?

India is the only nation, to repeat, that has consistently been going up in terms of number of cases from the start till...

11 Aug 2020 5:15 PM IST

Those who lost their lives in the fire at Vijayawadas five-storey Swarna Palace hotel, taken on lease by Ramesh Hospital, are more than mere statistics

AA Edit | Covid-19 facility fires offer safety lesson

Unplanned construction in densely-populated areas remains the biggest threat

11 Aug 2020 4:52 PM IST

In Sri Lanka, the Sinhalese perhaps chose the Rajapaksa family because they were enamored by the way prominent brothers, Mahinda and Gotabaya, ruthlessly quelled the LTTE in 2009. AP Photo

AA Edit | A nation turns family property in the Sri Lankan elections

Political trends that lead to the concentration of power in the hands of a family yanks democracy off the feet of...

10 Aug 2020 5:57 PM IST

The Airports Authority of India, which runs the airport, and the government of Kerala must act in tandem. PTI Photo

AA Edit | Air India flight crash at Kozhikode highlights air safety...

The tabletop airport, which is traditionally considered accident prone, needs expansion of its runway

10 Aug 2020 5:37 PM IST

Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot (PTI photo)

Anita Katyal | Singhal nephew at pujan venue; COVID reprieve for...

Salil Singhal's presence, along with his wife Madhu, led many to ask about denying the same courtesy to children of...

10 Aug 2020 5:03 PM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists and supporters wave flags as they celebrate before the groundbreaking ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhaya. AFP Photo

Pavan K. Varma | Will Ram Rajya' lead to a more tolerant India?

ecularism in our country is not about the absolute separation of the State and faith

10 Aug 2020 4:31 PM IST

Amars political journey began in Kolkata with Subrata Mukherjee and against Somen Mitra who died recently

Waqyanawis | When Somen Mitra shoved Amar Singh out of Kolkata

It was a sad and quiet exit for Amar Singh who for most of his life remained boisterous and flamboyant

9 Aug 2020 5:08 PM IST

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar. (PTI Photo)

K.C. Singh | External affairs minister Jaishankar's new vision may...

An excerpt published recently from the book's introduction outlines his worldview. It also raises a number of...

9 Aug 2020 4:50 PM IST