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I swallowed, collected my scattered wits, and told the driver there was something wrong with the meter.

Shashi Warrier | My first brush with a Madras autowallah

One final instruction relayed from my Madras cousin: Don't ever take an autorickshaw in madras because the drivers are...

9 Aug 2020 4:32 PM IST

Mumbai: Bihar IPS officer Vinay Tiwari leaves the SRPF camp, after BMC exempted him from quarantine protocols and allowed to return to his home state. PTI Photo

Shobhaa De | Playing cops & robbers in Mumbai-ishstyle drama

This week, all the loose ends were supposed to be tied up neatly by Mumbai police, but wait, Bihar police dramatically...

8 Aug 2020 6:43 PM IST

By performing bhoomipujan for Ram Mandir, PM Modi junked his constitutional oath of office that makes it mandatory for him to discharge all duties faithfully and conscientiously . AP Photo

Progressives must unite to expose government's Ram' narrative

Despite efforts to hide and manipulate data, the ground realities show the deep crises India has been sucked into

8 Aug 2020 6:17 PM IST

Indian Army trucks move towards Leh via Manali-Leh road, near Manali. PTI Photo

DC Edit | When the documents disappear

The move has sparked some consternation. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi flagged it on Twitter

8 Aug 2020 5:48 PM IST

- In this Aug. 7, 2019, file photo, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das speaks during a press conference in Mumbai. AP Photo

AA Edit | RBI loan policy spells relief for borrowers

The move fulfils the demand of bankers, who sought a one-time recast of loans accounts instead of a further extension of...

8 Aug 2020 5:13 PM IST

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Dev 360 | Pandemic on the rise: More questions than answers

Meanwhile, India's official Covid-19 tally has crossed the 19-lakh mark; and the death toll is close to 40,000

8 Aug 2020 5:06 PM IST

The Art of Persia, presented by the very talented and unassuming presenter Samira Ahmed purports to recreate the history of Persia through its artefacts. Photo: Twitter

Farrukh Dhondy | Art of Persia: Time to question Alexander's...

Cyrus, a declared Zoroastrian and follower of the single god Ahura Mazda is mentioned in several instances in the Old...

8 Aug 2020 2:30 AM IST

BJP leader LK Advani leading Ram Rath yatra from Somnath to Ayodhya during 1990. (File Photo)

Down memory lane: The mood in Ayodhya back in December 1992

One day a car-load of infiltrators had been reportedly intercepted by kar sevaks beaten up and handed over to the UP...

6 Aug 2020 11:56 AM IST

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AA Edit | IPL must drop Chinese ops

The IPL has to behave responsibly and always in the larger national interest. Sacrificing a little money is the least it...

5 Aug 2020 9:06 PM IST

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Aakar Patel | How the media, like politics, has become bigoted and...

The media space in India is funded primarily by advertising, The reader or viewer pays very little by way of...

5 Aug 2020 8:42 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi in the Bhoomi Pujan (ANI)

Parsa Venkateshwar | Puja at Ayodhya: Modi's bid to seal BJP's future?

He was careful enough to avoid mentioning the other part of the Ayodhya settlement as directed by the SC in its November...

5 Aug 2020 8:26 PM IST

Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria (2nd L) and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Air Command, Air Marshal B Suresh (R) along with the IAF pilots of the first five Rafale combat aircraft after arriving from France at the Air Force Station, in Ambala. PTI Photo

Rafales to boost India's bargain power with China, Pakistan

This is the time to rally behind Modi and his efforts to keep India safe

5 Aug 2020 7:07 PM IST