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Abhijit Bhattacharyya l India Aviation Reform Vital Before Reckless Expansion

Abhijit Bhattacharyya l India Aviation Reform Vital Before Reckless...

The State has to come down hard and take control to ensure that flight safety gets top priority at all times

13 Feb 2026 1:58 AM IST

Dilip Cherian l UPSC Draws The Line: Crack IAS or IFS & That’s It

Dilip Cherian l UPSC Draws The Line: Crack IAS or IFS & That’s It

The UPSC has tightened the rules, and the signal is unmistakable: if you are allotted the IAS or IFS, there is no second...

13 Feb 2026 1:50 AM IST

AA Edit | US Deal: Be Transparent

AA Edit | US Deal: Be Transparent

Contrary to all established norms, the announcement of the US-India trade deal was initially made on social media,...

13 Feb 2026 12:43 AM IST

Himanta Biswa Sarma

AA Edit | Assam CM's Hate Talk Needs To Be Reined In

The charges against Mr Sarma are not about taking a political position or an ideological stance but instead about what...

13 Feb 2026 12:32 AM IST

Manash Ghosh |Yunus’ Sham Vote Set To Worsen Chaos in B’desh

Manash Ghosh |Yunus’ Sham Vote Set To Worsen Chaos in B’desh

Controversial vote and referendum may inflame tensions, not restore order

11 Feb 2026 9:16 PM IST

Sunil Gatade | After Ajit Pawar’s Passing, Bjp Has New Compulsions in Maharashtra

Sunil Gatade | After Ajit Pawar’s Passing, Bjp Has New Compulsions in...

Alliance politics in Maharashtra exposes BJP’s search for a durable Maratha face

11 Feb 2026 8:57 PM IST

AA Edit | Bangladesh Holds Long-Awaited Polls As India Keeps Watch

AA Edit | Bangladesh Holds Long-Awaited Polls As India Keeps Watch

Election outcome may reshape Dhaka’s politics and test New Delhi’s diplomacy.

11 Feb 2026 8:02 PM IST

AA Edit | Digital Policy Gets Realistic

AA Edit | Digital Policy Gets Realistic

A three-hour removal mandate aims to curb AI deception but raises free-speech concerns.

11 Feb 2026 7:39 PM IST

AA Edit | Cricket Wins As Pak Agrees To Play India In T20 WC

AA Edit | Cricket Wins As Pak Agrees To Play India In T20 WC

Cricket, specifically the T20 World Cup, is the winner but only because of its financial clout. Pakistan would have been...

10 Feb 2026 11:41 PM IST

The EC was responding to a story carried out by this paper in which former IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan had raised serious concerns with regard to sanctity of EVMs due to use of VVPAT machines, saying VVPATs have made EVMs amenable to hacking.

AA Edit | Bona fide Voters Should Be On SIR Rolls

The EC was of the view that more than six offspring in a family, a difference of less than 15 years or more than 50...

10 Feb 2026 11:27 PM IST

Jayanta Roy Chowdhury | As Bangladesh Set To Vote Thursday, New Delhi Going To Face Old Dilemma

Jayanta Roy Chowdhury | As Bangladesh Set To Vote Thursday, New Delhi...

At stake is not merely the outcome of an election, but the nature of authority that will manifest itself. Bangladesh’s...

10 Feb 2026 11:03 PM IST

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | UGC: Hawkishly ‘Woke’ Or Just Politically Motivated?

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | UGC: Hawkishly ‘Woke’ Or Just Politically...

There are 1,270 such universities and 14,725 colleges serving millions of students. Since 2012, the UGC has implemented...

10 Feb 2026 10:43 PM IST