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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. (PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Weak-kneed Nitish Kumar shifts in a...

Nitish Kumar's return to BJP exposes his reluctance on secularism and socialism, signaling challenges for smaller...

31 Jan 2024 12:54 AM IST

Screenshot showing Chandrayaan-3s phases of landing on the Moons surface. (PTI Photo)

Indranil Banerjie | The space sector in India on threshold of...

India's Space Sector: A Path to Dominance Amidst Global Competition and Growing Private Innovation

31 Jan 2024 12:50 AM IST

Any Indian citizen of 18 years or above who accepts Articles II, III and IV of the constitution shall, on making a written declaration. (Image:DC)

Aakar Patel | Integral Humanism as basic philosophy of BJP: What does...

On the third page of its constitution, the BJP lays out its membership conditions

30 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

President Emmanuel Macron of France

K.C. Singh | India & France: Strategic relations to Vision 2047

President Emmanuel Macron of France was the chief guest at this year's Republic Day celebrations

30 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

Smoke billows after an Israeli strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on January 26, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by AFP)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Wars move West to East: Ukraine, Gaza to Red...

These conflicts will now adversely affect its trade and profits as commercial shipping faces attacks and expensive...

29 Jan 2024 12:05 AM IST

NDA MPs reciprocate after opposition MPs protested in the Lok Sabha during the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)

Will the strategy of small is beautiful' work for Congress in LS polls...

A good general knows when to retreat. And this is not really a retreat, but a withdrawal for tactical advantage in the...

28 Jan 2024 12:17 PM IST

President Xi Jinping. (Photo by NOEL CELIS / AFP)

Manish Tewari | China in our backyard poaching our neighbours

India-China geopolitical dance: Navigating diplomatic challenges in the neighborhood

27 Jan 2024 11:55 PM IST

The five actresses are nominated in the Best supporting Actress category for the 96th Academy Awards to be held on March 10, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

Shreya Sen-Handley | Pass the popcorn, it's awards night!

Despite the tinsel and talk, awards provide reliable recommendations for spectacular movies, highlighting the artistry...

27 Jan 2024 11:45 PM IST

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump on stage during a campaign event in Manchester, N.H., Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt_Rourke)

Farrukh Dhondy | Of CLR, slavery & democracy in US: More nastiness' if...

C.L.R. James's once-bold claim that the U.S. embodied Karl Marx's vision faces scrutiny amid the resurgence of figures...

27 Jan 2024 12:05 AM IST

Folk artists perform during the 75th Republic Day parade, at the Kartavya Path in New Delhi, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav)

Shobhaa De | Welcome to the New India: Ram Rajya is finally here!

Republic Day Reflections: India's Evolving Identity, Political Shifts, and the Symbolic Rise of the Ram Mandir

27 Jan 2024 12:05 AM IST

The temple is built on the razed site of the Babri Masjid. The January 22, 2024 consecration of the 51-inch idol christened Balak Ram (Image:PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | Modi has set his target, does BJP know where it's...

The Ram Janmabhoomi movement and the gruelling cross-country journey of the Ram Rath led by Lal Krishna Advani was...

26 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

There is a reason that Prime Minister Modi has been emphasising the tourism sector centred around the pilgrimage centres of Ujjain, Varanasi and Ayodhya, because all the efforts to make India the pharmaceutical hub, or the manufacturing hub, of the world had just fizzled out in the past 10 years. (File Image: PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Is economy in a feel-good psychedelic...

The Indian economy is turning out to be like the American one in many ways

25 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST