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Females lag behind males in various assessment tasks, raising questions about technology access, self-confidence, and the need for greater agency. (PTI File Image)

Suman Bhattacharjea | Mapping girls' route from school to work

ASER 2023 reveals a gender gap in digital skills among Indian youth, emphasising the need for improved technology access...

19 Jan 2024 1:57 AM IST

Uncertainties arise given the impending retirement of the current chief secretary Veera Rana in March of this year(Image: LinkedIn)

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Dilip Cherian | Will waterways boss be next MP chief secy? But it's...

Within MP's babu circles, murmurs suggest that his recall may be tied to a potential appointment as the next chief...

19 Jan 2024 1:30 AM IST

We drive drunk and light firecrackers on car roofs, while zig-zagging at top speed through the traffic. (Visit Goa). (Image: Facebook@Vincent Braganza)

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Padma Rao Sundarji | Why Lakshadweep cannot become another Maldives

Even Bollywood joined the war-cry: Chalo Lakshadweep instead!

18 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

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Anita Anand | Lessons to learn from Bhutan on what not to do in...

Three deputy ministers in Maldives heard this as putting down the exotic and pristine offerings of their country and...

18 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

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Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Don't boycott the Maldives; send flood of...

Rather than encourage boycott calls, this is India's golden opportunity to send swarms of tourists around the year to...

17 Jan 2024 1:23 AM IST

Senior BJP Leader L K Advani. (PTI File Image)

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Aakar Patel | How Advani made the Ram Mandir possible taking the BJP...

Unfortunately for Mr Advani but unsurprisingly for the rest of us, the architect of the party's rise will not be able to...

15 Jan 2024 12:05 AM IST

Saffron flags bearing images of Lord Ram, Lord Hanuman and the upcoming grand temple on display in front of shops along Ram Path, in Ayodhya. Ahead of the Ram temple consecration ceremony in the holy city, demand for such flags has risen manifold. (PTI Photo/Kunal_Dutt)

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Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Modi's Ayodhya overdrive: Will dreams...

It is now a recognisable signature of Prime Minister Modi that he does not believe in anything low key.

15 Jan 2024 12:05 AM IST

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Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Those agony aunts who are bad news

Dive into the whimsical world of Aunty Panku's bad news sagas, where laughter meets melancholy in a humorous tale of...

14 Jan 2024 1:07 AM IST

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar delivers a lecture on Bharats Rise in Geopolitics, in Nagpur, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. (PTI Photo)

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Bhopinder Singh | Quad shouldn't allow group to get derailed by...

The Quad's strategic dance and shifting priorities: Familial bonds and geopolitical dynamics.

13 Jan 2024 10:49 PM IST

Demonstrators hold portraits of Huthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi and Palestinian flags during a march in solidarity with the people of Gaza in the Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa on January 5, 2024 amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the militant Hamas group in Gaza. (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP)

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Manish Tewari | How Houthis have taken the Gaza war to the world

The conflict between the Iran-backed Houthis and the American coalition shall have adverse ramifications.

13 Jan 2024 10:43 PM IST

A public inquiry into the scandal opened in February 2022 but has yet to examine who at the top of the Post Office knew what and when. On January 10, 2024, the former boss of the Post Office Paula Vennells said she would return a royal honour received from Queen Elizabeth II, as public anger mounts. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)

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Farrukh Dhondy | Victims of British Post Office scandal may get...

Navigating the Phases of Moonlight and AI Caution: A Journey through Poetry, Technology Pitfalls, and the Post Office...

13 Jan 2024 12:05 AM IST

$In this Friday, Dec. 1, 2023 file photo, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a meeting with President of Maldives Mohamed Muizzu during the COP28, in UAE. The Maldivian government on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024 distanced itself from a ministers derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media and said these opinions are \personal and do not represent the views of the Government\. (PTI Photo)$ Opinion

Shobhaa De | Golmal in the Maldives & a new-style star shaadi

Snorkeling Goals, Tourist Tiffs, and Aamir Khan's Wedding: A Captivating Start to 2024

13 Jan 2024 12:05 AM IST