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Dilip Cherian | Will RBI governor’s term be extended after deputy gov is given 1 more year?

Dilip Cherian | Will RBI governor’s term be extended after deputy gov...

RBI deputy governor Rajeshwar Rao's term extended until 2025. Eyes now on similar decisions for governor Das and deputy...

11 Oct 2024 12:02 AM IST

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | How ‘social engineering’ led to BJP triumph in Haryana

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | How ‘social engineering’ led to BJP triumph in...

The BJP's victory in Haryana reshapes political narratives, highlighting the need for Congress to reassess its...

10 Oct 2024 12:02 AM IST

Bhopinder Singh | Why India needs to be watchful as new spymaster takes over at ISI

Bhopinder Singh | Why India needs to be watchful as new spymaster...

The appointment of Lt. Gen. Asim Malik as ISI chief hints at a shift in Pakistan's political landscape and foreign...

10 Oct 2024 12:01 AM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | Cong fatal flaws exposed by Haryana shock defeat

Shikha Mukerjee | Cong fatal flaws exposed by Haryana shock defeat

The Congress, by handing the BJP a walkover in Haryana with a third term in power and the status of...

9 Oct 2024 12:11 AM IST

Pradeep C. Nair | Manipur: Weaponised society, fake videos worsen N-E crisis

Pradeep C. Nair | Manipur: Weaponised society, fake videos worsen N-E...

Manipur has been in the news and the national consciousness now for over 17 months. The Manipur high court...

8 Oct 2024 12:12 AM IST

Aakar Patel | To pass effective laws, PM & govt need to reach out to the Opposition

Aakar Patel | To pass effective laws, PM & govt need to reach out to...

The fans of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and there are many, sense a drift and a lack of purpose in this...

8 Oct 2024 12:04 AM IST

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Keep close eye on Dhaka amid China, Pak games

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Keep close eye on Dhaka amid China, Pak games

As Durga Puja approaches, it might be prudent for India to keep an eye on communal harmony in Bangladesh....

7 Oct 2024 12:04 AM IST

Manish Tewari | Need more health spends, law to tackle future pandemics

Manish Tewari | Need more health spends, law to tackle future...

The Covid-19 pandemic claimed millions of lives and exposed severe limitations in global health systems,...

6 Oct 2024 12:12 AM IST

Shashi Warrier | Israel, Palestine: Whose land is it & who is right?

Shashi Warrier | Israel, Palestine: Whose land is it & who is right?

Raghavan, my ex-professor friend, called the other day to ask if he could he drop in. “Sure!” I said. “Any...

6 Oct 2024 12:12 AM IST

Shobhaa De | It’s Navratri: Time for Disco Dandiya... Loosen up, folks!

Shobhaa De | It’s Navratri: Time for Disco Dandiya... Loosen up,...

“Pitru Paksh” is over. Our ancestors are pleased that we remembered and honoured them as the moon waned and...

5 Oct 2024 1:14 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | Writing cookbooks, other tales… and a trial that speeded up India’s freedom

Farrukh Dhondy | Writing cookbooks, other tales… and a trial that...

“Why are rainbows curved and not straight? Do they “also serve, who stand and wait”? Of course there...

5 Oct 2024 1:10 AM IST

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Stand firm as illiberalism, gender bias rising globally

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Stand firm as illiberalism, gender bias rising...

Social roles evolve over the long term. Today’s “mother” need not be a female and a “father” not necessarily...

4 Oct 2024 12:18 AM IST