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Shreya Sen-Handley | Waiting for ‘sorry’? Why not get even?

Shreya Sen-Handley | Waiting for ‘sorry’? Why not get even?

When seventies superstar Ryan O’ Neal died last year, I rewatched some of his old films and even found one I...

29 Sept 2024 12:14 AM IST

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Migrants facing heat in UK, Europe: Indians in trouble?

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Migrants facing heat in UK, Europe: Indians in...

India’s home minister Amit Shah would have dismissed them as “termites”. Being equally unsympathetic to...

28 Sept 2024 12:56 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | UK Labour, after 80 days, gets flak for schools’ VAT, Starmer freebies

Farrukh Dhondy | UK Labour, after 80 days, gets flak for schools’ VAT,...

“A drizzle leads to a downpour A metaphor -- little to more? The sky speaking of the currents of...

28 Sept 2024 12:50 AM IST

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | India-US ties plagued by irritants, friction points

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | India-US ties plagued by irritants, friction...

Unlike the state of almost permanent, congenital hostility which marks India’s relations with the People’s...

27 Sept 2024 12:12 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | Blame game afoot after Bengal floods: Power secy, chief engineer exit DVC

Dilip Cherian | Blame game afoot after Bengal floods: Power secy,...

Resignations of key officials in West Bengal raise concerns about flood management and bureaucratic accountability amid...

26 Sept 2024 12:02 AM IST

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Kejriwal to Atishi: Can the AAP’s new strategy work?

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Kejriwal to Atishi: Can the AAP’s new strategy...

Atishi’s ascent as Delhi CM highlights challenges in governance and AAP's shift towards personality-driven politics

26 Sept 2024 12:00 AM IST

Saeed Naqvi | Rein in capitalism on the rampage, or liberal democracy’s days are numbered

Saeed Naqvi | Rein in capitalism on the rampage, or liberal...

That Juan Guaido, 41, has described himself in his CV as “ex-President of Venezuela: 2019-2023” is not...

25 Sept 2024 12:12 AM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | ‘One Nation, One Election’: Can it work, or will it fail?

Shikha Mukerjee | ‘One Nation, One Election’: Can it work, or will it...

While campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised to roll out within 100...

25 Sept 2024 12:10 AM IST

Aakar Patel | Why FATF is key to India’s security: Govt must heed its advice over NGOs

Aakar Patel | Why FATF is key to India’s security: Govt must heed its...

Here are two headlines from this month: One was “FATF’s Thumbs-Up To India’s Efforts To Tackle Terror...

24 Sept 2024 12:12 AM IST

K.C. Singh | Non-military containment of China: Quad’s game on

K.C. Singh | Non-military containment of China: Quad’s game on

President Joe Biden of the United States hosted a farewell Quad summit in his hometown of Wilmington,...

24 Sept 2024 12:12 AM IST

Indranil Banerjie | Nehru, Modi & India’s US policies: Striking parallels

Indranil Banerjie | Nehru, Modi & India’s US policies: Striking...

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi completes his ninth visit to the United States since 2014, some striking...

23 Sept 2024 12:12 AM IST

Anita Anand | The cease-work by Kolkata’s doctors: Are strikes ethical, are they justified?

Anita Anand | The cease-work by Kolkata’s doctors: Are strikes...

On September 20, the doctors at Kolkata’s R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, who had been on strike for...

23 Sept 2024 12:12 AM IST