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School students offer floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi ahead of his birth anniversary, in Surat (PTI)

Sanjaya Baru | India's influence has always far exceeded its hard...

Along with Indian music, dance and cuisine, the legacy of the Mahatma was effectively deployed at the G20 to project...

2 Oct 2023 12:06 AM IST

Exploring the Complex World of Local Politics: A Corporators Perspective on Power and Responsibility. (Image: Freepik)

Shashi Warrier | The insufferable arrogance of writers

A Candid Conversation with a Local Corporator: Politics, Promises, and Accountability

1 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

The worst exceptions of the past, when Parliament was indeed a forum for civilised discourse, have become the best examples of parliamentary proceedings today. (AA File Image)

Pavan K. Varma | New architecture not likely to change character of...

Over the years, political discourse in the world's largest democracy, has reached a new low.

1 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya. (PTI Image)

Anita Katyal | Why BJP MPs worried in Rajasthan; Hiren Joshi is PM's...

A favourite topic of discussion in Delhi is to identify the most powerful and important person in the Prime Minister's...

1 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

175,000 asylum-seekers are kept in camps or state-provided accommodation awaiting reviews of their cases. (AP File Photo)

Farrukh Dhondy | Forget redefining refugee charter; UK should scrap...

108 million people were forcibly displaced last year as a result of persecution, conflict, violence and significant...

30 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

Senior BJP leader and former Union minister Uma Bharti. (PTI Photo)

Sunil Gatade | Women's power on the decline in Modi's BJP?

The last nine years have not seen much action for a better deal for women in various fields, including in politics.

30 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

Yashobhoomi , the second iconic world-class exhibition centre in Delhi. (Image: Twitter)

Chandrajit Banerjee | New Yashobhoomi' in Delhi will help promote...

Yashobhoomi will, among others, be the exclusive platform for MSMEs, startups & the hitherto neglected artisans to...

29 Sept 2023 12:15 AM IST

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. (AP)

Padma Rao Sundarji | Two-faced Canada is on a re-run of its LTTE...

Canada's own Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) identified at least eight fronts of the LTTE in Canada.

29 Sept 2023 12:13 AM IST

Ambassador Venu Rajamony. (Image: Facebook)

Dilip Cherian | Ex-diplomat who was Kerala govt's Delhi OSD refuses...

Mr Rajamony played a pivotal role in promoting external cooperation for the state government during his tenure

28 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

Job creation continues to be Indias main challenge: State of Working India 2023. (AFP File Image)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Bring jobs back to the top of India's...

Unemployment is falling, but remains high.

28 Sept 2023 12:03 AM IST

Prime minister Narendra Modi with US President Joe Biden (PTI)

Krishnan Srinivasan | Political parties facing anxiety as election...

A major issue for both parties is abortion and the right to life

27 Sept 2023 12:00 AM IST

Singapore cuts 2020 GDP outlook again as virus batters economy. (AFP Photo)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | A beacon for a future that is transformed

Singaporeans can visit 192 out of 227 international destinations without visas

27 Sept 2023 12:00 AM IST