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View of the Ram Mandir in the evening ahead of its consecration ceremony, in Ayodhya, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)

Pavan K. Varma | Fairness, decorum qualities epitomised by Tulsi's Ram

Shri Ram was only the saguna manifestation of that absolute nirguna Brahman. This is underlined by Tulsi throughout the...

20 Jan 2024 8:52 PM IST

Ranjona Banerji | You can still be lost in era of map apps!

Ranjona Banerji | You can still be lost in era of map apps!

Exploring the Delights and Dilemmas of Getting Lost in the Jungle Safari

20 Jan 2024 8:46 PM IST

$\City of Gold\ documentary offers a glimpse into the complexities of contemporary Mumbai. (PTI File Image/Representational)$ Opinion

Farrukh Dhondy | Bombay as the City of Gold Is the BBC docu on right...

BBC's Mumbai Documentary Offers Tourist's View, Lacks Deeper Insight into the City's Complexities

19 Jan 2024 10:58 PM IST

The Ram Mandir in the evening ahead of its consecration ceremony, in Ayodhya, Friday evening, Jan. 19, 2024. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Will temple fervour lead to a re-discovery' of...

Inauguration of Ram Mandir Raises Concerns about India's Secular Fabric: Navigating the Balance Between Faith and...

19 Jan 2024 10:44 PM IST

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)

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)

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)

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

Maldives President Muizzu. (PTI Image)

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)

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)

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

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Those agony aunts who are bad news

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