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The survey said 81 per cent of people trust the transparency of the current voting process. (Photo: PTI/Representational Image)

Mohan Guruswamy | What ails our democracy? Power flows from the top

No party seems without some blame attached it, for this seems to have become the norm these days

19 Dec 2023 2:38 AM IST

Police personnel detain a man protesting outside the Parliament building carrying a can emitting a yellowish smoke during the Winter session, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Aakar Patel | Who's a terrorist': Spraying smoke in Parliament just...

The UAPA, under which many Indians have been charged and are in jail, does not define terrorist or terrorism

19 Dec 2023 2:26 AM IST

In this picture taken during a media tour organised by the Israeli military on December 15, 2023, army spokesman Daniel Hagari shows the entrance of a tunnel that Hamas reportedly used to attack Israel through the Erez border crossing on October 7. (AFP)

Saeed Naqvi | Amid differences with US on Gaza, Israeli lobby has to...

The genocidal war continues but US wouldn't like to be seen pressing for a ceasefire without terminating Hamas

18 Dec 2023 3:08 AM IST

COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber, right, celebrates passing the global stocktake with United Nations Climate Chief Simon Stiell, left, and COP28 CEO Adnan Amin during a plenary session at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo)

Indranil Banerjie | COP28 and wages of greed: Planet is at breaking...

The urgency of action on climate control has been reiterated endlessly in recent times

18 Dec 2023 12:54 AM IST

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. (Photo by Gabriel DUVAL / AFP)

Manish Tewari | Why Kissinger's Legacy in South Asia is a Toxic One

Henry Kissinger lived to be one hundred years old

17 Dec 2023 12:08 AM IST

Its been over two months since October 7, 2023, when Hamas rockets attacked Israel, killing 1400 people. (Image:Twitter)

Ranjona Banerji | Hallo there! Have you all Condemned Hamas?

It's been over two months since October 7, 2023, when Hamas rockets attacked Israel, killing 1400 people

17 Dec 2023 12:07 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a road show ahead of Rajasthan Assembly elections, in Jaipur, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Shobhaa De | Word of Year: Where there is no fizz, there's no Rizz'

For now, I'm stuck on the word Rizz , short for charisma, charm or seduction

16 Dec 2023 12:48 AM IST

Britains Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street for his weekly Prime Ministers Questions at the House of Commons in London, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (AP/PTI)

Farrukh Dhondy | Sunak lives on the edge: Will he take the UK into icy...

What the country witnessed on Tuesday was the circus that this Tory government has deteriorated into

16 Dec 2023 12:32 AM IST

Chinese incursions in the South China Sea escalate tensions with Asian neighbors. (AFP File Image)

Debotri Dhar | Chanakya, China & diverse ideals of global friendship

Exploring Chanakya's Legacy: The Paradigm Shift in International Relations through Friendship

14 Dec 2023 10:35 PM IST

BJP working president JP Nadda delivers a speech on Article 370 in J&K in Thane on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | SC's Art. 370 ruling has left key...

Even Hindu-majority Jammu is not happy with the new UT status

14 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik (Photo: PTI/File)

Dilip Cherian | Odisha babus eye giant projects for economic...

Whispers are gaining momentum

14 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

Sheikh Hasina. (AA File Image)

Monideepa Banerjie | Dummies' to help Hasina in BNP-mukt Jan. 7 polls?

Bangladesh Elections: Rise of Dummy Candidates as a Political Strategy

12 Dec 2023 11:36 PM IST