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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar (PTI file photo)

Pavan K. Varma | Caste census to hide Nitish record? Let's rethink...

The unfortunate truth is that increasingly reservations have become a substitute for administrative competence and good...

11 Nov 2023 11:45 PM IST

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. (AP/PTI)

Farrukh Dhondy | The mess in Gaza: Will Israel's war create many more...

Hamas knew precisely what the October 7 atrocities would bring about.

11 Nov 2023 12:05 AM IST

The time horizon of the AI tipping point is uncertain. (Image: jcomp on Freepik)

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Why the whole world needs to keep the AI genie...

Is Artificial Intelligence (AI) different, and if so, how much time do we have left?

11 Nov 2023 12:05 AM IST

A bird sits on a railing during a smoggy morning, in New Delhi, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. The air quality in Delhi was recorded in the severe category on Thursday morning. The Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 420 at 8 am, compared to 426 at 4 pm on Wednesday. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Toxic air: Get serious on avoiding death by...

Health must be the prism through which we view and address air pollution.

9 Nov 2023 11:37 PM IST

President of China Xi Jinping. (AFP)

Anita Anand | Chinese going a step backwards, taking away the sky from...

In contemporary China, while women's rights have improved a great deal, they face discrimination in the workforce.

9 Nov 2023 11:28 PM IST

Union Public Service Commission. (Image: UPSC)

Dilip Cherian | UPSC updates guidelines on choice of DGPs

why this volte-face?

9 Nov 2023 12:00 AM IST

Hamas, which rules the territory, held Ahmad Said Barhoum for several months without trial before handing him over to the family, several of whose members belong to the Islamist movement. (Photo: Representational | AP)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | In Hamas, has Bibi found the enemy Israel...

Hamas was not formally outlawed by the Israeli military authorities until 1989

9 Nov 2023 12:00 AM IST

The capital city of Delhi enveloped in smog in New Delhi, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Air pollution level is Delhi-NCR has started rising owing much to stubble (parali) burning in adjoining states. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Delhi's nightmare: Leaders bicker while...

The Centre wants commercial vehicles which do not cater to essential services to be stopped, & 50 percent of employees...

8 Nov 2023 12:05 AM IST

US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken. (Twitter)

Saeed Naqvi | Decoding Blinken's frenetic diplomacy in Mideast & role...

Iran, Hezbollah and the entire Shia arc, was cajoled and threatened not to expand the conflict.

8 Nov 2023 12:05 AM IST

Fire and smoke rises from buildings following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. AP/PTI

Syed Ata Hasnain | Israel-Hamas war: Does expansion loom large?

The world cannot afford any more bloodletting of such proportions

7 Nov 2023 12:11 AM IST

There are several petitions before the Supreme Court of India challenging the constitutional validity of the law. (Representational Image/ ANI File)

Aakar Patel | It's time to end the anonymous funding of all Indian...

The next body to say the electoral bonds scheme was dangerous was the Election Commission.

7 Nov 2023 12:08 AM IST

Maratha activist Manoj Jarange Patil. (Image: Twitter)

Sunil Gatade | Maratha quota issue unravels like time bomb' in Maha...

The issue has taken centre-stage with the emergence of Manoj Jarange Patil from the backward Marathwada region.

6 Nov 2023 12:05 AM IST