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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Farrukh Dhondy | Harry & Meghan might have lost their chance to make a...

Harry has lived with the trauma of that death from his early childhood

10 Jun 2023 12:05 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a public meeting ahead of Gujarat Assembly elections, in Rajkot, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Shikha Mukerjee | Is India's middle ground getting more assertive?

The ante has been upped for Narendra Modi, personally, and for his party, generally

9 Jun 2023 12:00 AM IST

File photo of rescue operation following an accident involving Coromandel Express, Bengaluru-Howrah Express and a goods train, in Balasore district, Saturday, June 3, 2023. (Photo: PTI)

Patralekha Chatterjee | While modernising infra, let's focus on upkeep...

As we inch towards 2024 and the next general election, no surprise that even a deadly train wreck is fodder for...

8 Jun 2023 12:00 AM IST

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during Prime Ministers Questions in the House of Commons, London. File Photo: AP/PTI

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Rishi, Suella fuel outsider' fears to remain in...

The spectacle of two ethnic Indian politicians swearing to keep out foreign migrants isn't modern Britain's only...

7 Jun 2023 12:05 AM IST

Arun Kumar Sinha. (Photo: Twitter)

Dilip Cherian | SPG chief put on a curious contractual rollercoaster

The corrected' order ensures Mr Sinha's continued regular service for one year but failed to specify that it superseded...

7 Jun 2023 12:05 AM IST

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Aakar Patel | The unreality of Akhand Bharat': What we must do to...

The story explained that Akhand Bharat was a concept espoused by Hindutva nationalists

6 Jun 2023 12:10 AM IST

Members in the Lok Sabha during Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi. (Sansad TV/PTI Photo)

Mohan Guruswamy | Let's move from unitary state to Union of States

The delimitation exercise now underway will reduce the weightage in Parliament of the states that did better

6 Jun 2023 12:05 AM IST

In this image from video provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks from Kyiv, Ukraine, early Saturday, March 18, 2022. (AP)

Saeed Naqvi | Syria's return to Arab League has some lessons for...

Assad's arrival in Jeddah was no tepid entry.

5 Jun 2023 12:17 AM IST

Former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje. (PTI file photo)

Sunil Gatade | After K'taka, BJP banks on Vasundhara in Rajasthan

Ms Raje knows the high command needs her more than the other way around.

5 Jun 2023 12:12 AM IST

Manish Tewari | Why South Asia in dire need of statesmanship

South Asia requires statespersons who can look beyond the horizon to the future that beckons rather than remain stuck in...

4 Jun 2023 12:22 AM IST

Looking at the ageing couple on the throne, considering King Charles IIIs unusual personal history, I couldnt help agreeing how hed need Gods help to save his job. (Photo: AFP)

Shashi Warrier | The coronation and the child

Queen Camilla had chosen not to wear the Kohinoor, but the other jewels the various Stars of Africa were very much on...

4 Jun 2023 12:05 AM IST

Security personnel detain wrestler Sakshi Malik during wrestlers protest march towards new Parliament building, in New Delhi, Sunday, May 28, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Shobhaa De | Will wrestlers, Rahul dent the Glowing India' story?

With the general election right around the corner, India is gearing up for Ram Rajya. Even if, on paper, we remain a...

3 Jun 2023 12:05 AM IST