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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. (PTI file photo)

Anita Katyal | Mamata wins at musical chairs; is IB being shorn of...

The Trinamul chief was also given a prominent seat at the joint press conference after the meeting.

23 July 2023 12:18 AM IST

Walt Disney died during production of the film The Jungle Book (1967). (AA File Photo)

Farrukh Dhondy | As UK goes after the boat people, leaks are found in...

The children who have been trafficked into Britain, perhaps with the connivance of their parents, arrive here without...

22 July 2023 12:41 AM IST

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray, CPI (M) leaders Sitaram Yechury and D Raja at a joint press conference after the opposition parties meeting, in Bengaluru, Tuesday, July 18, 2023.

Shikha Mukerjee | INDIA' veterans ready to unsettle BJP's masterplan

The assumption that INDIA would waste its time, effort and energy on achieving the impossible, is probably wrong.

22 July 2023 12:11 AM IST

An encouraging feature that the boards are introducing is open-ended questioning. (Image by Freepik)

Devi Kar | Why philosophy is crucial for young minds: It will help...

Perhaps in their old age they will again feel the need to return to the questions they asked as children.

21 July 2023 12:05 AM IST

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Memories of another day: Of media & power brokers

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Memories of another day: Of media & power...

Politics and journalism have always been two sides of the same coin.

21 July 2023 12:02 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | Jkhand officer in a fix for touching up govt note on Eklavya schools

Dilip Cherian | J'khand officer in a fix for touching up govt note on...

Senior babus say that government decision-making adheres to established procedures and protocols, ensuring checks &...

20 July 2023 12:31 AM IST

Jyotiraditya Scindia (PTI)

Sunil Gatade | The aunt and the nephew: BJP's problem in Raj, MP

Whatever might be the reason, the BJP has so far failed to put its best foot forward either in Madhya Pradesh or...

20 July 2023 12:19 AM IST

Prime minister Narendra Modi (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Anita Anand | India, at 2047, as a developed nation: It'll just be a...

It is a sovereign state with a high Human Development Index (HDI) compared to other countries

19 July 2023 12:00 AM IST

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Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Why allow yuan payments for import of Russian...

Indian companies have begun to pay for the import of Russian crude oil not in the dollar

19 July 2023 12:00 AM IST

India-born astronaut Kalpana Chawla. (Photo: AP)

Aakar Patel | The new race in space: Can India emerge on top? What...

The winners in the race this time stand to make large amounts of money.

18 July 2023 12:30 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi being seen off by Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as he concludes his visit to UAE, in Abu Dhabi, Saturday, July 15, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Syed Ata Hasnain | West Asia gaining strategic significance for New...

India is a major stakeholder in West Asia through its diaspora, remittances and growing economic relations, besides the...

18 July 2023 12:10 AM IST

Known as Dada , Chakravarty was an exceptional reporter whose memory & knowledge was well-known among reporters at the Press Club of India. (Photo: Instagram)

Saeed Naqvi | Farewell Dada! Memories of an extraordinary 1979 China...

N. Ram, Dada and I were part of a small team of journalists invited to accompany the delegation.

17 July 2023 12:32 AM IST