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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

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. (Image: S. Surender Reddy)

Sriram Karri | Revanth era in Telangana: Hope reigns amid caution

Under A. Revanth Reddy, the Congress has found a formidable leader, one who has risen from the ground, without a family...

12 Dec 2023 12:40 AM IST

Indias economy sprang a pleasant surprise last week by registering better than expected growth of 7.6 per cent in the July-September quarter as against the RBIs projected growth rate of 6.5 per cent. (Image:Twitter)

Aakar Patel | Has South Asia hobbled itself? Can we turn into Korea,...

China is slightly ahead of the world average GDP, and Bangladesh, India and Pakistan are one-fifth.

12 Dec 2023 12:10 AM IST

In politics today, there isnt a single South Indian or East Indian political leader of any consequence at the national level. (DC File Image)

Sanjaya Baru | The geography of power, in North, South & West India

Many political leaders from southern states have been articulating their concern about the impact of a new delimitation...

11 Dec 2023 7:16 AM IST

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron (Photo: AP)

Kishwar Desai | Will Cameron rush to Tories' rescue? Blyton's Famous 5...

It is rare for a former Prime Minister to come back to save his sinking party

11 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (PTI File Image)

Pavan K. Varma | Whither democracy sans a functional Opposition?

It has become more than apparent by now that those at the helm in the Congress are just incapable of decisive and...

10 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Stranger Encounters of the Intimate Kind

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Stranger Encounters of the Intimate Kind

Sometimes, the stranger who passes you on the street has a better measure of you than a so-called old friend.

10 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

PM Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah were not pleased with Chouhans efforts to promote his sons. (PTI File Image)

Anita Katyal | No son-rise' in MP, Chhattisgarh, Raj; knives are out...

Knives are out for veteran Congress leader Kamal Nath ever since the party suffered a shock defeat in the Madhya Pradesh...

10 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Palestinians evacuate a wounded woman following Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. AP/PTI

Farrukh Dhondy | Right versus Left: Opponents aren't enemies & can...

The powerless, or the impotent, who hold opposed political views can sometimes remain friends.

9 Dec 2023 12:48 AM IST

What distinguishes a citizen from a beneficiary? (PTI File Image)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Basic services a citizen's right' or gift'...

The questions are not new. Nor is the debate around the citizen versus labharthi template.

9 Dec 2023 12:42 AM IST

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at the High-Level Segment for Heads of State and Government session during the United Nations climate summit in Dubai on December 1, 2023. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Will 2028 COP in India help us to battle...

Mr Modi appeared to claim in Dubai that India was especially qualified to play host

8 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

IRS officer Rahul Navin was appointed as interim chief of Enforcement Directorate (ED). (AA File Image)

Dilip Cherian | ED has a new interim chief; watch out for its future...

Mr Navin assumed the role in September 2023, succeeding S.K. Mishra

7 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST