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Londons National Gallery and British Museum (Photo: AP)

Kishwar Desai | British Museum loses argument for hanging on to looted...

2,000 items from the British Museum had been stolen, or were unaccounted for.

4 Sept 2023 12:12 AM IST

An installation outside Rajghat ahead of the G20 Summit, in New Delhi, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)

Sanjaya Baru | How we view ourselves and how the world views India

It appears from the Pew data that the image of the country is tied to that of the Prime Minister.

4 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

A screenshot shows a representation of Chandrayaan-3s successful landing on the Moons surface, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Pavan K. Varma | Chandrayaan bickering the sign of a sterile democracy

Congress accused the BJP for hogging all the credit, ignoring the decades of collective effort that led to this...

3 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

Bombay Doordarshan provided entertainment where theatre artistes demonstrated their massive talents. (Image by Freepik)

Ranjona Banerji | Kitsch or reality TV: What's your pick?

Reality TV. I think I've found my niche. Bring on the vulgarity, the pomposity, the gossip and the falling out!

3 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

Former foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla. (Photo: PTI)

Anita Katyal | Shringla for Darjeeling MP ticket? It's Shah vs Yogi in...

Efforts have been on over the past few months to boost Mr Shringla's profile.

3 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

School children wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus attend a class on the first day of partial reopening of government schools in Hyderabad. (Photo: AP)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Confronting bigotry and violence in the...

Many teachers see nothing wrong in using violence to teach a lesson to a child, though corporal punishment is strictly...

2 Sept 2023 12:25 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | Asylum-seekers tags intrusive, but theres also a positive aspect

Farrukh Dhondy | Asylum-seekers' tags' intrusive, but there's also a...

Controversy Erupts Over UK's Asylum Seeker Tagging Plan Amid Family Ties

2 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

Several houses are damaged as the flood water makes its way in the aftermath of the Cyclone Biparjoy, in Kutch district. (PTI Photo)

Syed Ata Hasnain | Reducing risk of disasters: Taking it to India's...

Despite the modernisation of DM which the government is following ardently, it is non-compliance of laws & norms that...

1 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

The United Nations remains the best platform for global discourse. (PTI Photo)

Unite for peace in the world and for the inclusion of Taiwan in UN

It is vital to make China and authoritarian governments aware that they will be held accountable & settle differences...

1 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

Enforcement Directorate (ED) Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra. (PTI Photo)

Dilip Cherian | Gujarat's uphill battle against online babu...

From eminent senior bureaucrats to dedicated doctors on the frontlines, the impact spans sectors.

31 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

From left, Brazils President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Chinas President Xi Jinping, South Africas President Cyril Ramaphosa, Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russias Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pose for a BRICS group photo during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. (PTI Photo)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | India-China peace vital for Brics to acquire...

As India tries to retain its influence, China crowed over the bonus of new friends and proteges.

31 Aug 2023 12:02 AM IST

From Left to right: Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio. (File Image: AFP)

Skand Tayal | Will Camp David summit lead to a strategic shift in the...

The Camp David trilateral summit is a concrete move for strategic rebalancing in the Indo-Pacific triggered by Chinese...

30 Aug 2023 12:00 AM IST