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The Dragon capsules two men and two women are looking to spend three days going round and round the planet. (Photo: Twitter/@SpaceX)

Aakar Patel | Progress in space should excite us, lead to a better...

The ultimate aim of space programmes is not national glory, because at some point, the first to do this or that will be...

29 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan says that US-China conflict to impair global trade which is vital for Indias re-opening. (PTI Photo)

Mohan Guruswamy | Who'll be awarded the next Nobel Prize in Economics?

The calibre of Indian economics faculties is much to be desired and in our hothouses only mediocrity breeds.

29 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. (DC flle photo)

K.C. Singh | China playing puppeteer as Brics expands, G-20 looms

Crucially, the group's most important economies are China and India, bitter adversaries that rarely cooperate on...

28 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

The PCB, in a state of funk, decided to take corrective action by resurrecting Imran

Saeed Naqvi | The Establishment in Pakistan plays Hamlet without...

The PCB, in a state of funk, decided to take corrective action by resurrecting Imran.

28 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | About how proud I was last week

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | About how proud I was last week

Curious as to what Madras' cuisine they would be serving, we went with the idea.

27 Aug 2023 12:21 AM IST

Opposition members in the Rajya Sabha during Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. (Photo: PTI)

Manish Tewari | Revive democracy, codify parliamentary privileges

The history of parliamentary privileges can be traced back to the Privileges of Parliament Act passed in 1512.

27 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

A screenshot shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi applauding as ISRO Chairman speaks on Chandrayaan-3s successful landing on the Moons surface, at ISRO Hq in Bengaluru, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Shobhaa De | To the moon and back Kashmir's mojo returns

I wept, danced and cried as the nation, united as one people, applauded the staggering triumph.

26 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

Frozzys -- The lactose-free lickable frozen yoghurt Ice Cream for dogs. (Photo: Facebook)

Farrukh Dhondy | It's not a dog's life: Fancy ice cream, a misguided...

The Doggy ice-creamwallas are prospering in the UK as more and more brands hit the market.

26 Aug 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)

Indranil Banerjee | To the moon and beyond: India at cusp of a new age

One of the most significant effects of Isro's lunar success this week will be its impact on the country's younger...

25 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

Volunteers with displaced villagers from Gwaltabi protest over the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur, at Yaingangpokpi in Imphal East. (PTI Photo)

Anita Anand | India remains a diverse nation, but there's little sign...

Nehru's vision of India was one where differences would be celebrated, and we would be unified. But no mechanisms set in...

25 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

Union Home minister Amit Shah. (Photo by arrangement)

Dilip Cherian | Why bureaucrats from poll-bound states making a...

Ved Prakash, R.K. Mishra and M.K. Agarwal were made official members of the party by Amit Shah.

24 Aug 2023 12:15 AM IST

Kharge said that India has a total of 366 PSUs employing 9.2 lakh regular employees and 4.98 lakh contractual employees. The Railways employs 12.53 lakh persons and the department of posts 4.18 lakh employees. If all these are sold off, what will be the future of these employees and their families, he asked. DC file photo

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Rebooting CWC: Readying Congress for...

It will be wildly speculative to say whether Mr Kharge can lead Congress back to power in the 2024 Lok Sabha election?

24 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST