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Delhis air quality slips to severe category. (AA File Image)

Shobhaa De | Diwali dhamakas galore amid Mahua soap opera!

Even without the haze, there is a great deal of toxicity out there, folks.

3 Nov 2023 11:55 PM IST

Under this reshuffle, the 1989-batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre Safi Ahsan Rizvi and five other officers have been promoted as Special Directors in the IB from the post of Additional Directors.(Representational Image/File)

Dilip Cherian | Central posting of Gujarat IPS officers sets off huge...

13 IPS officers from various states were initially shortlisted for Central deputation

3 Nov 2023 12:17 AM IST

Smoke rises following Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. (AP/PTI)

Indranil Banerjie | World's outrage over Gaza war is selective

Tel Aviv has only itself to blame for the October 7 carnage, which is the result of a failure to accept the two-state...

3 Nov 2023 12:11 AM IST

Israeli army tanks move towards the Gaza Strip border in southern Israel Wednesday, Nov.1, 2023. Israeli ground forces have been operating in Gaza in recent days as Israel presses ahead with its war against Hamas militants. AP/PT

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | In hate wars' of today, no one can be a winner

The two major conflicts raging today have the distinct flavour of hate war .

2 Nov 2023 12:03 AM IST

Pakistans former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. (AFP)

Kamal Davar | Can Nawaz Sharif improve ties with India if he's back at...

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif may have rekindled some hope for normalcy to return to Pakistan

1 Nov 2023 12:00 AM IST

TMC MP Mahua Moitra speaks with the media, in Kolkata, on Tuesday. (Image: PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | Ethics, politics and the art of lobbying, wooing...

The tale is not the alleged cash that Mahua Moitra received; the tale is of two legislators

1 Nov 2023 12:00 AM IST

Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar takes part in a press conference in Bangkok on August 17, 2022. (Jack TAYLOR / AFP)

Aakar Patel | It's time to rethink India's role in the world; if it's...

All South Asian nations except India voted to end the violence in Gaza.

31 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

Qatars Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani issued an emiri decree renewing the membership of some Shura Council members and appointing 28 new members to include women for the first time in the history of the... council, said a statement. (Photo: AFP)

K.C. Singh | Fissures in the Gulf region test for India's diplomacy

Qatar is not a small Gulf nation that can be cajoled or browbeaten.

31 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (AP)

Kishwar Desai | Will Boris become a journalist again? Sunak might go...

Boris Johnson will be hosting his own news slot.

30 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets as he addresses at SCO Summit via video conferencing, Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Sanjaya Baru | Towards the Amrit Kaal': A Boston Plan for Bharat

There was a time when Indian political & intellectual leadership had the self-confidence to think long-term about...

30 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

A replica of the proposed Ram Mandir on display at Karsewakpuram in Ayodhya on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Pavan K. Varma | Celebrate Ram's values, don't politicise Ayodhya

Ram's message is clear: goodness has its own intrinsic power, and will always prevail over evil.

29 Oct 2023 12:11 AM IST

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge. (PTI Photo)

Anita Katyal | Gandhis mum on Kharge milestone; Dhami goes Yogi on...

Mr Kharge, on his part, has been doing a neat balancing act over the past year.

29 Oct 2023 12:07 AM IST