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Rishi Sunak will take charge as Britains first Indian-origin Prime Minister after an audience with King Charles III on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Aberto Pezzali)

Farrukh Dhondy | Why Sunak allows racist rhetoric' by Suella: Will it...

Baroness Warsi, a former co-chair of the Tory Party, has criticised home secretary Suella Cruella Braverman for using ...

15 April 2023 12:05 AM IST

April 14 instantly brings to mind the legacy of Dr B.R. Ambedkar, the architect of Indias Constitution, whose 132nd birth anniversary is being celebrated this month.

Praveen Davar | How Ambedkar ensured Hindu society's reform despite...

A saffron-clad swami went to the extent of saying an untouchable' had no business meddling in matters normally the...

14 April 2023 12:05 AM IST

This handout photograph taken on April 4, 2023 and released by the Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB) shows Bhutans King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (L) walking along with Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their meeting in New Delhi. (Photo: PIB)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Bhutan, India and Dragon: Himalayan crisis...

The King of Bhutan had to rush to New Delhi last week to restore confidence and re-strengthen the economic and security...

14 April 2023 12:00 AM IST

Governor RN Ravi. (ANI Image)

Dilip Cherian | Should officers prioritise Centre over the cadre of...

While officers are meant to serve people in their respective states, they are also required to adhere to the policies of...

13 April 2023 12:05 AM IST

There will be a steady and gradual rise in maximum temperature by 3-5 degrees Celsius over most parts of the country during the next few days. (AA File Photo)

Patralekha Chatterjee | As India gets hotter, it's time to act...

In a hotter world, India urgently needs hyper-local heat action plans based on granular heat vulnerability assessment

13 April 2023 12:00 AM IST

This is the second time that PM Modi will be chairing the BRICS Summit, the first being the Goa Summit in 2016. (PTI)

Padma Rao Sundarji | New currency for Brics: How feasible will it be?

Brics, whose joint share in worldwide GDP overtook even that of the G-7 in 2020, isn't the first entity to come up with...

12 April 2023 12:00 AM IST

Aakar Patel | Fact-checking' by govt & the truth: Sweeping powers to...

Visible action by the State, especially harsh and intimidatory action, against critics and dissenters acts as a...

11 April 2023 12:05 AM IST

Unlike Italians and other Continentals, Indians, like all former colonials, nurse a certain guilty pride about proficiency in English. (Representational Image)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | English Hinglish: Taking liberties with...

Hinglish, a cherished reminder of the Raj that we love to hate, will forever remain India's pride and glory

11 April 2023 12:00 AM IST

File photo of a medic conducting COVID-19 test. (Representational Image/PTI)

Chandrakant Lahariya | Prepare India for endemic Covid: Surge no big...

The SARS CoV2 is now present in all settings and such rise and fall in cases at regular but unpredictable intervals...

10 April 2023 12:05 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (Photo: PTI)

Saeeq Naqvi | Cong can't claim Opp. leadership; 2024 results will...

The BJP has set the bar of communalism so high, armed with Hindutva, that all parties must keep a steady gaze on the...

10 April 2023 12:03 AM IST

claims NSO IT minister has said some of the countries listed in the Pegasus expose as its clients are incorrect. Representational Image (Twitter)

Manish Tewari | To protect right to privacy, reform intel agencies...

A report suggests that the Indian govt is willing to spend up to $120 million or around Rs. 1,000 crores to purchase a...

9 April 2023 12:05 AM IST

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | How to leave home a cynic and return an...

Buck up. We have a world to save

9 April 2023 12:00 AM IST