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An Indian ragpicker collects reusable material from a garbage dump. Coronavirus pandemic could plunge an extra 395 million people into extreme poverty. (AP Photo)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Caste and poverty: How India's confusion grows

How long, O Lord, how long?

16 Aug 2023 12:00 AM 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 | Delayed promotions: Haryana IPS officers demand...

Their call for expeditious examination of the matter underlines the urgency they attach to this concern

16 Aug 2023 12:00 AM IST

Security personnel stand guard after Haryana Roadways resumed services from the violence-hit Nuh district, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Aakar Patel | Riots' in India are different from mob fury in other...

The root of such violence is an underlying sentiment existing perennially in a large part of our society, and kept...

15 Aug 2023 12:07 AM IST

Red Fort decked up for Independence Day. (PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | India's mood conservative after 76 years...

The question arises about what happens to the sense of freedom when Indian society is turning conservative.

15 Aug 2023 12:01 AM IST

The national flag is seen in the foreground as Rapid Action force (RAF) and Karnataka police personnel patrol on the disputed Idgah Maidan, on the eve of 76th Independence Day, at Chamrajpet area in Bengaluru, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. (PTI)

Mohan Guruswamy | How have we done so far, after 75 years of freedom?

How did we do in these 75 years of Independence?

14 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

Police personnel stand guard during a Mahapanchayat by Hindu outfits, at Nuh-Palwal Border near Pondri village in Haryana, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Saeed Naqvi | The communal picture is bleak; but silver lining too in...

A simple reason for Jats being against the Centre is the government's indifference to the agitation for Jat...

14 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

The Indian Army must train police and paramilitary commandos in special operations and leadership skills at the combat levels. (Representational Photo: PTI)

Manish Tewari | Stealth not good mode for doing theatre commands

The government passed the Inter-Services Organization Bill 2023 in Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha sans any substantive...

13 Aug 2023 12:36 AM IST

Facebook faces antitrust investigations, like other big tech companies such as Google and Amazon, and Mark Zuckerberg pointed out to the probes to claim there was no arrangement with Trump on keeping his accounts uncensored. (Photo | AFP)

Shashi Warrier | Whose club best between barber and Zuckerberg?

The conversation went all over the place after that, but it still held my interest.

13 Aug 2023 12:30 AM IST

Just Stop Oil supporters gathered at the gates to No. 10 Downing Street to read out a public declaration of civil resistance. (Photo: Twitter)

Farrukh Dhondy | Just Stop Oil! Protests over fossil fuels in UK...

In recent months an agitational group 'Just Stop Oil' has started radically agitating to save the planet from...

12 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with others during a protest of opposition MPs at the Parliament House complex during Monsoon session, in New Delhi, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. (PTI Photo/Vijay Verma)

Shobhaa De | Rahul Baba, where's your jhumka? What jhumka???

Parliament provides the most visible stage for performance art: who isn't engaging in dramabaazi?

12 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

MP Rahul Gandhi at Parliament House complex during Monsoon session, in New Delhi, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan)

Suresh Subrahmanyan | Much ado about a flying kiss' in the Lok Sabha &...

At the end of the day, to the overblown incident of Rahul Gandhi blowing a flying kiss in Parliament, the question is:...

11 Aug 2023 12:19 AM IST

In a rather unfortunate coincidence, India became the host in 2023 of both the G-20, with a global outreach, and the SCO, a regional body. (Photo: Facebook/Representational)

Skand Tayal | SCO is at the crossroads: Will it remain relevant?

With the admission of Iran and Byelorussia (next year), the SCO is widely perceived as an anti-West grouping led by...

11 Aug 2023 12:03 AM IST