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Indias opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, speaks during a meeting as part of his Bharat Jodo Yatra in Jammu on Monday, Jan.23, 2023. (Photo:AP)

Anand K. Sahay | Rahul's expulsion from LS: Is India at a turning...

The processes that have been adopted can be checkmated only through stout resistance by society and a show of...

27 March 2023 12:05 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrives to address a press conference at AICC headquarters, in New Delhi, Saturday, March 25, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Complications in defamation law exposed

The question that Judge Varma had to decide was whether Rahul implied that all people with the surname of Modi were...

26 March 2023 12:10 AM IST

According to Mr Liyuo, India and China have such a long history of sharing belief and knowledge between them. So a new era will see us coming closer. China and India should play a major role to augment global governance and Asian sentiments. Representational Image/AFP

Manish Tewari | Can India ever outdo China diplomatically?

Will we ever see our diplomacy undertaking manoeuvres of the kind China has pulled off here?

26 March 2023 12:05 AM IST

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Synonyms that so often are antonyms...

So is a painting by C©zanne, an Ennio Morricone composition or the unfettered flatulence of someone close by who's eaten...

25 March 2023 9:19 PM IST

Northwest and central India also recorded the highest average maximum temperatures in April since 1900. (Representional Image)

Shobhaa De | The heat is on A banger' of a summer is coming up

Mad Hatter who's in charge of the weather, has really fried our brains this week with heavy downpours in March and the...

25 March 2023 12:19 AM IST

A woman runs across London Bridge, backdropped by Tower Bridge, as she exercises in central London. (AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Of free speech and the Left, of Asians in UK & cancel...

All The Spectator's writers, boobies and cry-babies, protest against the cancel culture which denies the likes of...

25 March 2023 12:14 AM IST

As India has so far highlighted through its G-20 presidency, every challenge presents an opportunity. (Photo: Twitter/@ANI)

Pradeep S. Mehta | Global summits to mass movements: Creating G-20...

The biggest opportunity in front of India and Global South today is to make its G-20 presidency inclusive by creating...

24 March 2023 12:05 AM IST

ChatGPT can formulate legal notes, spot humanly undetectable diseases, and write computer code. (Photo: Wikipedia)

Shashidhar Nanjundaiah | Uncertainty in classrooms amid ChatGPT...

ChatGPT is now a headache for educators because it can easily act as a substitute for student effort

24 March 2023 12:00 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinas President Xi Jinping make a toast during a reception following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 21, 2023. (Photo: AFP)

K.C. Singh | Xi talks peace, extends China's hold on Russia

The overall signal is of both sides agreeing to an enduring economic partnership

23 March 2023 12:05 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | Wrong priorities: Why deluxe flats with public funds...

The decision has been criticised, as Yashodhan is one of the most sought-after government residences by IAS and IPS...

23 March 2023 12:00 AM IST

Opposition MPs protest in the Rajya Sabha during ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Friday, July 29, 2022. (Sansad TV/PTI Photo)

Shikha Mukerjee | Time and tide will not wait for the Opposition to...

Time, however, like the tide, may be running out for the multiplicity of initiatives and their corresponding variables

21 March 2023 11:33 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

Aakar Patel | Modi 2.0: There's a contradiction between the myth and...

On corruption, the BJP has been on the backfoot since January because of the Adani affair.

21 March 2023 12:45 AM IST