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Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

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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

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Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | SC wades into uncertainty in bid to check...

The Supreme Court had stepped in to check the Modi government's inaction in one case, and lack of transparency in the...

21 March 2023 12:07 AM IST

President Xis dual circulation plan, as part of Chinas 14th Five Year Plan (2021-25), the bursting of the real estate bubble and an economic slowdown have combined to put global firms on alert. (AP)

Opinion

Sanjaya Baru | As China bridges Gulf divide, can India draw right...

West Asian energy constitutes an important geo-economic dimension to China's growing stakes in West Asia.

20 March 2023 12:53 AM IST

Jetsetting is no longer fashionable. Why not fly less to save the planet? (Photo By Arrangement)

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Shreya Sen-Handley | Jetsetting glitzy no more, try the 'flycott'

Far from the glamorous mode of transportation it once was, not even catering for basic human needs, air travel is now...

19 March 2023 12:10 AM IST

Mahua Moitra seen holding her Louis Vuitton bag. (Photo: Twitter)

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Anita Katyal | Why feisty Mahua made to retreat; place in CWC at last...

According to the political grapevine she was asked to take it down as Mamata Banerjee did not approve of the tweet

19 March 2023 12:05 AM IST

A multi-store building burns after being attacked by Russian airstrike in Avdiivka, Ukraine, Friday, March 17, 2023. (Photo: AP)

Opinion

Pavan K. Varma | It's America that can end war in Ukraine

Social and religious divisiveness, and new threats of insurgency, weaken us too, and provide fodder to our enemies

19 March 2023 12:00 AM IST

Emergency responders gather at the scene of a shooting where a mass shooting was reported. (Photo: AFP)

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Padma Rao Sundarji | It's possible to control gun violence, even...

Attacks have certainly been on the rise across Europe

18 March 2023 12:24 AM IST

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)

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Farrukh Dhondy | Trouble grows for Sunak after Lineker stands up for...

Lineker's intervention will certainly count against Cruella, Hedgie and their party at the next election

18 March 2023 12:19 AM IST

$Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 9 blamed Ukrainian secret services for the huge blast a day earlier that ripped through Russias Crimea bridge, which he described as a \terrorist act\. (Photo: AFP)$ Opinion

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Can Russians be tried for war crimes' in...

The US and EU can take a call for the re-creation of wealth rather than push weapons into a war zone

17 March 2023 12:04 AM IST

Societies evolve. Social norms evolve. Currently, there are 32 countries where same-sex marriage is legal. (Representational Image)

Opinion

Patralekha Chatterjee | Why will same-sex unions pose threat to our...

Why is govt so strongly opposed to giving legal recognition to same-sex marriages when same-sex relationships are no...

16 March 2023 12:05 AM IST

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Dilip Cherian | Ministers, babus concentrate on development at Chinese...

1,400 border villages have been identified and ministers will visit to understand issues faced by people there

16 March 2023 12:00 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during the inaugural ceremony of Aero India 2023, in Bengaluru, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. (PTI Photo)

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Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Not era of war': India needs to push Ukraine...

The International Crisis Group has its eye on 10 global wars that might explode during 2023

15 March 2023 12:00 AM IST