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School students offer floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi ahead of his birth anniversary, in Surat (PTI)

Bhopinder Singh | Standoff with Canada to test new approach to...

India was no lamb and was often the contrarian voice

4 Oct 2023 12:00 AM IST

The victory of Opposition candidate Mohammed Muizzu in the Maldives presidential election seemed imminent when he led in the first round, though falling short of the 50 per cent vote that was needed for an outright victory. (Image : Twitter)

K.C. Singh | Maldives the latest play in India-China games

Warning signals that India's Maldivian policy was fraying had been visible for some time

4 Oct 2023 12:00 AM IST

Foreign Minister S Jaishankar speaks during a press conference following a bilateral meeting during the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) in Melbourne on February 12, 2022. (William WEST / AFP)

Aakar Patel | If you have eyesThe many ways in which govt targets...

Not only is bigotry and prejudice and discrimination common in the New India , it is why Mr Jaishankar & his party are...

3 Oct 2023 12:08 AM IST

On International Womens Day, going beyond clich©s, one must look around, go back in time and analyse to be truly humbled into realising at how much wiser, saner, smarter and productively higher in the ladder of economics the women around us are. (Representational Image)

Shikha Mukerjee | 33% quota hasn't moved needle on women power

Reservation for women as MPs and MLAs is flattery for a purpose.

3 Oct 2023 12:06 AM IST

UK Home secretary Suella Braverman. (AFP File Photo)

Kishwar Desai | Why Suella still Tories favourite; wine boom thanks to...

Being anti-immigration appeals to the ultra right wing for whom Suella is a favourite.

2 Oct 2023 12:09 AM IST

School students offer floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi ahead of his birth anniversary, in Surat (PTI)

Sanjaya Baru | India's influence has always far exceeded its hard...

Along with Indian music, dance and cuisine, the legacy of the Mahatma was effectively deployed at the G20 to project...

2 Oct 2023 12:06 AM IST

Exploring the Complex World of Local Politics: A Corporators Perspective on Power and Responsibility. (Image: Freepik)

Shashi Warrier | The insufferable arrogance of writers

A Candid Conversation with a Local Corporator: Politics, Promises, and Accountability

1 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

The worst exceptions of the past, when Parliament was indeed a forum for civilised discourse, have become the best examples of parliamentary proceedings today. (AA File Image)

Pavan K. Varma | New architecture not likely to change character of...

Over the years, political discourse in the world's largest democracy, has reached a new low.

1 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya. (PTI Image)

Anita Katyal | Why BJP MPs worried in Rajasthan; Hiren Joshi is PM's...

A favourite topic of discussion in Delhi is to identify the most powerful and important person in the Prime Minister's...

1 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

175,000 asylum-seekers are kept in camps or state-provided accommodation awaiting reviews of their cases. (AP File Photo)

Farrukh Dhondy | Forget redefining refugee charter; UK should scrap...

108 million people were forcibly displaced last year as a result of persecution, conflict, violence and significant...

30 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

Senior BJP leader and former Union minister Uma Bharti. (PTI Photo)

Sunil Gatade | Women's power on the decline in Modi's BJP?

The last nine years have not seen much action for a better deal for women in various fields, including in politics.

30 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

Yashobhoomi , the second iconic world-class exhibition centre in Delhi. (Image: Twitter)

Chandrajit Banerjee | New Yashobhoomi' in Delhi will help promote...

Yashobhoomi will, among others, be the exclusive platform for MSMEs, startups & the hitherto neglected artisans to...

29 Sept 2023 12:15 AM IST