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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

Farrukh Dhondy | Of bad apples and good apples: Why UK police needs a makeover

Farrukh Dhondy | Of bad apples' and good apples': Why UK police needs...

Only with root and branch reform will public faith in the Met be restored

8 April 2023 1:09 AM IST

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Shobhaa De | So much thin air': Thanks for the strong snub by SC!

Narratives are being altered with complete impunity, while we sit back and do nothing!

8 April 2023 1:03 AM IST

There are several petitions before the Supreme Court of India challenging the constitutional validity of the law. (Representational Image/ ANI File)

L. Ravichander | Incorporate right to political opinion in the right...

A growing tendency is being witnessed to move court against political statements

7 April 2023 12:05 AM IST

Former US president Donald Trump appears in court at the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on April 4, 2023. - Former US president Donald Trump arrived for a historic court appearance in New York on Tuesday, facing criminal charges that threaten to upend the 2024 White House race. (Photo: PTI)

Indranil Banerjie | Trump in court a signal US democracy isn't broken...

The pillars of America's democracy might appear wobbly from time to time, but they appear to have endured a lot better...

7 April 2023 12:00 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | More secys quit: Is lateral entry losing its sheen?

There is resistance from the existing bureaucracy, often due to a lack of trust and acceptance of lateral entrants

6 April 2023 12:05 AM IST

The thinking in the government is that for Indian economy to grow, it needs the big players, and the Modi establishments praise for MSMEs is just lip service. (Photo: PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Will breakup of monopolies give Indian...

The nationalist fervour that dominates Prime Minister Modi and the BJP is such that the nuances of policy have no value...

6 April 2023 12:00 AM IST