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The new Sansad Bhavan (Parliament building) under Central Vista Project. (PTI Photo)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Will new House symbolise our democratic...

A re-enactment of a meaningless ritual whose historicity is dubious has now been made the keystone of India's...

30 May 2023 12:05 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with USA President Joe Biden and Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, at G-7 Summit, in Germany. (PTI Photo)

Sanjaya Baru | G-7 and Global South: A world of unequals

It is within this world of unequals that India seeks space for its own development

29 May 2023 12:10 AM IST

Prime Minister and senior BJP leader Narendra Modi addressed a public meeting ahead of Karnataka Assembly elections, at Nanjanagudu in Mysuru district, Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Sunil Gatade | As Assembly polls & 2024 LS loom, is Modi now missing...

The single pillar has always been shown as the boon of the world's largest party

29 May 2023 12:05 AM IST

Family members during the final rites of Sneha Chaurasia, who was shot dead inside the Greater Noidas Shiv Nadar University allegedly by a classmate, in Kanpur, Saturday, May 20, 2023. (Photo: PTI)

Anita Anand | How trauma and rejection led to a murder-suicide tragedy...

Such incidents can be averted with greater awareness and preparedness in understanding our emotions

28 May 2023 12:10 AM IST

The audience at a concert in Lucknow on May 22 Rajesh Bharadwaj

Shailaja Khanna | Surprise! Indian classical music now has young ears

The new listener gives standing ovations with alacrity; but is not hesitant to walk out if the performance does not...

28 May 2023 12:05 AM IST

All Opposition parties, in their own self-interest, must come together to oppose this ordinance when it comes up for ratification in Parliament. (Photo: PTI

Pavan Varma | Opp. must join hands, fight back over Delhi ordinance

It is becoming more than apparent that the BJP is acrimoniously unreconciled to losing electoral battles

27 May 2023 8:54 PM IST

Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar takes part in a press conference in Bangkok on August 17, 2022. (Jack TAYLOR / AFP)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Is Pak off Sangh radar? Ties uneasy amid...

At the moment, Pakistan has ceased to be that enemy which ideological fanatics so desperately need

27 May 2023 12:35 AM IST

British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak (Photo- AP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Amid dog-whistle politics, did Sunak go easy on...

Cruella, in an attempt to drown the noisy negative publicity, has resorted to dog-whistle politics

27 May 2023 12:24 AM IST

Rescue operation underway after a car got stuck in a waterlogged underpass following heavy rain, in Bengaluru, Sunday, May 21, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Patralekha Chatterjee | The Bengaluru drowning should be a wake-up...

The city lacks a functional system to drain out the water when the water level reaches a certain level following heavy...

26 May 2023 12:11 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Indian community programme, in Sydney. (Photo: PTI)

K.C. Singh | Modi Pacific foray: China, Quad, islands & diaspora

Mr Modi, perhaps mindful of past Opposition criticism of his partisan lectures while abroad, largely focused on...

25 May 2023 12:00 AM IST

File photo of former Telangana chief secretary Somesh Kumar. (Photo:@TelanganaCS)

Dilip Cherian | Ex-chief secy's return as KCR adviser kicks off a...

Having taken voluntary retirement in Feb, the 1989 batch IAS officer from AP has been given a 3-year term in the rank of...

25 May 2023 12:00 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves at an event to introduce new members of the Politburo Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Claude Arpi | What lies behind China's new role as peacemaker'

Beijing's Global Security Initiative (GSI) is another move from Beijing which indicates that China wants to play a...

24 May 2023 12:00 AM IST