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Ranjona Banerji | A 60-yr-old's adventures and snarling aunties

Age is just a number but numbers pile up. In four-and-a-half billion years, the sun will become a red giant and solar...

18 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

View of Parliament House ahead of its Monsoon session in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)

Manish Tewari | Should Parliament codify basic structure doctrine?

The basic structure doctrine is a feature of modern and progressive democracy

18 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

A worker carrying LPG cylinders on a bicycle crosses a road, shrouded in a thick layer of smog, in New Delhi (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Tackle toxic air now: It's ruining our lives,...

It is also glaringly obvious that apart from killing us slowly, toxic air is taking a huge toll on India's economy

17 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

In Britain, which has certainly been demographically transformed into a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, multi-faith society in the last 50 years, it has become customary to ask first-generation immigrants where they come from without any malice intended. (Photo: Twitter)

Farrukh Dhondy | Where are you from? UK row erupts on royal racism,...

Can we understand an 83-year-old privileged lady being unaware that her attitude and persistence amounted to abuse ?

17 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command, Lt Gen MM Naravane, review the security situation and operational preparedness in the border areas of Arunachal Pradesh, in Tawang. (PTI file photo)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | 1962 to 2022: No lessons learnt on tackling...

One only hopes that 60 years from now, history won't repeat itself in 2082

16 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal with Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai and other leaders during celebrations after AAP crossed the majority mark in the MCD polls, at the party headquarters in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Amid BJP triumph, can AAP be a force in 2024?

The future direction of politics also depends on the performance of Cong govt in HP and coordination between the MCD and...

15 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

Right from the junior classes they are busy learning foreign languages, musical instruments, martial arts and all kinds of sports. In addition, they soon get busy trying to improve on their academic scores and preparing for various competitive exams. (Representational Image)

Devi Kar | Schools need to teach the basics, not just prepare kids for...

All human qualities are forgotten in the zeal and single-mindedness of what is to be attained -- never mind the means

15 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

Customs officers say that these rituals interfere with their duties of apprehending economic offenders, including smugglers and traffickers. (Representational AP image)

Dilip Cherian | Customs staff in Mumbai irked by IRS officers' salute...

Revenue and finance babus are not regimental, requiring uniforms and British-era salutes and parades

14 Dec 2022 12:54 AM IST

The faceoff, which was reported near Yangtse in the Tawang sector, had lasted for few hours before both sides disengaged. Representational Image. (Twitter)

KC Singh | To keep peace at LAC, be ready to confront China

The next year will test the wisdom of both in maintaining peace and normalcy at the Line of Actual Control.

14 Dec 2022 12:45 AM IST

Aakar Patel | Demystifying the G-20 presidency: What it means for...

There will be no end to the claim that this is India's moment to lead the world, or at least lead it till the next...

13 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, greets Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel during the swearing in ceremony of the later in Gandhinagar, India, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. (Photo: AP)

Shikha Mukerjee | After Gujarat, can BJP beat law of diminishing...

In Gujarat and in Himachal Pradesh, Mr Modi made no bones about how the voters should weigh their choices

13 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

Diana and Meghan did the democratic world a favour in boldly exposing the underbelly of the royal family, which by itself is an anachronism in the modern age. (SAEED KHAN / AFP)

Kishwar Desai | Furore erupts as Harry & Meghan reveal the truth' on...

For many of us who have seen the initial romcom unfold and implode in front of us there is very little in Harry and...

12 Dec 2022 1:41 AM IST