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The coronation of King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla takes places on May 6. (Photo: Twitter)

Chariot ride to be shorter for King... Did Modi rap Rishi over...

Even the response on the streets may not be as expansive as it was for the queen.

17 April 2023 12:28 AM IST

A view of the Howrah Bridge from the vessel P S Bhopal. (Photo by arrangement)

Ranjona Banerji | When we are exceptional' but our nostalgia is...

If you bombard me with Bombay/Mumbai nostalgia, I'd be over the moon. I'm lying. I'm not fond of Internet forwards

16 April 2023 12:15 AM IST

The Indian State and those who run it better realise that its a wasteful exercise to wrestle with history. (Representational Image)

Pavan K. Varma | History and caricature: The difference isn't minor!

The revision of history is a much more complex project than simply trying to downplay the Mughals

16 April 2023 12:10 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with his sister and the partys general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. (PTI Photo)

Anita Katyal | Will Vadra stand from Wayanad? Raje targeted by Pilot...

Priyanka Gandhi has stepped up her public appearances since Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from the Lok Sabha

16 April 2023 12:05 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai during the inauguration of the India Energy Week 2023 in Bengaluru on Monday. (PHOTO: PTI)

Sunil Gatade | May 13 in Karnataka: For whom will it be unlucky?

With the Lok Sabha polls just a year away, the Karnataka polls may be crucial to show which way the political winds are...

15 April 2023 12:10 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)

Farrukh Dhondy | Why Sunak allows racist rhetoric' by Suella: Will it...

Baroness Warsi, a former co-chair of the Tory Party, has criticised home secretary Suella Cruella Braverman for using ...

15 April 2023 12:05 AM IST

April 14 instantly brings to mind the legacy of Dr B.R. Ambedkar, the architect of Indias Constitution, whose 132nd birth anniversary is being celebrated this month.

Praveen Davar | How Ambedkar ensured Hindu society's reform despite...

A saffron-clad swami went to the extent of saying an untouchable' had no business meddling in matters normally the...

14 April 2023 12:05 AM IST

This handout photograph taken on April 4, 2023 and released by the Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB) shows Bhutans King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (L) walking along with Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their meeting in New Delhi. (Photo: PIB)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Bhutan, India and Dragon: Himalayan crisis...

The King of Bhutan had to rush to New Delhi last week to restore confidence and re-strengthen the economic and security...

14 April 2023 12:00 AM IST

Governor RN Ravi. (ANI Image)

Dilip Cherian | Should officers prioritise Centre over the cadre of...

While officers are meant to serve people in their respective states, they are also required to adhere to the policies of...

13 April 2023 12:05 AM IST

There will be a steady and gradual rise in maximum temperature by 3-5 degrees Celsius over most parts of the country during the next few days. (AA File Photo)

Patralekha Chatterjee | As India gets hotter, it's time to act...

In a hotter world, India urgently needs hyper-local heat action plans based on granular heat vulnerability assessment

13 April 2023 12:00 AM IST

This is the second time that PM Modi will be chairing the BRICS Summit, the first being the Goa Summit in 2016. (PTI)

Padma Rao Sundarji | New currency for Brics: How feasible will it be?

Brics, whose joint share in worldwide GDP overtook even that of the G-7 in 2020, isn't the first entity to come up with...

12 April 2023 12:00 AM IST

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