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File photo of Lt General Anil Chauhan (retd) who has been appointed as the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). (Photo: PTI)

Syed Ata Hasnain | As a new CDS takes charge, fresh start for the...

The appointment of Lt. Gen. Anil Chauhan as the CDS, with the rank of general, is largely being welcomed

4 Oct 2022 1:00 AM IST

Indias Arshdeep Singh bowls during the second Twenty20 international cricket match between India and South Africa at the Assam Cricket Association Stadium in Guwahati on October 2, 2022. (Photo: AFP)

Aakar Patel | Why does Indian cricket deify the batsmen, but look down...

The bowler is a second-class citizen in the commonwealth of cricket. The rules are written and rewritten to undermine...

4 Oct 2022 12:05 AM IST

Britains Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, Liz Truss, leaves from Balmoral Castle in Ballater, Scotland, on September 6, 2022, after meeting with Britains Queen Elizabeth II and being invited to form a Government. (Photo: AFP)

Kishwar Desai | Truss-Kwarteng face opprobrium; will rail strike mar...

In the midst of this doom and gloom everyone is hunting for even a faint silver lining in every dark cloud.

3 Oct 2022 1:29 AM IST

Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge (ANI)

Sanjaya Baru | Organisation Man' takes on the Non-Organisation Man'

Mr Kharge as Congress president will play the same role that Manmohan Singh played as Prime Minister, writes Sanjaya...

3 Oct 2022 1:13 AM IST

Who wore the nattier mourning hat Kate or Meghan? (Photo By Arrangement)

Shreya Sen-Handley | What Chucky did next, and other regal musings

Pointing inquisitors to this column every time a royal question is popped, I'd be at liberty to return to my pleasantly...

2 Oct 2022 12:15 AM IST

Few can question that the amount of hatred that is spewed on prime-time TV under the garb of debate , is uncivilised, undemocratic and an incitement to violence. (Photo | Flickr - John S. Quarterman)

Pavan K. Varma | In war on hate speech, err on side of freedom

Hate speech, based on suspicion, violence and hostility between religious communities, is directly antithetical to...

2 Oct 2022 12:05 AM IST

MP Shashi Tharoor with former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh. (Photo: Twitter)

Anita Katyal | Cong prez polls: Diggy & Shashi got played, Selja scare...

Once it became clear that Raj CM Ashok Gehlot was not in the fray for the election of the next Cong prez, a host of...

2 Oct 2022 12:00 AM IST

The Navratri festival of nine nights began on October 10 and culminates with the celebration of Dussehra.(Photo: PTI)

Shobhaa De | Political dandiya across India Happy Navratri!

There is a degree of golmal this year about this -- who is Ravan and which one is Ram?

1 Oct 2022 12:05 AM IST

British Labour MP called Rupa Huq has been suspended by her party for passing racist remarks. (Photo: Twitter)

Farrukh Dhondy | Black in Britain: It's not just race; it's about...

Some of those who rose through the professional ranks retained their connections, however vague, with the black ...

1 Oct 2022 12:03 AM IST

The Congress Party on Saturday postponed its rally, on the economic slowdown scheduled for December 1, citing the increased security measures in view of the Ayodhya verdict. (Representational Image | PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | Our time will come' But Cong doesn't know when!

The leaders are so wrapped up in themselves that they are disdainful of reality

30 Sept 2022 12:00 AM IST

Servicemen of a territorial defence unit train during an exercise in Kryvyj Rih on September 28, 2022, amid the Russia invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Moscow & West must remember history, and scale...

Several questions arise in the context of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Is Russia too big to sustain itself on its own...

29 Sept 2022 12:05 AM IST

Every year, an estimated 26 lakh people (one in every four deaths that happens in the country) die due to cardio-vascular diseases. (Representational Image)

Chandrakant Lahariya | Some heart attacks can be prevented with a few...

As we grow old, with every passing year in life, the accumulation of fat in the arteries of the heart reduces the blood...

29 Sept 2022 12:00 AM IST