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The national flag is seen in the foreground as Rapid Action force (RAF) and Karnataka police personnel patrol on the disputed Idgah Maidan, on the eve of 76th Independence Day, at Chamrajpet area in Bengaluru, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. (PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | India@75 mood: Uneasy sense of...

Both Atal Behari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh functioned as Prime Ministers and the country moved, and no one felt the...

14 Aug 2022 11:50 PM IST

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Carpenter-backed roles and plumber's...

Honestly, though, film folk, you'll have to come up with new things to say in your coming interviews

14 Aug 2022 12:15 AM IST

On the midnight of 15 August 1947, India came into existence. (Photo: AFP/AP)

Saeed Naqvi | Why freedom came early: In August 1947, not June 1948

Instead of August 15, 1947, our Independence Day could well have been June 30, 1948

14 Aug 2022 12:12 AM IST

File photo of the Partition of 1947. (Photo: AP)

Manish Tewari | 75 years later, it's time to bury Partition legacy

Would un-partitioned India have survived the centrifugal tendencies that a constitutionally weak Centre would have...

14 Aug 2022 12:10 AM IST

A military fighter jet flies above the Taiwan Strait as seen from the 68-nautical-mile scenic spot, the closest point in mainland China to the island of Taiwan. (Photo: AP)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Beijing bully runs berserk: Taiwan today,...

What began in 1950 subsequently became a familiar pattern, leading to routine and repetitive acts

13 Aug 2022 12:14 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | When religions, cults dominate, truth a casualty &...

Religion has, throughout history, dominated the realms of politics and governance

13 Aug 2022 12:11 AM IST

Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar with Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav interacts with the media after meeting Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan, in Patna. (Photo: PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | Nitish's Bihar coup' to set off tremors across India

Nitish Kumar is the last of the politically active and physically robust survivors of the Mandal versus Kamandal war of...

12 Aug 2022 12:15 AM IST

Indian Army (Representational Image)

Probal DasGupta | Free India's great achievements: A secular armed...

The Indian army is arguably one of the most diverse, versatile and inclusive combat forces on earth

12 Aug 2022 12:01 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. (PTI)

Dilip Cherian | New worry for UP govt: Exit of senior officers

Some blame the over-politicisation of the service in UP, which is making babus avoid working in the state

11 Aug 2022 12:09 AM IST

Taliban flags fluttering at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

Anand K. Sahay | Games Taliban play: Why India must engage in...

New Delhi may have to cautiously re-visit its modulated approach to the Taliban to check for roadworthiness

11 Aug 2022 12:07 AM IST

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis with newly sworn-in ministers, at a ceremony at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

Sunil Gatade | Maha finally gets Cabinet, but problems not over yet

The developments over the past month show that the BJP is playing big brother and Devendra Fadnavis is the main power...

10 Aug 2022 12:07 AM IST

Amitabha Bhattacharya | Back to first love: How life is a lot better...

Travelling back in time, I derived some satisfaction from the visible development all around, tinged with some sadness...

10 Aug 2022 12:04 AM IST