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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

Dilip Cherian | Why is govt not filling vacancy of 3rd EC member as...

An election commissioner post has been vacant for the past four months after the retirement of Sushil Chandra in May...

28 Sept 2022 12:02 AM IST

Though the GDP numbers grew with low base effect, there are also other significant reasons which suggest a recovery in the economy. (Twitter)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | The other side of life in the 5th largest...

India has 1.4 billion people against the UK's 68 million. Even a low per capita income adds up to an impressive total

28 Sept 2022 12:00 AM IST

Aakar Patel | Is govt trying to finish off civil society & India's...

PM Modi continues a common theme where he has attacked what is called civil society , which he sees as an enemy

27 Sept 2022 12:05 AM IST

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat (PTI)

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Does RSS chief's Muslim dialogue have a...

The RSS will become a centenarian in 2025 and no one can ignore the philosophy of cultural nationalism as being integral...

27 Sept 2022 12:00 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President JP Nadda and Punjab Lok Congress President Captain Amarinder Singh during a meeting ahead of Punjab polls 2022, in New Delhi, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Sunil Gatade | As BJP footprint grows, will it get bogged down with...

Most of the recent inductions show that the BJP, which boasts of being the world's largest party, simply loves deadwood

26 Sept 2022 9:42 AM IST

Ukrainian serviceman walks past a blown Russian APC near Kutuzivka, north of Kharkiv, east Ukraine, Sunday, May 15, 2022. (AP/Mstyslav Chernov)

Syed Ata Hasnain | The Ukraine war and the prospects in the making

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, which was due to meet in early September 2022, didn't appear to offer any hope...

26 Sept 2022 9:37 AM IST

File photo of Russian army soldiers marching during an action in support for the soldiers involved in the military operation in Ukraine. (Photo: AP)

Manish Tewari | What India can do to end the Ukraine war

The world must, therefore, urgently push Russia to negotiate and accept the fact that Ukraine is, after all, a sovereign...

25 Sept 2022 12:15 AM IST