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In this photo provided by Chad Fish, the remnants of a large balloon drift above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, with a fighter jet and its contrail seen below it, Feb. 4, 2023. The downing of the suspected Chinese spy balloon by a missile from an F-22 fighter jet created a spectacle over one of the states tourism hubs and drew crowds reacting with a mixture of bewildered gazing, distress and cheering. (Photo: AP)

Manish Tewari | What did the balloon tell China about US?

Why on earth would China fly a balloon into US territory?

12 Feb 2023 12:55 AM IST

nurse prepares a ward that is set up to treat patients infected with the Omicron coronavirus variant, at the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad. (PTI Photo)

Shashi Warrier | The fitness of the bystander

Off goes the bystander on a hundred-metre sprint to the pharmacy, which is always at the far end of the hospital.

12 Feb 2023 12:55 AM IST

Hanif Kureishi. (Deccan Chronicle Photo)

Shobhaa De | Why time for maun vrat' is over: Silence not an option

Kureishi collapsed on a street in Rome on Boxing Day and has been recuperating in a hospital in the vicinity ever since.

11 Feb 2023 1:04 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | On truth' in the Age of Internet: How Wikipedia is...

There lies one of the instant hazards of Internet biography -- one can't tell lies about one's age any more.

11 Feb 2023 12:54 AM IST

Assam chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma. (PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Using stick isn't the way to deter child...

Sarma has followed the letter of the law in his zeal to fight the social evil of child marriage.

10 Feb 2023 12:39 AM IST

NewsThe continuous tussle between Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis is the most likely reason for senior bureaucrats in Maharashtra to be unhappy. (Photo: PTI)

Dilip Cherian | IPS officers in Maha need to wait longer for their...

Fadnavis may be the second in command but is clearly the one who calls the shots

9 Feb 2023 12:05 AM IST

Patralekha Chatterjee | Drug regulators in India must do better oversight

Patralekha Chatterjee | Drug regulators in India must do better...

India's drug regulators must do a better job to detect non-standard quality drugs before an international alert

9 Feb 2023 12:00 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the 57th All India Conference of Director Generals/Inspector Generals of Police, in New Delhi, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Saeed Naqvi | Will the BBC TV documentary be revived here for...

Ban a TV show, and you are guaranteed a record audience

8 Feb 2023 12:35 AM IST

Indian Air Forces aerobatic team Suryakiran performs during the inauguration of the 13th edition of Aero India, at Yelahanka air base in Bengaluru. (File photo: PTI)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | At Aero India, focus on safety & tech transfer

Flight safety reigns supreme in any aviation enterprise

8 Feb 2023 12:30 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

Aakar Patel | Does Centre have plan to fix India's problems? Why no...

We can debate about the role of the Opposition parties and the role of the media, but we have done that often

7 Feb 2023 12:05 AM IST

China reached the one billion milestone in 1980, while India got there in 1997. (Representational Image)

Mohan Guruswamy | China's people crisis and lessons India must learn

China has hit an impenetrable economic wall. The People's Republic now has a people crisis it has now stopped growing...

7 Feb 2023 12:00 AM IST

Pakistans former President Gen. Pervez Musharrafs popularity dropped and the attack by the security forces on Lal Masjid conservative seminary in Islamabad in July 2007 further increased his unpopularity. (File Photo: AP)

From commando to Prez: The Musharraf era led to turmoil & ill-will in...

Musharraf was on the run from legal and political retaliation from within Pakistan

6 Feb 2023 12:44 AM IST