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Aakar Patel | Demystifying the G-20 presidency: What it means for...

There will be no end to the claim that this is India's moment to lead the world, or at least lead it till the next...

13 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, greets Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel during the swearing in ceremony of the later in Gandhinagar, India, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. (Photo: AP)

Shikha Mukerjee | After Gujarat, can BJP beat law of diminishing...

In Gujarat and in Himachal Pradesh, Mr Modi made no bones about how the voters should weigh their choices

13 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

Diana and Meghan did the democratic world a favour in boldly exposing the underbelly of the royal family, which by itself is an anachronism in the modern age. (SAEED KHAN / AFP)

Kishwar Desai | Furore erupts as Harry & Meghan reveal the truth' on...

For many of us who have seen the initial romcom unfold and implode in front of us there is very little in Harry and...

12 Dec 2022 1:41 AM IST

The economy had contracted by 7.3 per cent in 2020-21 on account of impact of COVID pandemic. (Photo: PTI)

Sanjaya Baru | The world economy and us: Are we decoupled?

It is time the Union government offered an honest, realistic and objective assessment of where the economy is headed.

12 Dec 2022 1:35 AM IST

Mallikarjun Babu had a secret weapon: his cousin, film financier Govardhan Babu. Who owned a souped-up, twin-carb Premier Padmini with floorshift gears, alloy rims, multibranch exhaust, air-conditioning and a cutting-edge stereo system. (Image by arrangement)

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | How Mallikarjun Babu's secret weapon...

To this day, Malli, now a grandfather, gets a befuddled look in his eyes and bites his lower lip suggestively when the...

11 Dec 2022 1:25 AM IST

Mallikarjun Kharge succeeds Sonia Gandhi at the grand old partys highest office (PTI/R Senthil Kumar)

Anita Katyal | Kharge ups the ante on Sonia cabal; Kanhaiya may head...

It is not surprising Kanhaiya is being considered for a larger role in state politics given his proximity to...

11 Dec 2022 1:12 AM IST

The truth, on the other hand, is that public confidence in the judiciary will be shaken if, faced with a prima facie case of his bias, the judge insists on deciding the case.

Pavan K. Varma | In collegium debate, speed, transparency key concerns

The crux of the problem is that all governments would like a more pliant judiciary, supportive of its actions and agenda

11 Dec 2022 12:56 AM IST

The next lines of the verse whose first lines words are Christmas is coming are Please put a penny in the old mans hat? If you havent got a penny, a hapenny will do (Representational Image)

Farrukh Dhondy | Will a wave of strikes in UK take the joy out of...

At every Tube station, on every main street and outside most supermarkets, the poor man's/woman's hat/metal bowl is...

10 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

Cristiano Ronaldo (Twitter)

Shobhaa De | No one can really bajaao Ronaldo's band in Qatar

This is star power! A five-time Ballon d'Or winner! Nobody can take away Ronaldo's glorious career and incredible...

10 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

It is never too early to explore more intrusive management measures to improve the efficiency of public expenditure. 9Representational Image)

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Indian economy between a rock and a hard place

Budget reform must enable doing more with less, cut waste, improve project execution, and control administrative...

9 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

among all childhood vaccines, measles is one of the most effective vaccines and two shots of the measles vaccine to a child reduces the risk of disease that is close to negligible. (Representational Image/AP)

Chandrakant Lahariya | Amid surge in measles cases, it's time to step...

A measles vaccine has been available since 1963 and used in India's universal immunisation programme since 1985

9 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Governor Arif Mohammad Khan (Photo: ANI)

Dilip Cherian | Kerala babu finds himself caught in crossfire between...

The Kerala high court dismissed a petition which sought the court's intervention to ensure that the governor signs bills...

8 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST