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Apparently, there have been several instances in which the ministry was provided wrong information, either deliberately or negligently, by states. (Representational image/ DC File)

Dilip Cherian | Centre warns officers filing false info on behalf of...

Apparently, the problem has grown alarmingly so that finance secretary T.V. Somanathan had to step in

12 May 2022 1:49 AM IST

Rioters hurl stones and sticks during a communal riot that escalated due to clamping illegal water connection in a religious place in Moti Karanja area of Aurangabad. (photo: PTI)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Violence in Indian life: Can rulers take steps...

Drifting towards bigotry and blinkers, we must bear in mind that there is a domestic as well as an international...

12 May 2022 1:09 AM IST

The Ukraine story will certainly take a turn once the identity of senior Western officials, generals and mercenary groups at Azov are revealed. (Representational Image/ AP)

Saeed Naqvi | Sanctions hit Europe as US wants it weak: Putin adviser

The re-emergence of Russia with the help of friends who don't want Western hegemony, is unacceptable to the West

11 May 2022 12:36 AM IST

Pope Francis. (AP)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Ukraine poses a big crisis for political'...

Political empires and the papacy of course don't sail in the same boat any longer, as was the case in the Middle Ages in...

11 May 2022 12:18 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI)

Aakar Patel | Fixing issues, not PR alone, may improve India's image

To correct a problem, one has to first acknowledge a problem

10 May 2022 12:51 AM IST

Frances President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (AP)

K.C. Singh | Trade & Ukraine: Modi's fine balance in Europe

Joint statements broadly indicate the mutually perceived vision of future relations

10 May 2022 12:35 AM IST

It is most likely that Prime Minister Modi and home minister Shah will go into a self-congratulatory mode in the belief that they have handled the long-festering Kashmir problem well. (Representational Image/ PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | In J&K, BJP continues to play political...

The Modi government was not satisfied with removing Article 370 for Jammu and Kashmir

9 May 2022 12:47 AM IST

South Koreas new leader Yoon Suk Yeol. (Twitter)

Skand Tayal | New Prez wants closer Seoul ties with US & India, and to...

Yoon Suk Yeol is considered rather unfamiliar with global affairs and is likely to rely on his trusted advisers to frame...

9 May 2022 12:13 AM IST

Elon Musk (Twitter/@AFP)

Shashi Warrier | The tweet is mightier than the sword

It's not the servers and the software but what people do with them

8 May 2022 1:23 AM IST

Bulldozers being used to remove illegal structures during a joint anti-encroachment drive by NDMC, PWD, local bodies and the police, in the violence-hit Jahangirpuri area, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan)

Manish Tewari | The bulldozer

The use of the bulldozer as a weapon is not new

8 May 2022 12:22 AM IST

Prashant Kishor (ANI)

Sunil Gatade | PK's gameplan: Won't be on sidelines for Battle of 2024

Mr Kishor is open about the fact that leaders of all parties are in touch with him

7 May 2022 12:49 AM IST

A good Muslim friend tells me that Id is the occasion when the faithful ask God to recognise their sacrifice through fasting all through the days of Ramzan, not praying for material gifts, but for peace on earth and goodwill to humanity. (Representational Image/ DC)

Farrukh Dhondy | Prayers, zakat for Ukrainians & all oppressed to show...

Not all the Ehl-e-kitabists are united in condemning the slaughter and Russia's war crimes in Ukraine

7 May 2022 12:49 AM IST