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Devi Kar | Some Things Don’t Change… That’s a Comfort In a World That’s Transforming

Devi Kar | Some Things Don’t Change… That’s a Comfort In a World ...

It’s a reality that in recent years the onslaught of changes which affect us have been so rapid and revolutionary that...

10 Aug 2025 11:41 PM IST

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | After 1971, Delhi Again Facing US-China Attack

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | After 1971, Delhi Again Facing US-China Attack

New Delhi needs to stand firm in the face of these unrelenting, deliberate and juvenile provocations

10 Aug 2025 10:56 PM IST

Lekha Shankar | Soft Power Thailand’s New Mantra

Lekha Shankar | Soft Power Thailand’s New Mantra

Launched by former Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, suspended since July by the Constitutional Court, this...

10 Aug 2025 10:30 PM IST

Sunil Gatade | Will the Dhankhar Effect Lead To a Major Shakeup In the BJP And Govt?

Sunil Gatade | Will the Dhankhar Effect Lead To a Major Shakeup In the...

Strong leaders are always afraid of a rebellion and try to do everything in their power to weed out the suspect or...

9 Aug 2025 10:30 PM IST

R. Suresh | What If We Trained Our Kids To Be Funny?

R. Suresh | What If We Trained Our Kids To Be Funny?

When we express that in our own kitchens, they do undergo significant changes, reflecting our own cooking styles,...

9 Aug 2025 9:49 PM IST

Manish Tewari | Sindoor Debate Missed Point — Lasting Security

Manish Tewari | Sindoor Debate Missed Point — Lasting Security

Central to this understanding is the context provided by Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Gen. Asim Munir’s portentous...

9 Aug 2025 9:01 PM IST

Shobhaa De | Mumbai’s Pigeon Politics: Will CM or Shinde Win?

Shobhaa De | Mumbai’s Pigeon Politics: Will CM or Shinde Win?

Kabootar politics has as much to do with playing into religious sentiments while ignoring health issues. Mr Fadnavis has...

8 Aug 2025 11:24 PM IST

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Will ‘Wokery’ Now Displace All Rivals To Christianity in Britain Of Today? | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Will ‘Wokery’ Now Displace All Rivals To...

So, what then of Danny’s contention that the second religion displacing Christianity in contemporary Britain is...

8 Aug 2025 11:07 PM IST

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Could Drones, Missiles Alone Fight Wars Today, Tomorrow?

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Could Drones, Missiles Alone Fight Wars...

One of the teasing questions that crops up with regard to the recent India-Pakistan clash following India’s Operation...

7 Aug 2025 11:10 PM IST

Bhubaneswar Kalita and Dalbir Singh | Early Detection & Collective Will Can Help India To Eradicate TB

Bhubaneswar Kalita and Dalbir Singh | Early Detection & Collective...

A bright coloured van rolling into a quiet village may not seem like a big deal -- but across India, such sights are...

7 Aug 2025 9:47 PM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | Loss Of People’s Faith in EC Puts Republic At Risk

Shikha Mukerjee | Loss Of People’s Faith in EC Puts Republic At Risk

The institution of the Election Commission, in its new avatar or in its constitutionally prescribed original form, has a...

6 Aug 2025 11:22 PM IST

Pradeep C. Nair | Dhaka’s Animosity Likely To Endanger Ganga Water Pact’s Renewal Next Year

Pradeep C. Nair | Dhaka’s Animosity Likely To Endanger Ganga Water...

The Farakka barrage (which lies 18 km from the Bangladesh border), when it was constructed in 1975, ensured diversion of...

5 Aug 2025 10:02 PM IST