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Praveen Davar | Looking back: How Goa was made a part of India in 1961

Nehru had made up his mind, and on December 17 Indian troops moved into Goa and, within 26 hours, made it a part of...

20 Jan 2022 1:14 AM IST

Indian army soldiers patrol near the Line of Control (LoC). (PTI file photo)

Aakar Patel | Pakistan's new security policy: How should India...

The policy articulates what it sees as Pakistan's vision and priorities and provides a detailed implementation framework

19 Jan 2022 2:46 AM IST

The government had earlier told the court that begging should not be a crime if it was done due to poverty. It had also said begging will not be decriminalised. (Photo: AFP | Representational)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Identity politics threat to social cohesion in...

Tragically, symbols have acquired all the substitute value of substance under leaders who splash out on the circus of...

19 Jan 2022 1:36 AM IST

Birju Maharaj (1938-2022)

Shovana Narayan | A legend who will live on in our memories

Humour and interest in little details were indelible part of Maharaj ji's character

18 Jan 2022 8:43 AM IST

Union minister of state for food and public distribution system, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, stated in Lok Sabha that in terms of rice, Punjab had contributed 135.89 LMTs while Telangana contributed 94.57 LMTs. (Representational image: PTI)

Mohan Guruswamy | The downfall of Punjab: Can it be model' again?

From a breadbasket state it has now become a basket case that is engorged on huge subsidies such as MSP and free...

18 Jan 2022 1:39 AM IST

This handout picture taken and released by the Russian Defence Ministry on January 14, 2022 shows Russian troops unboarding a military cargo plane upon landing in Ivanovo after compleeting their mission in Kazakhstan. (AFP)

Manish Tewari | From Russia with love

According to information available in the public space, Russian forces are currently surrounding Ukraine from three...

17 Jan 2022 2:42 AM IST

Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (AFP)

Kishwar Desai | BoJo may survive Partygate just yet; murder mysteries...

Boris Johnson first denied that there ever was a party at Number 10 during lockdown and then he apologised for them

17 Jan 2022 1:01 AM IST

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Wednesday apologised for attending a lockdown-breaching party held in his Downing Street garden. (AFP Photo)

Farrukh Dhondy | Is the party over for BoJo at last? Will Starmers get...

Was this congregation of people in the garden of 10 Downing Street a prayer meeting?

15 Jan 2022 12:29 AM IST

Besides the traditional internal security hotspots like Kashmir and the Northeast, we need to dwell briefly on other places where attention does not travel easily. (Photo:PTI)

Syed Ata Hasnain | The sensitivities of India's internal security in...

With networks far easier to establish and communications faster and more reliable, instability spreads many times...

14 Jan 2022 11:11 PM IST

Indian Army tanks pull back from the banks of Pangong Tso lake region, in Ladakh along the India-China border on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. (AP)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | From Pangong to Delhi... Dragon's dagger...

More hostility should be anticipated, not just of the military kind at the border

14 Jan 2022 1:31 AM IST

Recently, there was a conclave of so-called sadhus in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, which gave a call for killing and wiping out Muslims. (Representational Image/ AP)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Push back against hate: Redefine new normal'

In many countries, the unfolding tragedy of the Covid-19 pandemic has been accompanied by intense polarisation

13 Jan 2022 1:29 AM IST

Last year, none other than the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) had directed that a cooling-off period should be mandatorily imposed on all retired government officials before they can take up other jobs in the private sector. (Representational image/ Twitter)

Dilip Cherian | Shouldn't babus cool off' before contesting polls?

Two senior babus in Uttar Pradesh took voluntary retirement and decided to join politics, with an eye on the upcoming...

12 Jan 2022 1:43 AM IST