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Farrukh Dhondy | Uncle Tom games: Can Gojo take on Czar's brigade as...

I am engaged in writing a book with the mildly derivate title 'Uncle Tom's Cabinet'

26 Feb 2022 7:13 AM IST

UP Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath gestures towards the party supporters during a road show ahead of the Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections, in Allahabad (SANJAY KANOJIA / AFP)

Anand K. Sahay | Will RSS do a rethink over Modi if he takes hit in...

Mohan Bhagwat, in an address, had made barely camouflaged critical observations on the government's handling of the...

26 Feb 2022 7:04 AM IST

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. (AFP)

Indranil Banerjie | Flashpoint Ukraine: Cold War thinking still...

The global order, democracy and world peace are under threat and the West is determined to prevent this from happening

25 Feb 2022 3:39 AM IST

Muslim women gather to participate in a march against banning Muslim girls wearing hijab from attending classes at some schools in Karnataka, in New Delhi. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Anjaneya Reddy | Time Muslims in India disposed of their non-native...

Indian Muslims have a lesson to learn from the Syrian Christians of Kerala

25 Feb 2022 1:37 AM IST

26-year-old Harsh, a tailor and Bajrang Dal leader, who was murdered. (Twitter)

Patralekha Chatterjee | India needs healing touch to curb sectarian...

Anyone who watches the news knows about the recent murder of 26-year-old Harsh, a tailor and Bajrang Dal leader

24 Feb 2022 1:37 AM IST

Mohan Guruswamy | On secularism, conversion and the nature of religion

The acceptance of democracy as a way of life implies that we accept that we hold certain rights to be inalienable

23 Feb 2022 2:36 AM IST

Even though the ATS is considered a prestigious posting and Mr Pandey even dangled the carrot of 25 per cent extra salary by way of allowances, the word is that even his unconventional approach of seeking applicants on social media has failed to find an enthusiastic audience among the cops. (Representational Image/ PTI)

Dilip Cherian | ATS posts in Maharashtra turn political hot potatoes

Sources have also informed DKB that the state ATS chief, Vineet Agarwal, similarly, has written to the government...

23 Feb 2022 1:46 AM IST

NDTV journalist Ravish Kumar. (PTI)

Aakar Patel | It's important for media to focus on the reality of life...

India's media is largely an accomplice of the State here

22 Feb 2022 2:41 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (AP)

K.C. Singh | Ukraine crisis poses a big challenge for India, world

The question then arises as to what does Mr Putin wish to achieve

22 Feb 2022 2:17 AM IST

In this file photo, singer Lata Mangeshkar laughs at the launch of her hindi music album Saadgi or Simplicity, on World Music Day, in Mumbai. (Photo: AP)

Saeed Naqvi | A monochromatic wasteland cannot create another Lata...

Lata Mangeshkar's passing away does end an epoch but her music will remain part of the air generations will breathe

21 Feb 2022 6:56 AM IST

Rahul Bajaj (Twitter)

Sanjaya Baru | Rahul Bajaj: A business icon and national leader

There was a time when a business leader like JRD Tata could have a civil relationship with the PM and yet be critical of...

21 Feb 2022 6:48 AM IST

The country saw over 90,000 total hospital admissions for children 17 years old and under from August 1, 2020 to January 13, 2022, CDC data showed. (Representational Image/AP)

Ranjona Banerji | In India's hospitals, don't expect end-of-life care

We have learnt as a family that what we lack most terribly in India is geriatric care and an understanding of the last...

20 Feb 2022 3:01 AM IST