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Farrukh Dhondy | Did BoJo lie? I have a dream of what may be coming next!

Farrukh Dhondy | Did BoJo lie? I have a dream of what may be coming...

The breaking of the law by defying it and partying when it was forbidden will be retrospectively made a criminal offence

22 April 2022 11:55 PM IST

A Member of Youth Congress wear PM Modi mask during a protest against the central government for the hike in fuel,LPG price and the using bulldozer in jahangirpuri encroachment in Delhi, in Bengaluru. (PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | BJP a political beneficiary of...

The BJP is not afraid or ashamed to target Muslims under the cover of the law because it is fetching the party rich...

22 April 2022 11:55 PM IST

While the poor with little savings and social protection are obviously the worst-hit, the middle and lower-middle classes are also impacted by the sharp uptick in food and fuel prices. (Representational Image/ DC File)

Patralekha Chatterjee | It's time to talk about food and impact of...

When food costs more, many people have no choice but to eat less or eat cheaper, lower quality food

21 April 2022 11:16 PM IST

The country had sufficient reserves of food grains (58.4 million tons) and pulses (three million tons) on March 1, 2020. (Representational Image/ PTI)

Anoushka Jha | 2 ways to rebuild food security in India after being...

Food insecurity is a major growing concern in India with its large percentage of poor people

21 April 2022 11:16 PM IST

Pakistans Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. (ANI File)

Kamal Davar | Engage directly with Pak Army to break deadlock

Pakistan's anti-India and Kashmir obsessions coupled with the export of terror remains the cornerstone of its foreign...

21 April 2022 12:40 AM IST

The MHA babus argue that under existing rules, most IPS officers come on Central deputation only at the IG level, which has led to the current shortage of SP- and DIG-level officers at the Centre. (Representational Image/ DC File)

Dilip Cherian | MHA sets up another face-off with states on IPS...

With more than a reported 50% vacancies at both these levels at the Centre, it seems like a desperate move by the...

21 April 2022 12:09 AM IST

The older people leaned heavily on the young for technological know-how and skills, while the younger generation looked to their elders for knowledge, experience and wisdom. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

Devi Kar | Young and old can help each other & bridge generation gap

An interdependent and connected society can yield rich dividends and make human existence far more meaningful

20 April 2022 6:43 AM IST

A health worker collects swab samples of residents for Covid-19 testing, in Gurugram. (PTI)

Chandrakant Lahariya | Don't worry too much as Covid cases surge again

Most of those tested positive are asymptomatic or mild symptomatic & had got themselves tested voluntarily, for travel...

20 April 2022 12:38 AM IST

Several houses, religious places and shops were gutted in Khargone as the communal violence, after an attack on a Ram Navami procession, spread to different parts of the city by late Sunday night. (Representational Image/PTI)

Aakar Patel | India likely to stay on US list of concern' on human...

The world is not blind to what is happening in India today and it is uncomfortable with it

18 April 2022 11:55 PM IST

Members of the UN Security Council vote to abstain from a resolution proposed by the Russian Federation and therefore preventing its passage during a meeting of the UN Security Council, Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at United Nations headquarters. (AP)

Mohan Guruswamy | What kind of a role should India get in a wider...

India's diplomacy for the past many years has increasingly focused on securing permanent membership of the UN Security...

18 April 2022 10:46 PM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (AP)

Saeed Naqvi | Can Imran do in Pakistan what Erdogan did in Turkey?

Anti-Americanism is a sure-fire electoral trick in a Muslim country that nurses a deep grievance against the US

18 April 2022 12:45 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden (PTI file image)

Sanjaya Baru | US does a lot for India, but India too does a lot for...

What the bilateral trade figures do not reveal is the transfer of wealth from India to the US through the export of...

18 April 2022 12:05 AM IST