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A Royal Bengal tiger walks near a lake at the Ranthambhore national park in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan (AP)

Ranjona Banerji | Some tips and tricks to survive the holidays

May the virus stop controlling us, and see you on the other side

19 Dec 2021 1:51 AM IST

A health worker prepares to inoculates a man with a dose of the Covishield vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus. (Photo: AFP)

Anti-vaxxers' a threat to others; live in denial of science, reality

There are some religious maniacs who believe that muttering some phrase or charm will save them from Covid-19

18 Dec 2021 12:25 AM IST

Balrampur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the inauguration of the Saryu Nahar National Project, ahead of UP Assembly elections 2022, in Balrampur district. (PTI Photo)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Politics of nostalgia hides the problems of...

Central to the BJP's ideology is the juxtaposition of a glorious Hindu golden age followed by an era of Muslim...

17 Dec 2021 11:59 PM IST

Some of the big names include companies like Beacon Pharmaceuticals, Beximco Pharmaceuticals, Square Pharmaceuticals, Summit Power, Renata Ltd, Pran-RFL, bKash and the Meghna Group of Industries. (Representational Image/ AP)

Indranil Banerjie | Why Bangladesh didn't turn into a failed state

First, of course, it managed to break free from a colonial relationship with its western and more powerful half, West...

17 Dec 2021 2:39 AM IST

Shankar Roychowdhury | Looking back at 1971: How India cut Pak down to...

From India's point of view, it was to pay Pakistan back for torturing its own population and consequently creating an...

16 Dec 2021 1:38 AM IST

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee with her advisor Alapan Bandyopadhyay during a meeting, in Kolkata. (PTI)

Dilip Cherian | Supreme Court restrains Centre from acting against...

The babu failed to attend a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who had visited the state in May

16 Dec 2021 1:09 AM IST

Praveen Davar | In 1971 War, the battles on western front were...

The corps commanders under the Western Command were Lt. Gens Sartaj Singh, K.K. Singh and N.C. Rawlley

15 Dec 2021 2:47 AM IST

People hold candles as they pay tribute to late Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, who was killed along with his wife and 11 armed forces personnel in an Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu, in Bengaluru, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. (PTI)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Amid IAF tragedy, a look back at air safety...

Without passing comment or being judgmental, let's examine some cases of flight safety failures around the world and in...

15 Dec 2021 2:09 AM IST

The key provision of AFSPA is the sweeping empowerment of individuals from the police and the military and the paramilitary forces to open fire if he is of the opinion that it is necessary so to do for the maintenance of public order. (Representational Image/ DC File)

Aakar Patel | Should AFSPA be repealed, or stay? The case: For and...

Later this month the Nagaland Assembly will convene a special session to demand that the law be suspended in that state

14 Dec 2021 3:01 AM IST

Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (Born 9 Decem-ber 1878; Died 25 December 1972). (Twitter)

Mohan Guruswamy | Two sides of Rajaji: Will India heed him at last?

We remember him mostly for the negatives attributed to him, but his foresight went largely forgotten

14 Dec 2021 2:30 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi. (AFP)

Saeed Naqvi | After Putin trip, India closer to the poker table on...

Militancy gestating next door, in Afghanistan, and in the notice of closest friend America places New Delhi in an...

13 Dec 2021 3:58 AM IST

The ASCI was founded as the Indian equivalent and was meant to train middle management. (Twitter)

Sanjaya Baru | India the global home of cross-cultural managers

Middle class India, from which the corporate sector draws most of its managers, is largely bilingual, often tri- and...

13 Dec 2021 3:09 AM IST