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Pakistans Prime Minister Imran Khan. (Photo:PTI)

K.C. Singh | Chaos or transition? The path ahead for Pakistan

It had been speculated for months that relations had soured between the Pakistan Army and its favourite politician Imran...

5 April 2022 12:58 AM IST

A new generation of RSS and BJP leaders are not inclined to update the Hindutva ideology because their basic presumption of glorifying a dead national past is their basic principle. (Photo:PTI)

Aakar Patel | Why divisive issues hold sway as real' ones ignored

The mass media in India is largely owned by corporate bodies

5 April 2022 12:41 AM IST

India has to keep focussing on competitive energy sources and it welcomes offers from all oil producers as geopolitical developments have posed significant challenges to the countrys energy security, sources said. (Representational Image/PTI)

Sanjaya Baru | The other divide: E-W conflict meets N-S gap

India will have to remain firmly focused on the economy given the multiple challenges it continues to face

4 April 2022 12:34 AM IST

The survey said 81 per cent of people trust the transparency of the current voting process. (Photo: PTI/Representational Image)

Pavan K. Varma | Sans wall against despotism, govt cherrypicking...

In this process, the interests of the State become conterminous with the personal interests of the political leader

3 April 2022 3:23 AM IST

Shashi Warrier | The three lives and death of a cat

I didn't fancy having a cat in the house, but that purr was irresistible

3 April 2022 12:49 AM IST

BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia at Raj Bhavan to attend swearing-in ceremony in Bhopal. PTI photo

Anita Katyal | Scindia-Bharti is new bua-bhatija; Kejriwal clipping...

Uma Bharti has old ties with the royal family of Gwalior since she was initiated into politics by Rajmata Vijay Raje...

3 April 2022 12:26 AM IST

FILE - Will Smith, right, hits presenter Chris Rock on stage while presenting the award for best documentary feature at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo)

Shobhaa De | Kissa thappad ka Once more, with lot of feeling!

The slap has touched countless chords, even in people who have nothing to do with the movie business

1 April 2022 11:30 PM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | On theocracy, secularism, and new truths about the...

Did Jinnah actually foresee the possibility of India's pronounced secular democracy turning into a not-so-secular,...

1 April 2022 11:26 PM IST

U.S. President Joe Biden. (AP)

Saeed Naqvi | From Iraq 1991 to Ukraine, America's decline evident

The anxiety about China's rise is now being replaced by something much more complex - the Sino-Russian embrace

31 March 2022 11:27 PM IST

India uses a lot of imported weaponry - traditionally mostly of Russian make, now increasingly American. (Representational Image/ PTI)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Arms bazar now arrives at Delhi's doorstep,...

It is well known that there's no full stop in defence and diplomacy in any era

31 March 2022 11:25 PM IST

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. (PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | Mamata's damage control bid to revalidate mandate

Regaining control in a ramshackle organisation, where discipline is low and control is loose and sporadic, is definitely...

31 March 2022 12:53 AM IST

Amarjit Sinha. (Twitter)

Dilip Cherian | A former adviser to PM secures plum PSEB post

Not only does Mr Sinha fill a key gap in the board, but many have taken it as an optimistic sign

31 March 2022 12:31 AM IST