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Unlike some others, Indias Constitution doesnt recognise the institution of political parties. Its the same in other serious and major democracies. (Representational image: PTI)

Mohan Guruswamy | Anti-defection law and inner-party democracy

Political parties are extra or non-constitutional arrangements to organise people on the basis of shared ideas,...

1 March 2022 6:48 AM IST

For many who are familiar with scrabble, or have done crosswords, this was a strange fixation but the charm of it was that it is online and so many can play and compete with each other. (DC)

Kishwar Desai | War of Wordles has UK in grip; 20m flowers to float...

In a bid to make Wordle popular in their backyard they have made the word puzzle much more puzzling

28 Feb 2022 2:45 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (AP)

Syed Ata Hasnain | Wars need wisdom: How far is Putin likely to go?

The mistake was made not in 2021-22 but way back in 1991, when the Soviet Union broke up

28 Feb 2022 1:37 AM IST

The Godhra incident, ahead of the 2002 Gujarat polls, led to a pogrom and polarised Gujarat as never before. (Representational Image/ Twitter)

Mohan Guruswamy | Who lit the fire on Sabarmati Exp at Godhra 20 years...

A nation which forgives and forgets such huge assaults on its person is only condemned to suffer more of them

27 Feb 2022 2:19 AM IST

People take part in a protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. (AP)

Manish Tewari | Gloves off as New Iron Curtain falls on world

In his rather rambling walk through the park of history Vladimir Putin tried to lay out his much flawed case for the...

27 Feb 2022 1:43 AM IST

Truly, the inspiration a musician gets seeing another listening intently makes for an inspired rendition. (Representational image/ Twitter)

Shailaja Khanna | My first brush with magical Marghazi

Realising that literally life stops for several hundred musicians of all types during these 30 days was awe inspiring

27 Feb 2022 1:14 AM IST

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