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Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | In AAP-BJP Duel, Chadha Is No Knight In Shining Armour

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | In AAP-BJP Duel, Chadha Is No Knight In...

Except for Ms Maliwal, whose term ends in 2030, the terms of other six will end in 2028, which also marks the end of the...

28 April 2026 10:28 PM IST

Aakar Patel | A Sliver of Hope Amid Climate of Divisiveness in Indian Society

Aakar Patel | A Sliver of Hope Amid Climate of Divisiveness in Indian...

Data shows absence of Muslim representation despite slogans of unity and inclusion

27 April 2026 9:42 PM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | No More a Festival: Polls Intense Battle for Power

Shikha Mukerjee | No More a Festival: Polls Intense Battle for Power

From celebration to suspicion, the campaign feels more coercive than empowering

27 April 2026 9:18 PM IST

SANJAYOVACHA | Policymakers Need Fresh National SWOT Analysis | Sanjaya Baru

SANJAYOVACHA | Policymakers Need Fresh National SWOT Analysis |...

Four years down the road, many of these assessments would still be part of any SWOT analysis for India. However, the...

26 April 2026 9:46 PM IST

WIDE ANGLE | Raghu Rai: What I Learnt While He Raised News Photos To The World Of Art |Saeed Naqvi

WIDE ANGLE | Raghu Rai: What I Learnt While He Raised News Photos To...

In his persona two professionals coexisted: a newspaper photographer with a keen eye and an artist who had pitched it as...

26 April 2026 8:57 PM IST

Ranjona Banerji | Let’s Make Some Noise For The Angry Old Woman!

Ranjona Banerji | Let’s Make Some Noise For The Angry Old Woman!

The young man in front of me reached the landing and just put the car seat down on the ground. I was on the last step,...

26 April 2026 12:33 AM IST

Pavan K. Varma | PM’s Address Must Remain Non-partisan; Devise Code

Pavan K. Varma | PM’s Address Must Remain Non-partisan; Devise Code

Traditionally, such addresses have been reserved for moments of national import: war and peace, economic crises,...

25 April 2026 11:52 PM IST

Anita Katyal | BJP Helping Cong Or Dissing TMC? Saayoni’s Stock Rises In Bengal

Anita Katyal | BJP Helping Cong Or Dissing TMC? Saayoni’s Stock Rises...

Could an alert Opposition have preempted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s April 18 address to the nation in which he...

25 April 2026 11:44 PM IST

Dev 360 | Heatwaves Amid Crisis In West Asia: Can We Cope? | Patralekha Chatterjee

Dev 360 | Heatwaves Amid Crisis In West Asia: Can We Cope? |...

Extreme heat acts as a multiplier, deepening discomfort, amplifying geopolitical and political stress. Informal workers...

24 April 2026 11:46 PM IST

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Of Feynman & Einstein And His Theory Of ‘Death Doesn’t Exist’ … | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Of Feynman & Einstein And His Theory Of ‘Death...

The video that Nadira, Lady Naipaul, sent was entitled “Death Doesn’t Exist”. Feynman died in 1988, so he must have made...

24 April 2026 10:08 PM IST

Dr Suman Sahai | How The Entire Patent System Was Subverted For Corporates

Dr Suman Sahai | How The Entire Patent System Was Subverted For...

The patent system granted an exclusive marketing right, usually for 20 years, so the innovator could make money by...

24 April 2026 1:51 AM IST

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Women’s Quota, Size Of LS: Time For A Rethink?

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Women’s Quota, Size Of LS: Time For A Rethink?

Consider also that the representation of women in high political office is slim. No woman has ever been a home minister...

24 April 2026 1:27 AM IST