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The abhorrence for Pakistans ways and how these will lead the whole of J&K into a bigger trap of violence and counter violence must be dwelt upon for all segments of society. Representational Image. (AFP)

Syed Ata Hasnain | Protecting minorities in J&K amidst 1990s' fears

Three decades later, those threats seem to be once again translating into acts

11 Oct 2021 1:03 AM IST

The difference in heights between the two stars, Sushmita and Riya Sen, is intriguing, to say the least.

Shreya Sen-Handley | Heightism the long and the short of it

Some refer to us as vertically challenged' when trying to be polite

10 Oct 2021 9:10 AM IST

US President Joe Biden participates is a virtual press conference on national security with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (R) and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in the East Room of the White House. (Photo: AFP)

Manish Tewari | AUKUS is the Asian Nato; should India revisit NAM?

The moot point remains, why did the US and, by extension, the UK, undercut their Nato partner France in this manner?

10 Oct 2021 8:45 AM IST

Taliban fighters gather along a street during a rally in Kabul. (Photo: AFP)

Saeed Naqvi | US doesn't really want to know why it lost in Kabul

The macabre headlines about US Marines urinating on a pile of dead Afghans made Page One in many newspapers

9 Oct 2021 1:55 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | Why I'm happy to be a snob amid linguistic...

Indian historians, even in my school days, decolonised the accounts of Indian history written by British Raj historians

9 Oct 2021 12:53 AM IST

The fact that a probe has been ordered itself brings into focus the widely held view that the ruling party at the Centre had been playing toppling games through which non-BJP governments were targeted and brought down. (Representational image: PTI file photo)

Shikha Mukerjee | As Cong crumbles, India's politics shifting to...

The 2019 Lok Sabha elections was high noon for the BJP

8 Oct 2021 2:55 AM IST

Ashwani Kumar | Rescuing a democracy in retreat

An unspeakable tragedy in Lakhimpur Kheri has wounded the nation's sensibility to its very core

8 Oct 2021 1:52 AM IST

Aquaculture is the fastest growing sector of the global food industry. (AFP Photo)

Matthias Halwart | Rising demand for fish shows aquaculture vital to...

The aquaculture sector demands sustainable and equitable development strategies

7 Oct 2021 1:20 AM IST

Patralekha Chatterjee | Tit for tat' is an attack on rule of law &...

Mr Khattar does not stop with advocating 'tit for tat' as a strategy

7 Oct 2021 1:10 AM IST

This is the second such agreement that the Indian Air Force has signed for buying okayed airframes that will help one of the most potent aircraft fleets to continue for longer in service. (ANI)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Celebrate the IAF@89, it's time for desi touch

Indian policy or strategy certainly can no longer bank on the 22-day or 14-day wars of 1965 and 1971

6 Oct 2021 1:20 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC candidate from Bhabanipur constituency Mamata Banerjee addresses during her Assembly By-election campaign in Kolkata, Sept. 26, 2021. (PTI)

Taking cue from Centre, Didi nod to lateral entry in state's executive

Sources say that the state government is hoping to get domain specialists in senior positions, such as special secretary...

6 Oct 2021 1:18 AM IST

Several states which had declared 100 per cent ODF in March 2018 were found by the survey conducted six months later to not have achieved this. (Photo: Twitter/@Swachh_Jalaun)

Aakar Patel | Why focus on sanitation is essential for a cleaner India

This focus on littering and rubbish is what separates Swachh Bharat from the two other programmes for sanitation that...

5 Oct 2021 7:54 AM IST