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Since only UK residents are allowed into the country as of now, all of us would have been much safer and better off at our own homes as we could at least get some fresh air and fresh food, and be not forced to meet total strangers every time we stepped into a corridor. Representational Image. (Twitter)Opinion
Kishwar Desai | In UK quarantine, Indians pariahs even though they...

These hotel rooms cost as much as a room in the Taj in India, with meals thrown in

2 Aug 2021 2:25 AM IST

Erik Renssen, Woman writing a letter, 2018, renssenartgalley.comOpinion
Shreya Sen-Handley | Unfriend social media, it is time to get real'

It reduces interaction to likes and emojis, quantity, not quality, with little distinction made between genuine buds and...

1 Aug 2021 7:33 AM IST

Since Indias military reform process will be equally intricate, protracted, and even complicated with competing and conflicting demands, claims, issues, and even turf battles that would have to be reconciled, the legislature needs to play a far more pro-active role. Representational Image. (AFP)Opinion
Manish Tewari | Does India need theatre commands?

The combatant command President selects needs to have served in at least one joint responsibility role in a senior...

1 Aug 2021 1:01 AM IST

The PLA has very few Tibetan soldiers and practically no local officers. (Representational image: AFP)Opinion
Claude Arpi | Bid to recruit Tibetans in China PLA may backfire

The PLA also knows well they can't trust the Tibetans: a word from their Leader in Dharamsala and the troops will desert

31 July 2021 7:01 AM IST

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Heartless in UK: Do all victims of trafficking pose a security threat?

The Modern Slavery Act, in line with international legal agreements, extends the State's protection to all victims of...

31 July 2021 6:57 AM IST

In this handout photo taken on July 23, 2021, by the Indian Navy shows areas inundated with flood water after heavy monsoon rains in Raigad district of Maharashtra (Indian Navy/ AFP)Opinion
Patralekha Chatterjee | Climate changing swiftly: Adapt before it's...

The monsoon has been erratic, with long dry spells broken by cloudbursts that trigger floods and landslides

30 July 2021 1:43 AM IST

Even before the NEP was announced, it had undergone a comprehensive consultation process with all stakeholders that was reflected in the policy. (AFP Photo)Opinion
C Raj Kumar | New education panel will help implement NEP more...

The NEP captured the collective consciousness of India's education fraternity

30 July 2021 1:32 AM IST

On July 9, Union home secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla held a meeting in New Delhi with the chief secretaries of Assam and Mizoram in a bid to resolve the boundary issue between the two states. (Twitter)Opinion
Wasbir Hussain | Assam-Mizo firing: Spark behind clash still mystery

The worst violence in recent years along any inter-state border in the Northeast took place within 48 hours of Shah's...

29 July 2021 2:00 AM IST

Given the threats, policies addressing conservation of wildlife and nature, and environmental issues must also find an apex position in political agendas. Representational Image (PTI)Opinion
Arvind Dharmapuri | Telangana's tigers: Protecting them crucial to...

Let every Indian today, on July 29, the Global Tiger Day, ingeminate the truth that if tigers go extinct, our entire...

29 July 2021 1:04 AM IST

In an interview with this newspaper, Jayesh Ranjan, talked about his call to IT employees to return to their offices, and how the IT sector could yet again emerge as the fulcrum on which lives of lakhs of people depended and how they could be turned around for the better.Opinion
Let bosses show the way, staff will follow suit, says IT secy

Return to office, not WFH, to save lives: Jayesh Ranjan

28 July 2021 5:13 AM IST

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa. (PTI Photo)Opinion
Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | BJP's K'taka mess lingers: BSY won't go...

Karnataka strongman and BJP leader B.S. Yediyurappa stepped down on Monday evening as the state's chief minister after...

28 July 2021 12:33 AM IST

\Seven passengers on Sundays Air India Delhi-Auckland flight have tested positive for COVID-19 three days after arrival,\ New Zealand government official said. (PTI)Opinion
Dilip Cherian | With Scindia at helm, Air India's divestment back in...

The move surprised many since it is widely believed that Sushil Kumar is a trusted officer of the ED chief

28 July 2021 12:25 AM IST

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