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Shashi Warrier | The business of our discontent

Murthy has some form of ESP because he knows exactly when I replenish my stocks of scotch

17 Oct 2021 1:50 AM IST

Veer Savarkar. (Photo: Twitter/@VPSecretariat)

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Pavan K. Varma | Don't doubt Savarkar grit, question his prejudice

Savarkar has rightly been the target of those in India who believe in our inherent plurality and inclusiveness of vision

17 Oct 2021 1:40 AM IST

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khans son Aryan Khan leaves for hospital from Narcotics Control Bureaus office, in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

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Anita Katyal | Aryan drugs case hushed Gujarat haul; Will the Capt....

The focus on Bollywood filmstars began last year when the NCB initiated investigations into drug trafficking following...

17 Oct 2021 1:30 AM IST

Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, is escorted to court by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officials for a bail plea hearing in Mumbai. (Photo: AFP)

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Shobhaa De | Aryan Khan: Connecting the dots is a challenge!

The bald truth in this matter is that nobody really knows what's going on

15 Oct 2021 12:37 AM IST

A series of unfortunate events have episodes have made senior officials wonder whether something is lacking in the training that IAS recruits receive before starting their career. (Twitter)

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Dilip Cherian | One scrape too many: Is it time now to rethink...

There have been at least two similar instances when young IAS officers have dragged their governments and the service...

15 Oct 2021 12:34 AM IST

A health worker prepares a dose of the Covishield vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus, at a vaccination centre in Rajawadi Hospital in Mumbai. (Photo: AFP)

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Padma Rao Sundarji | No jab, no job': Growing heat against...

According to the latest official data, about 670 million Indians have received at least one shot of a Covid-19 vaccine

14 Oct 2021 7:51 AM IST

In this file photo taken on October 17, 2018 Students hold up Sinn Fein anti-Brexit placards during a rally against Brexit and any hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland outside Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland. (Photo: AFP)

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Kishwar Desai | Brexit triggers panic buying: Can this Angela rescue...

There has been 'panic buying' over Christmas gifts as well

14 Oct 2021 7:45 AM IST

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who has been detained in Uttar Pradeshs Sitapur while on her way to visit violence-hit Lakhimpur district, speaks to the media virtually. (PTI Photo)

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Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Priyanka to lead UP race? Cong must stop...

With or without Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the Congress alone cannot correct the distortions arising from this massive...

13 Oct 2021 1:20 AM IST

$Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met Chinese President Xi Jinping and said there has been a \new direction and new energy\ in bilateral ties after their second informal summit in Chennai as the two leaders discussed ways to further strengthen India-China relations, including on the trade front. (Photo: Twitter/ Narendra Modi)$ Opinion