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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election campaign rally in support of his party candidates, during the ongoing West Bengal assembly polls, at Joynagar in South 24 Parganas district. (Photo: PTI)

Sanjay Kumar | The political fallout of the Covid crisis across India

When the country faced these multiple health crises, what people saw was PM Modi addressing several election rallies in...

19 May 2021 7:08 AM IST

A health worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a person at a Hospital in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. India started inoculating health workers Saturday in what is likely the worlds largest COVID-19 vaccination campaign, joining the ranks of wealthier nations where the effort is already well underway. (AP)

Probal DasGupta | India can vaccinate swiftly by using mohalla method'

A swifter pace of vaccinations is the antidote to arrest fatality numbers, build confidence and encourage a quicker...

19 May 2021 6:54 AM IST

Earlier, in his monthly Mann ki Baat radio address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said a powerful positivity message needs to go out. (PTI)

Shashidhar Nanjundaiah | Positivity effect: Govt has to do things...

Rather than viewing criticism negatively, the criticism-averse govt can also help transform public perceptions by...

18 May 2021 7:27 AM IST

A medical worker inoculates a policeman with a Covishield Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination camp, in Chennai. (AFP)

Aakar Patel | Govt needed to have grip' over Covid: That is what PM...

The reason we don't have enough vaccines is that we did not order them at the right time because we didn't think we...

18 May 2021 7:14 AM IST

An Indian hawker arranges mangoes at a roadside shop in the southern city of Chennai. (Photo: Reuters)

Sanjaya Baru | The mango as a metaphor: The pluralism of our palate &...

India's mango exports to the US were the fruit of prolonged negotiations

17 May 2021 8:36 AM IST

Israeli forces flares light up the sky in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 16, 2021. (Photo: AFP)

Mohan Guruswamy | Israel's brutality in Gaza has dented heroic image

The founding of the State of Israel held out the promise of a new nation

17 May 2021 8:16 AM IST

Childrens literature, if you can call Tolkien that, has been a go-to from whenever I stopped being a child, if that ever happens either. (By arrangement)

Ranjona Banerji | Freedom, as understood by escapists and readers

Those fables and fairy tales told to children follow similar patterns: that adults can be evil, you have to look out for...

16 May 2021 8:02 AM IST

Stating that this communication had broken down after Patels death, Mr Tiwari requested that the Congress president fill this spot with the appointment of a senior party leader who has administrative experience and a good working relationship with party workers. (Image credit: Youtube)

Anita Katyal | Damage control keeps ministers busy; will Diggi replace...

The plight of Bharatiya Janata Party legislators in Uttar Pradesh today is similar to that of their counterparts in...

16 May 2021 7:46 AM IST

Devotees gather to offer prayers during the third Shahi Snan of the Kumbh Mela 2021, at Har ki Pauri Ghat in Haridwar. (Photo: PTI)

Pavan Varma | How govt's own credo of accountability got violated

The permission given to hold the Kumbh Mela is a classic example of doing what pleases oneself but is not for the good...

16 May 2021 7:19 AM IST

Construction work underway as part of the Central Vista Redevelopment Project, at Rajpath in New Delhi, Thursday, May 6, 2021. (Photo: PTI)

Shobhaa De | What'll it take for Modi to stop playing ostrich?

Central Vista construction in New Delhi: Prime Minister Modi's pet project

15 May 2021 12:00 AM IST

Britains opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn waves to supporters at a launch event for the Labour partys general election campaign in London, Britain. Photograph:(Photo: AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Why is Labour, once a force in British politics, on...

Subsequent Labour governments did very little to make the economic revival of these towns and cities their priority

15 May 2021 12:00 AM IST

Mass cremation of COVID-19 victims at Parwati Ghat as coronavirus cases surge in Jamshedpur, Monday, May 10, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Karan Thapar | Why did Centre fail to act despite a surge warning?

The government had been effectively forewarned to expect a possible exponential rise in cases but did virtually nothing

14 May 2021 12:00 AM IST