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England beat Denmark in the semi-finals of the European Football Cup and will now play Italy in the final on Sunday. (Representational Image: AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Adieu fair play: Sportsmanship under threat in...

For some viewers in that room, the game had turned into a metaphorical political war

17 July 2021 12:49 AM IST

Population explosion has been a regularly used trope to incite fear and panic in many Third World countries. (Representational Image)

Karan Thapar | Population: Will solution' make our problem worse?

The truth is that India's census data confirms our population growth is slowing

17 July 2021 12:46 AM IST

An all-party meeting is a customary procedure before the beginning of every session of Parliament to ensure its smooth functioning. (Photo: AFP/file)

Anand K Sahay | Changing the optics in a Lilliputian democracy'

Covid-19 has come as a handy addition to the book of tricks, not a deadly virus to be fought tooth and nail by a...

16 July 2021 1:04 AM IST

It should be recalled that Balaji Srivastavas predecessor Sachidanand Srivastava was appointed similarly in February last year during the bloody Delhi riots. (Twitter)

Dilip Cherian | Making Delhi CP the additional charge; Centre's new...

For the second time, the Centre has chosen to give the prestigious commissionerate position as an additional charge

15 July 2021 9:16 AM IST

If a state wishes to stabilise its population, it could start with focusing its political energy on improving female literacy and other. Representational Image (Representational image: PTI)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Stabilising population by coercion can never...

There has been a continuous fertility decline among most states in India over the years

15 July 2021 9:08 AM IST

Visual from PM Narendra Modis meet at Lok Kalyan Marg ahead of cabinet expansion. (ANI Photo)

Shikha Mukerjee | Managing expectations after Modi's big shuffle

The cabinet rejig focused on health, labour employment, education and petrol prices

14 July 2021 12:20 AM IST

A 14c copy of Magna Carta in the MertonCollege library. (Twitter)

Mohan Guruswamy | Liberty and rights for all: Myth of the Magna Carta

Magna Carta came out of an intra-elite struggle between 40 barons and their King

13 July 2021 9:11 AM IST

Stan Swamy. (Image: Twitter/@WilfredQuadros)

Aakar Patel | The weak case that kept Stan Swamy in jail, where he...

He was imprisoned denied bail in the Bhima Koregaon case

13 July 2021 9:07 AM IST

For most Indians China is an adversary, a source of cheap products or the home of chow mien. (Twitter)

Sanjaya Baru | India-China: Bhai-bhai to buy-buy to bye-bye

China has risen on the foundations of its human capabilities and Indians ought to have a better appreciation of that.

12 July 2021 2:57 AM IST

The fact that it is headed by home minister Amit Shah, the second-most important leader in the Narendra Modi government, is a sure sign that the new ministry is politically important for this dispensation. (PTI)

Anita Katyal | Amit Shah's secret of utmost cooperation'; Twitter &...

It is said the new ministry is aimed at checkmating state leaders who derive political clout from the cash-rich...

11 July 2021 3:12 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI Photo)

Pavan K Varma | The method and madness of Modi's Cabinet shuffle

The way portfolios have been combined leaves one, frankly, flummoxed

11 July 2021 3:00 AM IST

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Shashi Warrier | To keep power, redouble effort, hire triple agents

Statistics need not have all the answers when it comes to people and politics

11 July 2021 2:52 AM IST