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More state elections are around the corner. Jharkhand was not held this week though BJP CM Raghubar Das could easily have been told to request an election by his high command .Opinion
Sanjay Kumar | Elections at 73: Women voters, criminal' leaders

The sweet memories could also be remembered as an upsurge in electoral participation of the marginalised

19 Aug 2020 6:26 PM IST

The India mission is currently headed by T.S. Tirumurthi, with Nagaraj Naidu as deputy permanent representative. File PhotoOpinion
Dilli ka Babu | India strengthens team at UN ahead of Security Council...

The Indian delegation is being strengthened with the appointment of an additional deputy permanent representative

19 Aug 2020 4:48 PM IST

Passengers wearing facemasks as a precaution against the spread of Covid-19 walk through arrivals at St Pancras International station in London on Friday after travelling on a Eurostar train from Paris (AFP)Opinion
Kishwar Desai | Of staycations and cheap meals: Will Christmas be...

Just a fortnight ago, people were told to travel abroad to European countries with which the UK had air bridges

18 Aug 2020 6:05 PM IST

The NSCN(I-M) has now demanded that Prime Minister Modis longtime Naga interlocutor R.N. Ravi, now Nagalands governor, must be removed from the talks. PTI PhotoOpinion
Mohan Guruswamy | Is PM Modi's creative solution' for Nagas...

How far removed is Article 371 from Article 370?

18 Aug 2020 5:24 PM IST

Indian Army trucks move towards Leh via Manali-Leh road, near Manali, Monday. PTI PhotoOpinion
Manish Tewari | Find motive to work out Chinese checkers moves

China has effectively moved the Line Actual Control westwards by creating new facts on the ground along the entire LAC...

17 Aug 2020 6:39 PM IST

People visit the Soumaya Museum in Mexico City. AP PhotoOpinion
Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Who will I be when I look at Souza?

Call me middle-class, but I've always had a deep suspicion of art collectors

16 Aug 2020 3:51 AM IST

In this file photo the rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot (R) is seen with the then Congress President Rahul Gandhi during a rally in Jaipur. PTI PhotoOpinion
Waqyanawis | It's official: Equal credit must go to all for Rajasthan...

Acknowledging Sonia Gandhi's leadership, the AICC head of media and communication attributed the resolution of the...

16 Aug 2020 2:40 AM IST

The world is interconnected and interdependent, as he has himself said so often and he repeated on SaturdayOpinion
Aakar Patel | PM Modi's shopping list' had no substance, only words

In his speech, Modi made much about the freedom struggle though, of course, his Sangh Parivar had abstained from it

16 Aug 2020 2:23 AM IST

Children hold Indian flags as they celebrate Independence Day in Dharavi. AP PhotoOpinion
Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | India's mood is sombre: Is Modi government...

Independence Day has also been a grim occasion for many of those who had to leave behind everything they had

15 Aug 2020 5:38 PM IST

Migrants (left), believed to have been picked up from boats in the Channel by UK Border Force officers, arrive in the harbour aboard Coastal patrol vessel \HMC Speedwell\, in the port of Dover, on the south-east coast of England. AP PhotoOpinion
Farrukh Dhondy | Post Channel crossing solution', is France laughing...

Having fought for and achieved Brexit, Clueless has no recourse to the EU rules that govern the arrival and...

15 Aug 2020 4:44 PM IST

: Bihar Police team officials arrive back from Mumbai after meeting with Inspector General and submitting reports in Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajputs death investigation, in Patna. PTI PhotoOpinion
Dilli Ka Babu | Cops slug it out to the beat of Bihar poll drum

The unprecedented face-off between Bihar Police and Mumbai Police on the investigation of the suicide has far reaching...

14 Aug 2020 5:31 PM IST

The entire Ayodhya temple project has, in fact, been a massive enterprise in the politics of bigotry in which religion is whipped up as a mobilising tool. PTI PhotoOpinion
Anand K Sahay | Why Ayodhya was not like battle for freedom

The Kashmir-to-Ayodhya common template was clearly intended to overtly demonstrate the suppression of Muslim aspirations...

14 Aug 2020 5:07 PM IST

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