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An army truck moves towards LAC, amid India-China border dispute in eastern Ladakh, in Leh. PTI Photo

Syed Ata Hasnain | In Ladakh, operational logistics holds the key

Well behind and in between are an equal number of heroes who toil hard to ensure that the front lines are always kept...

15 July 2020 6:54 PM IST

According to sources, the delay is caused by the fact that the commission itself is yet to be constituted. PTI Photo

Dilli ka Babu | National Medical Commission still waiting in the wings

Despite the urgency displayed in the creating new regulator, government has not issued a notification on the appointment...

15 July 2020 6:04 PM IST

In this April 6, 2018 file photo, Nepalese Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli arrives for the inaugural ceremony of the India-Nepal business forum in New Delhi. AP Photo

Sunanda K Datta-Ray | Don't allow rancour to hinder ties with Nepal

India has had problems with Nepal long before there were any with China

14 July 2020 6:56 PM IST

A man who used his influence to get away with the worst crimes surrenders and is shot dead in custody before he can reveal his secrets. PTI Photo

Aakar Patel | The realities of life in a lawless state

In lawless states like India, even the government does not know the law

14 July 2020 6:35 PM IST

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Farrukh Dhondy | BoJo wouldn't pass my PM test, but nor would Rishi or...

Uber had exploited the human necessity to get from one place to another

13 July 2020 7:03 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi (AFP file photo)

Anita Katyal | Rahul starts his Telegram channel; would New Delhi...

China is learnt to have intervened to ensure that Oli remains in office

13 July 2020 6:05 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is said to be furious over the damage to Indias position and the embarrassment it has caused him personally. PTI Photo

Waqyanawis | Challenged at LAC, PM unhappy with corps commander, CDS

The PM is said to have given General Rawat a piece of his mind at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security

12 July 2020 7:06 PM IST

The extended lockdown period has affected the production of contraceptives all over the world. PTI Photo

Sweta Dash | How the pandemic has hurt the health and rights of women

It would not be a far stretch to say that India never really demonstrated a very commendable progress in sexual and...

12 July 2020 6:40 PM IST

Not all cancers yield readily to treatment, but there are new ways to detect cancer early, and to treat it successfully. Representational Image

Shashi Warrier | Here's to you, Dr Mary Kuriakose

Doctors and technology have made huge differences to lives, but sometimes, in individual cases, there's also the matter...

12 July 2020 6:05 PM IST

Students wearing facemasks sit in a classroom after their school was reopened in Colombo, Sri Lanka. AFP Photo

Wilima Wadhwa | Foundational learning a vital need, in India and...

According to Unesco, in the beginning of April 2020, schools had closed across 194 countries, affecting 1.6 billion...

11 July 2020 7:10 PM IST

Police inspect the encounter site where gangster Vikas Dubey was killed when he allegedly tried to escape from the spot following an accident, near Kanpur. PTI Photo

Shobhaa De | Gangsterism in politics: Vikas Dubey in UP's Wild West

Dubey's subsequent arrest and murder are clearly a part of the huge coverup, now that the game is up

11 July 2020 6:38 PM IST

COVID-19 patients inside an isolation ward in Shehnai Banquet Hall near LNJP Hospital, in New Delhi. PTI Photo

Dev 360 | Lessons from our patchwork pandemic, state by state

Currently, the big story is the surge in number of new infections in the southern states

10 July 2020 5:19 PM IST