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Why are fat cats being so reckless in Covid times?

I know of so many people who have been organising totally avoidable public gatherings and events with a...

24 Dec 2020 12:00 AM IST

Centre spars with Mamata in bid to turn Bengal babus into stool...

Apparently, there is little the Centre can do against civil service officers who are posted under the state government

23 Dec 2020 7:02 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah (R) with Subhendu Adhikary (2L), former TMC leader who joined BJP, during an election rally ahead of West Bengal Assembly polls 2021, in West Midnapore district, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. (PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | Bhoomi putra for Bengal: Has BJP made a mistake?

Every chief minister of West Bengal has been a national leader first and a local leader as well and most were at...

23 Dec 2020 6:52 AM IST

Aakar Patel | Time bombs' ticking in the Constitution are a worry

The Constitution is a terrific document, but it is also one that has suppressed the Hindu majoritarian sentiment

22 Dec 2020 7:05 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses a press conference at Circuit House, in Patiala. PTI photo

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Congress drifts as real issues are left...

Interestingly, neither the Gandhis' camp nor the dissidents have any clear idea of how to oppose the BJP

22 Dec 2020 6:56 AM IST

A motorcyclist rides on a deserted street in Paris on December 15, 2020, as a new 8:00 pm-6:00am curfew is implemented in France to avoid a third wave of coronavirus infections. The curfew will be waived for Christmas Eve in order to allow families to travel to celebrate together but it will be kept in place for New Years Eve. (MARTIN BUREAU / AFP)

Kishwar Desai | End in sight to Brexit limbo; Xmas lockdown a big...

Between A for anxiety, B for Brexit and C for Coronavirus, we may need a new alphabet and a new language to express our...

21 Dec 2020 9:04 AM IST

Parliament of India (Photo credit:Twitter)

Mohan Guruswamy | Parliament dysfunctional due to competitive politics

The evolution of our politics into a non-ideological political competition has seen the demise of discussion and debate...

21 Dec 2020 7:28 AM IST

Farmers shout slogans during their protest against the new farm laws, at Singhu Border in New Delhi on Wednesday, December 16, 2020. (PTI/Ravi Choudhary)

Manish Tewari | Is farm bills' real aim to cover fiscal deficit?

For a country where 65 per cent of the population lives of agriculture and 36.4 crores are poor this is nothing short of...

20 Dec 2020 7:23 AM IST

Students wearing face masks attend a class at a school that was reopened after closure for months owing to coronavirus pandemic, in Amritsar, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. Schools are being opened as per guidelines issued in Unlock. 5. (PTI)

Rukmini Banerji | As schools reopen, try to bridge digital divide

Overall, households reported that about 75 per cent children get some help at home in terms of learning support

19 Dec 2020 12:31 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | Researching Wikipedia on the origins of toxic words

And in my idle researches I find that there are places where Wikipedia doesn't fear to tread

19 Dec 2020 12:30 AM IST

Mohan Guruswamy | How rise in inequality distorts Indian society

The nature of the institutions determines outcomes, not the means of production or processes

18 Dec 2020 7:25 AM IST

The Delhi Gymkhana Club. Photo: delhigymkhana.org.in

Dilip Cherian | Gymkhana divided on suspension of ex-babu

Its elections are a hotly contested affair, often leading to accusations of use of 'illegal' and 'unlawful' means...

17 Dec 2020 8:56 AM IST