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The exercise of creating the graded zones of red, orange and green on the basis of the intensity of Covid-19 in these areas seems to have been done without strategic intent. PTI Photo

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr: Govt muddling in crisis, drift and politics...

The Central government took gratuitous decisions without consulting the chief ministers and the state governments

9 May 2020 7:10 PM IST

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Farrukh Dhondy: Some questions arise in intriguing Covid times

The population of the world asks, when can we go back to normal which poses the question, when was anything normal?

9 May 2020 6:59 PM IST

Medics carry testing kit to check COVID-19 patients who have completed mandatory 14-days of quarantine before their discharge at a hospital, during the ongoing nationwide lockdown. PTI Photo

Anita Katyal: No excuse for Gujarat crisis; crossover buzz about...

Both MP Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Vijay Rupani find themselves in the dock for their failure to contain the growing...

9 May 2020 6:32 PM IST

Migrant workers carry sacks of groceries distributed at their workplace during coronavirus lockdown (PTI)

Sanjay Kumar: As India battles Covid, class divide is growing

Brining back lakhs of migrant workers home is a herculean task, and the government must be complimented for that

7 May 2020 7:00 PM IST

Xi Jinping, President of China

Maura Moynihan: Top Western elites are now cheerleaders for Xi's China

This unholy alliance between American elites and the CCP is crashing on the shoals of reality

7 May 2020 6:47 PM IST

Indias GDP, or the total value of goods and services produced by our country, is derived primarily from formal sector data. PTI Photo

Aakar Patel: First time in a generation, India is staring at a...

The Economic Survey 2018-19 said over nine out of every 10 Indian workers are in this informal sector

6 May 2020 7:31 PM IST

The Gymkhana has produced national squash champions. Bhubaneshwari Kumari, an Arjuna awardee and Padma Shri, remained national champion for 12 years and Bunker Roy who gave up an elitist education to start the Barefoot Movement was national champion for three years. Photo source: Dehi Gymkhana Club

A.S. Dulat: Steeped in lore, Gymkhana adds purpose to one's golden...

In the heart of Lutyens' Delhi, adjoining the Prime Minister's residence, Gymkhana has become a home to the who's who of...

6 May 2020 7:00 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi (PTI)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray: What Modi can learn from Mrs Gandhi

She handled 10 million refugees from East Pakistan while this govt is huffing and puffing over a far smaller number of...

6 May 2020 5:58 PM IST

Intriguingly, not much importance has been given to linking phobia with an issue that is being elaborated upon across the world, regarding of course Covid-19. AP Photo

Nilofar Suhrawardy: Lockdown and coronaphobia

Lockdown-phobia is gradually witnessing protests against it in USA, but there, Islamophobia and corona-phobia bear no...

6 May 2020 5:11 PM IST

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The Great Unwashed

A major portion of India's migrant population is the underprivileged migrant labor who do distress migration in search...

5 May 2020 8:31 PM IST

An Indian Navy helicopter showers flower petals on medics to applaud them at INHS Asvini in Mumbai on Sunday (PTI)

India's military: Standing up to or standing with the government

In support of these frontline Covid warriors, the warriors in uniform are expressing their gratitude

5 May 2020 8:05 PM IST

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Pavan K Varma: Red, green & orange: A colour-coded muddle?

It is clear that in spite of the best efforts of the government, social distancing in this operation will be compromised

5 May 2020 7:42 PM IST