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Ram Gopal Varma

Sowjanya Tamalapakula | Rape, honour killings: Can RGV offer a true...

It must be remembered that it is important to protect the survivors of crime from further violence

19 July 2020 5:00 PM 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 Photo

Waqyanawis | Gandhis in a dilemma as Ashok Gehlot kept enemies closer

The Gandhis are now in a dilemma. Their stated position of opposing anyone having truck with the BJP is compromised

19 July 2020 4:33 PM IST

File photo of UK chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak (right) speaking to employees during a visit to a factory in Worcester, central England earlier this month. (AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Rishi and Priti bring us Bringapore

We're beginning to see the shape of the post-COVID UK: Freeports all around but a wall in the channel

18 July 2020 12:43 AM IST

Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot has survived Sachin Pilots challenge but there is little doubt that the BJP is out to dislodge him. (PTI)

Anand K Sahay | Why the BJP is like the fox in the chicken coop

Ashok Gehlot has survived for now but he must know the BJP has put a mark on him

18 July 2020 12:04 AM IST

(From left) Sachin Pilot with Ashok Gehlot

Parsa | A failed coup & intolerant CM fuels Raj sarkar crisis

There is room only for one leader, It is the same culture that has been enacted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the...

16 July 2020 6:57 PM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (AFP)

Saeed Naqvi | With cinema as guide, is conflict the destiny of India &...

Let's begin with Breaking with Old Ideas on China during Mao's Great Leap Forward

16 July 2020 5:24 PM IST

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers guard a highway leading towards Leh, bordering China, in Gagangir (AFP)

The Line of Actual Concern

The Chinese goal is to remap the areas it is occupying militarily to suit its strategic purposes.

16 July 2020 11:11 AM IST

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

British PM Boris Johnson

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