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Boats anchored on the shores of the Ganga in Varanasi. The pilgrimage town has witnessed dwindling of tourism in the past two months due to the coronavirus pandemic. (PTI)

A wish list from Varanasi's craftsmen and artistes

The PM's relief package does not pay any special attention to the thousands of families dependent on local industries

26 May 2020 10:16 PM IST

Delivering bare subsistence relief will be difficult enough, with supply chains disrupted and production halted. PTI Photo

Shikha Mukerjee: Amphan's aftermath set to test Mamata & Modi

India is yet to declare devastation caused by Amphan a national disaster; its dithering is a signal of the political...

26 May 2020 4:56 PM IST

Migrants stand in a queue on a hot sunny day at Lalgarh Junction to board a special train to Bihar, during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Bikaner. PTI Photo

Manish Tewari: Locked down in India, a view from the ground

While the middle classes and the rich retreated under their beds the poor baulked and decided to get home to the safety...

25 May 2020 5:14 PM IST

A lab technitian works on blood samples at the Cesar Garayar support hospital in the city of Iquitos, in the Amazon basin. AP Photo

Veena Das: Corona policy must factor in scientific uncertainty

It is well known among historians of epidemics that management of crises produced by epidemics have led to vast...

24 May 2020 7:25 PM IST

Migrants, not adhering to social distancing norms, wait to board a train to their native places at Danapur railway station, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, in Patna. PTI Photo

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli: Let them have song

Why give them rice, dal and water, was his point, when we could give them life-affirming art and literature

24 May 2020 7:03 PM IST

: Health officials wait to collect samples for COVID-19 swab tests, during the ongoing nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus. PTI Photo

Waqyanawis: Covid makes cooks scarce, but at 10 Janpath, sharing is...

Apparently non-residential domestic help are not encouraged to come and go everyday by VVIPs

24 May 2020 6:33 PM IST

The pandemic led to open hostility as the US seeks a transparent inquiry and responsibility-fixing. AFP Photo

K.C. Singh: Will Covid crisis lead to major changes globally?

The domestic political consequences for poorly performing leaders aside, the pandemic is exacerbating existing...

23 May 2020 5:26 PM IST

Britains home secretary Priti Patel. (AFP file photo)

Farrukh Dhondy: Will Priti Patel's bill to bar lowly-paid outsiders...

In a massive irony, Britain has been forced to acknowledge the heroic role of hospital staff, bus drivers, transport...

23 May 2020 7:52 AM IST

In this handout photograph taken on May 17, 2020 and released by Afghanistans Office of Chief Executive, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (R) and his rival Abdullah Abdullah (L) exchange documents after signing a power-sharing deal agreement at the Presidential Palace in Kabul. AFP Photo

Kamal Davar: A glimmer of hope in Kabul

With Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his chief rival Abdullah Abdullah having, sunk their differences there is a...

22 May 2020 7:49 PM IST

Protesters throw stones at Indian government forces following a gun battle between militants and government forces in Srinagar. AFP Photo

Anand K. Sahay: An ill-wind blows in J&K after UT status

As the year turned, however, it became evident that the local terrorists who had stayed under the radar began to find...

22 May 2020 7:28 PM IST

A coherent PSE policy will play a catalytic role in promoting efficiency and better resource allocation by reducing wasteful administrative costs. PTI Photo

Chandrajit Banerjee: To get India's economy back on track, key reforms...

Redefinition of the MSMEs with revision of investment limits with an additional turnover criterion results in two...

22 May 2020 7:12 PM IST

A market complex is seen open after the government eased a nationwide lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Siliguri. PTI Photo

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr: Will Atma Nirbhar Bharat' ignite the...

By leaving it as an open-ended term, Mr Modi and his colleagues want to wait and watch which way the global trade winds...

22 May 2020 6:54 PM IST