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Punjab Chief Secretary Karan Avtar Singh. Image source- punjab.gov.inOpinion
Dilli Ka Babu: As mantris, babus slug it out, chief secretary is the...

The chief secretary of Punjab has earned the ire of the ministers for his alleged rude behaviour

20 May 2020 7:40 PM IST

Vigorously defending his governments record over the pandemic, Mr Xi claimed in Geneva on Monday that China acted with openness, transparency and responsibility\. AP PhotoOpinion
Sunanda K. Datta-Ray: Global role eludes India

This could be India's chance of helping to shape a new world order and for Mr Modi to seize the spotlight that was once...

20 May 2020 7:06 PM IST

We can try to put ourselves in the position of those who are destitute, jobless, hungry and far from home. PTI PhotoOpinion
Aakar Patel: Break down of trust between state and the poor

We are mistreating millions of Indians but we are also expecting that all of them cooperate for the greater good

19 May 2020 6:40 PM IST

Migrants climb onto a truck to reach to their native place in Bihar, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, in Vijayawada. PTI PhotoOpinion
Pavan Varma: Will Covid-19 make us a more caring society?

If the government did not anticipate such a consequence, then it must be accused of unpardonable incompetence

19 May 2020 5:28 PM IST

Migrants carrying their luggage walk to board buses after arriving from Kanpur via Shramik Special train at Hatia Railway Station, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, in Ranchi. PTI PhotoOpinion
Mohan Guruswamy: Will migrants' misery lead to a revolution?

The working class is nothing without the unorganised workers. In 2019, there were around 510 million workers in India

18 May 2020 7:37 PM IST

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday clarified over his alleged statement that BJP made tall promises in 2014 elections. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)Opinion
Anita Katyla: Nitin Gadkari has a new role

The Union minister is suddenly being seen and heard more often these days, signalling the end of his self-isolation

18 May 2020 6:44 PM IST

Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar (PTI file photo)Opinion
WaqyaNawis: Bihar electors gear up to punish MPs who abandoned them

The Bihar Assembly poll is scheduled later this year

16 May 2020 8:33 PM IST

Attendants wearing protective gear walk as the first special train from New Delhi after train services were partially resumed arrives at the railway station in Jammu, India. AP PhotoOpinion
Shobhaa De: Thank God Indians still have a sense of humour!

In itself and on paper, the stimulus package looked good -- at least in the way it was marketed . But did it make much...

16 May 2020 7:16 PM IST

Cyclists ride along The Mall next to a police car near Buckingham Palace in central London on May 16, 2020, following an easing of lockdown rules in England during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. AP PhotoOpinion
Farrukh Dhondy: In UK, it is rich who exit cities as Covid blurs...

In Britain the only movements one can compare to the exodus from Indian cities is the movement of rich from, London, to...

16 May 2020 6:59 PM IST

In this March 30, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump opens a box containing a 5-minute test for COVID-19 from Abbott Laboratories as Stephen Hahn, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. AP PhotoOpinion
Saeed Naqvi: Fair is foul & foul is fair in Trump's world

As the world focuses on fighting coronavirus, US claws are out, groping the Venezuelan coastline, using Colombian...

15 May 2020 5:34 PM IST

Migrants queue up for thermal screening on their arrival at Amethi railway station from Gujarat by a special train, during ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Amethi. PTI PhotoOpinion
Dev 360: Can gutting labour laws spell advantage to India?

The key assumption is that labour rights are a major roadblock to business growth

15 May 2020 5:17 PM IST

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Nilanjan: Abandonment whiff to Centre's lockdown exit

India's ruling establishment has so far come across as a bewildered lot, unsure of any path but polarising politics and...

14 May 2020 5:49 PM IST

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