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Shobhaa De | Dhankhar Beats: Shock & Awe By V-P Drama Queen!

Shobhaa De | Dhankhar Beats: Shock & Awe By V-P Drama Queen!

Dilli’s overcrowded corridors of power are still shaking. So many theories! Such torrid speculation! Understandably so....

25 July 2025 8:40 PM IST

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Making Friends: Let’s Woo The People Of South Asia

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Making Friends: Let’s Woo The People Of South...

Yet, in 1996, it appeared that she had wrongly called out India for following in Pakistan’s footsteps. After all, the...

25 July 2025 1:28 AM IST

Maharashtra Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis addresses a press conference at Pune Police Commissioners office, in Pune. (PTI)

Dilip Cherian | Honeytrap Alarm In Maharashtra Rings Through All...

This isn’t just about personal conduct. It’s about vulnerability at the highest levels of governance. Officials with...

25 July 2025 1:15 AM IST

Sunil Gatade | The Significance of Nitish in Politics of Bihar: Can BJP Really Dump Him?

Sunil Gatade | The Significance of Nitish in Politics of Bihar: Can...

Bihar’s elections revolve around Nitish despite health concerns and shifting alliances

23 July 2025 10:32 PM IST

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Space: The Final Frontier for a Future-Ready India?

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Space: The Final Frontier for a Future-Ready...

From the ISS to the Moon, India aims big with smart, low-cost missions

23 July 2025 10:12 PM IST

M.P. Nathanael | Crimes Against Foreigners On Rise: Swift Steps By Govt Needed

M.P. Nathanael | Crimes Against Foreigners On Rise: Swift Steps By...

It turns out even more concerning due to the US travel advisory issued on June 16 cautioning its citizens of the...

22 July 2025 9:06 PM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | Modi Plays Safe In Rhetoric For Polls; Didi On Warpath

Shikha Mukerjee | Modi Plays Safe In Rhetoric For Polls; Didi On...

The new 2025 edition of Mr Modi who visited West Bengal’s Durgapur and Bihar’s Motihari kept himself safely behind...

22 July 2025 7:59 PM IST

K.C. Singh | India’s Strategy Rethink Is Vital in ‘Neo Bipolar’ World

K.C. Singh | India’s Strategy Rethink Is Vital in ‘Neo Bipolar’ World

As global power shifts, India must rethink ties with the US and China

21 July 2025 11:18 PM IST

Aakar Patel | Why the BJP Did an About-Turn On the Free Market and Civil Liberties

Aakar Patel | Why the BJP Did an About-Turn On the Free Market and...

A look at the BJP’s shift from socialist ideas to free-market support

21 July 2025 11:02 PM IST

Kamal Davar | Restoring India’s Fractured Ties With Dhaka Should Be Key Delhi Priority

Kamal Davar | Restoring India’s Fractured Ties With Dhaka Should Be...

Since its liberation from its oppressive West Pakistani rulers, who ordered the butchery of lakhs of their then East...

20 July 2025 9:54 PM IST

SANJAYOVACHA | How Pluralism, Liberalism Define Hyderabad Identity | Sanjaya Baru

SANJAYOVACHA | How Pluralism, Liberalism Define Hyderabad Identity |...

Chief minister Reddy deserves full marks for issuing this statement. Though, to be sure, he is carrying forward a legacy...

20 July 2025 8:37 PM IST

Pavan K. Varma | As Bihar Heads For Polls, Honour Syncretic Culture

Pavan K. Varma | As Bihar Heads For Polls, Honour Syncretic Culture

It is a fact that cynical politicians use ordinary Indians as puppets to reinforce religion-based vote banks. People...

19 July 2025 11:51 PM IST