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Congress MP Rahul Gandhi attends the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, in New Delhi, Thursday, June 27, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Anita Katyal | Now it’ll be NJAC vs judges’ quotas; Mamata’s trip to...

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has been the target of sneers and jeers by Kolkata’s snotty brown sahibs over...

30 March 2025 2:06 AM IST

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Vietnam vignettes: How a Communist country celebrates its entrepreneurs | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Vietnam vignettes: How a Communist country...

Hanoi, a city of a hundred lakes, has an island in the centre called Banana Island. No marks for guessing what it grows!

28 March 2025 10:49 PM IST

For Marathwada and Vidarbha region, the heatwave conditions will prevail, said an IMD official.

Dev 360 | Tackling extreme heat: Make it bigger priority | Patralekha...

A new report titled “Is India Ready for a Warming World? How Heat Resilience Measures Are Being Implemented for 11% of...

28 March 2025 10:46 PM IST

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | After US, UK, EU; it’s time for India FTA with Russia

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | After US, UK, EU; it’s time for India FTA...

Despite this, however, at the height of the Cold War, the United States, in a bid to drive a wedge between its main...

28 March 2025 12:24 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | Why are Delhi officials giving its MLAs the cold shoulder?

Dilip Cherian | Why are Delhi officials giving its MLAs the cold...

Fast forward to today, and it seems the bureaucracy is still grappling with this new power dynamic. The habit of looking...

28 March 2025 12:21 AM IST

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Will Jakarta’s Prabowo Play More Active Role in Mideast?

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Will Jakarta’s Prabowo Play More Active Role in...

As the world’s most populous Muslim nation, Indonesia has the potential to play a crucial role in Palestinian diplomacy...

26 March 2025 10:27 PM IST

Saeed Naqvi | Will Yemen Turn Out to Be Trump’s Afghanistan or Vietnam Nemesis?

Saeed Naqvi | Will Yemen Turn Out to Be Trump’s Afghanistan or Vietnam...

Trump’s bombing of Yemen risks repeating past mistakes in conflicts like Vietnam and Afghanistan amidst the ongoing...

26 March 2025 10:03 PM IST

$Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and chief minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal gestures as he speaks during a press conference at the party headquarters in New Delhi on May 11, 2024, a day after being release on bail by Indias top court. A top opponent of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi left jail on May 10 warning that his country was facing \dictatorship\ after a court ordered his release on bail to campaign in an ongoing national election. (AFP)$ Columnists

Anita Katyal | Punjab is on edge: With AAP battling for survival, will...

Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP rode to power in Punjab three years ago with a pledge to replicate the “Delhi model of...

26 March 2025 12:13 AM IST

Syed Ata Hasnain | Trump fallout: Securing Europe without America

Syed Ata Hasnain | Trump fallout: Securing Europe without America

In 2020, President Trump, at the end of his first term, ordered the withdrawal of approximately 12,000 US troops from...

26 March 2025 12:08 AM IST

Aakar Patel | New era in human history: West is on decline as China, India, others gain

Aakar Patel | New era in human history: West is on decline as China,...

The United Kingdom grew under 1% in 2023, under 1% in 2024 and might grow at 1% this year

24 March 2025 11:59 PM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | Tombs, melas, mosque rows: Grok adds to Modi’s troubles

Shikha Mukerjee | Tombs, melas, mosque rows: Grok adds to Modi’s...

In this emotionally charged space, the RSS has stepped in with a point of view that is just as irrational

24 March 2025 11:56 PM IST

M.P. Nathanael | The Ugly Truths That Lie Behind the Mad Rush for Government Jobs Across India

M.P. Nathanael | The Ugly Truths That Lie Behind the Mad Rush for...

Distraught parents highlight the high stakes and systemic issues in India's competitive government recruitment process.

23 March 2025 11:42 PM IST