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Dilip Cherian | Prakash Mishra’s makes comeback from sidelined cop to CM’s adviser

Dilip Cherian | Prakash Mishra’s makes comeback from sidelined cop to...

Ex-IPS officer Prakash Mishra returns as Odisha CM’s adviser, signalling a shift in state politics under BJP rule

6 Feb 2025 8:44 PM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | Middle class fix won’t float India’s economy

Shikha Mukerjee | Middle class fix won’t float India’s economy

The world, particularly the rich and the powerful, could not care less about India’s election schedules. Nor are...

5 Feb 2025 8:48 PM IST

LONDON DIARY | Will Joan Collins impress as Wallis? UK’s Keir Starmer faces discontent… | Kishwar Desai

LONDON DIARY | Will Joan Collins impress as Wallis? UK’s Keir Starmer...

King Edward VIII fell in love with Mrs Simpson, who was a divorcee in 1936, and then had to abdicate the throne, as per...

4 Feb 2025 10:58 PM IST

Sanjeev Ahluwalia: Budget 2025: A scorecard of FM’s ‘hits’ and ‘misses’

Sanjeev Ahluwalia: Budget 2025: A scorecard of FM’s ‘hits’ and...

The second target of “inclusive development” -- at least in economic terms -- has been a close favourite of the Narendra...

4 Feb 2025 10:34 PM IST

Patralekha Chatterjee | ASER: A Lot of Celebrate, but Much Yet to Be Done

Patralekha Chatterjee | ASER: A Lot of Celebrate, but Much Yet to Be...

Entry barrier to artificial intelligence has been shattered by a Chinese startup

4 Feb 2025 12:00 AM IST

Aakar Patel | The big ideas that Narendra Modi is fully committed to as India’s leader

Aakar Patel | The big ideas that Narendra Modi is fully committed to...

Modi focused on making India a developed nation and installing a majoritarian state

3 Feb 2025 11:56 PM IST

Political Gup-Shup | UP BJP unease over Yogi’s Kumbh role… Will Kejriwal ploy on Yamuna water work? | Anita Katyal

Political Gup-Shup | UP BJP unease over Yogi’s Kumbh role… Will...

His critics would like to believe the stampede at the mela site, in which 30 devotees were killed, will dim the UP chief...

2 Feb 2025 10:36 PM IST

Sanjayovacha | Does Budget 2025 miss the woods for the trees? | Sanjaya Baru

Sanjayovacha | Does Budget 2025 miss the woods for the trees? |...

She has promised to appoint a committee that will examine the question and submit a report after one year! Standard...

2 Feb 2025 10:26 PM IST

Pavan K. Varma | When will govt deliver on second wave of reforms?

Pavan K. Varma | When will govt deliver on second wave of reforms?

The Opposition protests sporadically, but it is all they can do. The whole exercise is a ritual, performed predictably,...

2 Feb 2025 1:02 AM IST

Chandrajit Banerjee | FM lays down a transformative blueprint for India’s growth

Chandrajit Banerjee | FM lays down a transformative blueprint for...

One of the Budget’s standout features is its strong push to revive consumption demand

2 Feb 2025 12:54 AM IST

Claude Arpi | Xi’s ‘mega dam’ plan a bid to sow fear in India, Asia?

Claude Arpi | Xi’s ‘mega dam’ plan a bid to sow fear in India, Asia?

Xi particularly mentioned his country’s breakthroughs in areas such as aerospace, deep-sea exploration and new energy...

31 Jan 2025 10:16 PM IST

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Why is Musk going after Starmer’s UK over ‘civil war’ and migrants’ ‘terror’? | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Why is Musk going after Starmer’s UK over...

Instigators through anti-social posts, including a severe one from the great seer Elon Musk, implied or openly stated...

31 Jan 2025 10:08 PM IST