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The states have been told that if necessary, the e-admit cards of the candidates and the identity cards of the examination functionaries are to be used as movement passes, the UPSC said. (Representational Image/PTI)

Dilip Cherian | Quota Scam Hits UPSC Again, 15 Under Lens

If UPSC and state governments aren’t cross-verifying certificates before appointments, what’s the point of elaborate...

5 Jun 2025 9:53 PM IST

Syed Ata Hasnain | As Dhaka Heads for Chaos, Challenge Grows for Delhi

Syed Ata Hasnain | As Dhaka Heads for Chaos, Challenge Grows for Delhi

The fall of Sheikh Hasina, the rise of radical Islamists, and the re-entry of Pakistan into Bangladesh’s internal...

5 Jun 2025 9:51 PM IST

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Win War on Poverty First to Vanquish Naxal Threat

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Win War on Poverty First to Vanquish Naxal...

Although fewer educated middle-class youths are now drawn to the rebel ranks, the ideology may still cast a spell on...

4 Jun 2025 9:41 PM IST

Anita Anand | How Should India Battle Terrorism: Are There Alternative Options to Explore?

Anita Anand | How Should India Battle Terrorism: Are There Alternative...

State terrorism, which results in significantly more deaths than the non-state variety, is seldom even acknowledged,...

4 Jun 2025 9:37 PM IST

Around 700 metric tonnes of plastic waste is generated daily in the city.

Pradeep S. Mehta | To Truly End Plastic Pollution in Global South, We...

If one looks around anywhere in the Global South, plastic trash is seen in abundance in public places. “Ending Plastic...

4 Jun 2025 2:27 AM IST

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee during a press conference at Nabanna. (Photo: Abhijit Mukherjee)

Shikha Mukerjee | The ‘Khela Hobe’ Rematch in Bengal: Modi vs Didi in...

The warm up for the “Khela Hobe” rematch, that must be concluded by May 2026, has begun. His blood on the boil, with...

4 Jun 2025 2:25 AM IST

Aakar Patel | Palestinians Are Facing Genocide In Gaza: India Must Speak Out

Aakar Patel | Palestinians Are Facing Genocide In Gaza: India Must...

The Narendra Modi government answered: “India signed the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of...

2 Jun 2025 8:47 PM IST

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Is Trump’s America Back to 1940s’ McCarthyism?

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Is Trump’s America Back to 1940s’ McCarthyism?

The community of international students in America is barely 0.3 per cent of America’s population of 337 million....

2 Jun 2025 8:34 PM IST

Wasbir Hussain | Yunus Derails B’desh with ‘Anti-India’, Islamist Line?

Wasbir Hussain | Yunus Derails B’desh with ‘Anti-India’, Islamist...

The big question is: Can Muhammad Yunus hold on to power simply with his anti-India posturing and backing Islamists? The...

1 Jun 2025 10:20 PM IST

M.P. Nathanael | Basavaraju’s Death in Black Forest Op was Huge Setback to Maoists’ Movement

M.P. Nathanael | Basavaraju’s Death in Black Forest Op was Huge...

With the Maoist outfit in complete disarray and their morale at an all-time low, the security forces must gear up their...

1 Jun 2025 10:18 PM IST

Bhopinder Singh | Afghan Taliban & Baloch Issue: Fake Narratives can’t be a Solution for Pak

Bhopinder Singh | Afghan Taliban & Baloch Issue: Fake Narratives can’t...

A deadly cocktail of religious rhetoric with realpolitik under the garb of defending Islamic values legitimised...

31 May 2025 10:24 PM IST

Manish Tewari | US Back-Channeling in the Indo-Pak Dynamic

Manish Tewari | US Back-Channeling in the Indo-Pak Dynamic

Back-channeling by third party or even parties in crisis management and mitigation between India and Pakistan is a...

31 May 2025 10:23 PM IST