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Pavan K. Varma | Only Voters Can Purge Indian Politics of Crime

Pavan K. Varma | Only Voters Can Purge Indian Politics of Crime

A man who controls the local police, the legal system, development contracts, exerts patronage, collects rents, and...

9 Nov 2025 1:55 AM IST

Anita Katyal | Elusive Allavaru Irks Congmen; Is Raghav Chadha Set to Leave AAP?

Anita Katyal | Elusive Allavaru Irks Congmen; Is Raghav Chadha Set to...

Raghav Chadha is no longer seen or heard, fueling speculation that he is exploring other options — which does not...

9 Nov 2025 1:53 AM IST

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Could Satire Ever Be Pro-Establishment?

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Could Satire Ever Be Pro-Establishment?

Pro-establishment art does the opposite of what art ought to do. It comforts the bully and disturbs the oppressed.

9 Nov 2025 1:51 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | Did ‘Woke’ Ads in UK Trigger Racist Backlash Against Asians & Blacks?

Farrukh Dhondy | Did ‘Woke’ Ads in UK Trigger Racist Backlash Against...

Today on British TV and one will inevitably see ads with black males, possibly their white wives and their children...

8 Nov 2025 7:02 AM IST

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Can India Really Afford to Trust America Today?

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Can India Really Afford to Trust America...

India, like most countries across the world, has little choice but to lump what comes its way that originates from the...

8 Nov 2025 6:59 AM IST

AA Edit:Educate Teens About Pocso

AA Edit:Educate Teens About Pocso

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act was legislated to protect minors from abuse, exploitation...

7 Nov 2025 6:16 AM IST

Opinion| Why Cooperation Not Fear, Must Drive the Future Of Trade Ties With America

Opinion| Why Cooperation Not Fear, Must Drive the Future Of Trade Ties...

This will lead to several outcomes, which may not necessarily be in India’s favour.

7 Nov 2025 6:08 AM IST

REFLECTIONS | Modi, Trump & Indias Rocky American Saga

REFLECTIONS | Modi, Trump & India's Rocky American Saga

India wasn’t an American priority and a meeting might have disappointed Indians fed on propaganda about this country...

7 Nov 2025 6:02 AM IST

Dilip Cherian: SC Decision Spells End Of IPS ‘Glass Ceiling’ In Paramilitary Forces

Dilip Cherian: SC Decision Spells End Of IPS ‘Glass Ceiling’ In...

Top posts in CRPF, BSF, CISF and other forces were long dominated by Indian Police Service (IPS) officers parachuted in...

6 Nov 2025 2:36 AM IST

AA Edit: Beijing’s Missing Generals: What Is Xi Jinping Up To?

AA Edit: Beijing’s Missing Generals: What Is Xi Jinping Up To?

But there was more to be decoded. Lt. Gen. Wang Haijiang, who since August 2021 has been commanding the Western Theatre...

6 Nov 2025 12:26 AM IST

The plane was on its way from Pangkal Pinang, Bangka Belitung province, to Batam in the Riau Islands. (Photo: Representational Image)

AA Edit: New Refund Rule To Aid Fliers

At the heart of the proposal is the introduction of a 48-hour “look-in” window, which allows passengers to cancel or...

6 Nov 2025 12:06 AM IST

Mohan Guruswamy | The Battle For Bihar: Democracy Is Dead…Long Live Democracy!

Mohan Guruswamy | The Battle For Bihar: Democracy Is Dead…Long Live...

The democratic path depends most upon one human quality: restraint. From restraint flows the spirit of accommodation,...

4 Nov 2025 10:38 PM IST