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Anita Anand | Has social media ‘normalised’ hate, abuse, aggression in public forums?

Anita Anand | Has social media ‘normalised’ hate, abuse, aggression in...

As the Internet and the social media have become an integral part of our lives, the aggression and abrasiveness in our...

2 April 2025 12:30 AM IST

K.C. Singh | Can Bimstec help to counter Trump’s anti-global agenda?

K.C. Singh | Can Bimstec help to counter Trump’s anti-global agenda?

The China factor is back in play though the new government claims maintaining balanced dealings with India and China

2 April 2025 12:26 AM IST

Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Aakar Patel | Don’t just ‘reject’ USCIRF’s report, refute allegations...

This year these are Afghanistan, Burma, China, Cuba, Eritrea, India, Iran, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan,...

1 April 2025 1:28 AM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | Norms for judges: Revise or shred, choice is open

Shikha Mukerjee | Norms for judges: Revise or shred, choice is open

Organisations like the Karni Sena, which once launched a campaign against distortions of Rajput history in the film...

1 April 2025 1:25 AM IST

SANJAYOVACHA | Media & unreasonable use of ‘reasonable restrictions’ | Sanjaya Baru

SANJAYOVACHA | Media & unreasonable use of ‘reasonable restrictions’ |...

The judgment was categorical. “Seventy-five years into our republic, we cannot be seen to be so shaky on our...

30 March 2025 11:20 PM IST

R. Suresh | With a little help from my friends

R. Suresh | With a little help from my friends

But all of us friends had other friends too. M had prepared well for this. Already high from a generous dose of local...

30 March 2025 2:11 AM IST

Pavan K. Varma | SC must punish dispensers of ‘bulldozer justice’ now

Pavan K. Varma | SC must punish dispensers of ‘bulldozer justice’ now

Recently, in the aftermath of communal violence that erupted in Nagpur following protests over a poster of Aurangzeb,...

30 March 2025 2:09 AM IST

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