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Anita Katyal | Fuss over edited Amit Shah clip; how Priyanka got her ‘Bangla’ bag

Anita Katyal | Fuss over edited Amit Shah clip; how Priyanka got her...

Irrespective of who is to blame for last week’s scuffle between MPs of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the...

22 Dec 2024 12:12 AM IST

Pavan K. Varma | Why India world’s ‘happiest country’ but must get rid of that status

Pavan K. Varma | Why India world’s ‘happiest country’ but must get rid...

The legendary fourth king of Bhutan, His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, ruled for 34 years, until he...

22 Dec 2024 12:12 AM IST

Shreya Sen-Handley | Alternative awards for the year-end warp-up

Shreya Sen-Handley | Alternative awards for the year-end warp-up

We wrap every year up at its end with tinsel, and meaningless pleasantries about the next. But let’s not mince...

22 Dec 2024 12:10 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | Christmas seems to come earlier every year… amid the spirit of giving

Farrukh Dhondy | Christmas seems to come earlier every year… amid the...

“Shah Jahan was obsessed with his wife Is the Taj a monument to her life Or just to her death? -- ...

21 Dec 2024 12:12 AM IST

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Air gets too toxic to breathe: Whose problem is it really?

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Air gets too toxic to breathe: Whose...

Delhi’s Central Pollution Board, the Committee for Air Quality Management (CAQM) for the National Capital...

21 Dec 2024 12:12 AM IST

Kamal Davar | Strict watch on the challenge of ‘Khalistan’ is vital in Punjab

Kamal Davar | Strict watch on the challenge of ‘Khalistan’ is vital in...

Some weeks ago, former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, undergoing religious penance at the...

20 Dec 2024 1:12 AM IST

Patralekha Chatterjee | Let people celebrate, or India’s rise will be hurt

Patralekha Chatterjee | Let people celebrate, or India’s rise will be...

In this season of celebrations, can anyone be denied their right to celebrate? That is exactly what...

20 Dec 2024 12:12 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | Why are states dodging mandate of apex court on police reforms?

Dilip Cherian | Why are states dodging mandate of apex court on police...

Several states continue defying 2006 DGP appointment guidelines, frustrating the Supreme Court's efforts to ensure...

19 Dec 2024 12:02 AM IST

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Many dangers in Mideast ahead; Syria up for grabs

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Many dangers in Mideast ahead; Syria up for...

What West Asia needs is not ecstatic triumphalism but peace and reconciliation that will allow all factions in Syria,...

19 Dec 2024 12:02 AM IST

Anita Anand | Things to consider if you’re planning to go to Goa: It’s not for everyone…

Anita Anand | Things to consider if you’re planning to go to Goa: It’s...

Are you planning a holiday in Goa, considering investing in a property or business, or relocating to the...

18 Dec 2024 12:10 AM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | Centralising India amidst imperatives of coalitions

Shikha Mukerjee | Centralising India amidst imperatives of coalitions

Reversing the inexorable advance towards centralisation of executive power, programmes and election schedules...

18 Dec 2024 12:10 AM IST

Syed Ata Hasnain | Will Syrian implosion spur a fresh Iran Mideast drive?

Syed Ata Hasnain | Will Syrian implosion spur a fresh Iran Mideast...

For a fairly long time, the world appeared to be fixated on the understanding that Iran and Syria acted as...

17 Dec 2024 12:12 AM IST