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Bhopinder Singh | Why it’s crucial to call out all those who may be violating norms

Bhopinder Singh | Why it’s crucial to call out all those who may be...

Reading the situational tea leaves and constantly questioning the “powers that be” is the key to ensure that...

25 Dec 2024 12:12 AM IST

Padma Rao Sundarji | Hobson’s choice: India ‘tilt’ by Anura draws Lanka flak

Padma Rao Sundarji | Hobson’s choice: India ‘tilt’ by Anura draws...

The bilateral relationship between Sri Lanka and India surges and ebbs tempestuously, and interest in the...

24 Dec 2024 12:02 AM IST

Aakar Patel | 2025 is likely to be a defining year, but may not be welcome to all

Aakar Patel | 2025 is likely to be a defining year, but may not be...

What should we look forward to in 2025? I mean “look forward to” in the sense of anticipate rather than...

24 Dec 2024 12:02 AM IST

Kishwar Desai | UK-US ties to get strained in 2025; music keeps Paul, Ringo, Mick young

Kishwar Desai | UK-US ties to get strained in 2025; music keeps Paul,...

As a “perfect storm” blows through the UK, disrupting flights and road travel, it does not augur well for...

23 Dec 2024 12:40 AM IST

Sanjaya Baru | Budget 2025: Taking India’s economy from good to great

Sanjaya Baru | Budget 2025: Taking India’s economy from good to great

Even as most taxpayers will be busy this coming week making plans for the year-end and the New Year, Union...

23 Dec 2024 12:34 AM IST

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