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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

Aakar Patel | How India keeps falling in global indices: The issue is governance…

Aakar Patel | How India keeps falling in global indices: The issue is...

In 2021, I wrote a book called Price of the Modi Years. In one of its chapters I compared India’s rankings on...

17 Dec 2024 12:12 AM IST

Sunil Gatade | As Fadnavis’ star rises, will he be the BJP’s next Yogi?

Sunil Gatade | As Fadnavis’ star rises, will he be the BJP’s next...

There are ironies galore, and more so in politics. It took the BJP nearly 12 days to anoint Devendra Fadnavis...

16 Dec 2024 12:20 AM IST

R. Suresh | Papa says I must make him proud…

R. Suresh | Papa says I must make him proud…

Son, that is a purple rat, the dad confidently proclaimed. Be careful, might bite. Papa, that looks like...

15 Dec 2024 12:10 AM IST

Manish Tewari | Assad exit new chapter or uncertain tomorrow?

Manish Tewari | Assad exit new chapter or uncertain tomorrow?

After over five decades of authoritarian rule, the Assad dynasty’s grip on Syria has collapsed in a dramatic...

15 Dec 2024 12:10 AM IST

Saeed Naqvi | Syria’s collapse to shift focus from Gaza genocide and defeat in Ukraine

Saeed Naqvi | Syria’s collapse to shift focus from Gaza genocide and...

Donald Trump was quite clear: “Assad has fled his country. His protector Russia isn’t interested in protecting...

15 Dec 2024 12:10 AM IST

Shobhaa De | Santa Uncleji, bring us some good cheer soon!

Shobhaa De | Santa Uncleji, bring us some good cheer soon!

Ho! Ho! Ho! Just a fortnight to go before an exhausted, world- weary Santa comes tumbling down the chimney...

14 Dec 2024 12:24 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | How ‘petitions’, a ‘democratic’ idea, may be going over the top in Britain

Farrukh Dhondy | How ‘petitions’, a ‘democratic’ idea, may be going...

A video grab of the new Labour Party leader Keir Starmer. (AFP)A video grab of the new Labour Party leader Keir...

14 Dec 2024 12:20 AM IST