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Anita Katyal | Atishi, Sisodia may change their seats; EAM plays squash & breathes cricket

Anita Katyal | Atishi, Sisodia may change their seats; EAM plays...

Now that the Jharkhand and Maharashtra Assembly polls are over, the next electoral battleground is all set to...

24 Nov 2024 2:10 AM IST

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Two photographs, two last goodbyes

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Two photographs, two last goodbyes

The other day, I got a couple of pictures from an old school friend whom I hadn’t heard from in a while. ...

24 Nov 2024 1:58 AM IST

Pavan K. Varma | Casinos, beef, prohibition: Get off the moral pedestal

Pavan K. Varma | Casinos, beef, prohibition: Get off the moral...

Elections will come and go, and our great democracy will run on, but at the social level — and not unrelated...

24 Nov 2024 1:28 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | Chump returns! Democracy sets off nightmares across the globe

Farrukh Dhondy | Chump returns! Democracy sets off nightmares across...

“O Bachchoo, astrologers will tell you Mars Will open closed doors on your next day Though we know...

23 Nov 2024 12:12 AM IST

Patralekha Chatterjee | Dirty air could be a blow to India’s $5 trillion dreams

Patralekha Chatterjee | Dirty air could be a blow to India’s $5...

India aspires to become a $5 trillion economy, the third largest in the world, in the next five years. But...

23 Nov 2024 12:02 AM IST

Pradeep C. Nair | Help citizens of Nagaland, don’t worry about new Muivah threats

Pradeep C. Nair | Help citizens of Nagaland, don’t worry about new...

The media was abuzz recently with the statement NSCN(I-M) general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah saying that the...

22 Nov 2024 12:12 AM IST

Wasbir Hussain | Mistrust, ‘won’t talk’ stand may keep Manipur on boil

Wasbir Hussain | Mistrust, ‘won’t talk’ stand may keep Manipur on boil

In the full-scale ethnic war between the Meiteis and the Kukis that Manipur has been witnessing since May 3,...

22 Nov 2024 12:10 AM IST

Padma Rao Sundarji | ‘Honeymoon year’ for Sri Lanka’s new govt

Padma Rao Sundarji | ‘Honeymoon year’ for Sri Lanka’s new govt

Sri Lanka's NPP sweeps elections, ending political dynasties. Challenges await in corruption, IMF demands, and ethnic...

21 Nov 2024 12:01 AM IST

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | India’s hopes, fears rise as Trump picks ‘dream team’

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | India’s hopes, fears rise as Trump picks ‘dream...

Thanks to China, India has reason not to be displeased with the initial list of members of US President-elect...

20 Nov 2024 12:12 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | Extension raj in PESB, Lok Sabha secretariat… will RBI come next?

Dilip Cherian | Extension raj in PESB, Lok Sabha secretariat… will RBI...

Since its second term, the Narendra Modi government has retained top civil servants beyond retirement for...

20 Nov 2024 12:12 AM IST

Aakar Patel | India’s refusal to play cricket is not solving our main problem with Pak

Aakar Patel | India’s refusal to play cricket is not solving our main...

If I have a dispute with you, I can solve it in one of three ways. One is by talking (“negotiation”). We...

19 Nov 2024 12:12 AM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | Mismatched vocabularies in Maha and Jharkhand battle

Shikha Mukerjee | Mismatched vocabularies in Maha and Jharkhand battle

Following the rigmarole of politicians pitching for votes has never been as befuddling as it is in this round...

19 Nov 2024 12:12 AM IST