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Shreya Sen-Handley | The King’s plumbing and other toilet tales

Shreya Sen-Handley | The King’s plumbing and other toilet tales

The bus trip from Nottingham to London had taken many long hours more than I’d expected and I desperately...

25 Aug 2024 12:10 AM IST

Manish Tewari | Is the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict civilisational?

Manish Tewari | Is the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict civilisational?

The Caucasus region is a weathered vastness in eastern Europe bestriding the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. It...

25 Aug 2024 12:10 AM IST

Shobhaa De | Watch out for grasshoppers, in Bollywood and in politics

Shobhaa De | Watch out for grasshoppers, in Bollywood and in politics

Kangana Ranaut has effortlessly embraced her two main passions -- Bollywood and politics -- unlike her showbiz...

24 Aug 2024 12:11 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | A ‘pie-in-the-sky’ ‘1-state’ solution for Israel, Gaza… Over to Kamala!

Farrukh Dhondy | A ‘pie-in-the-sky’ ‘1-state’ solution for Israel,...

“O Saki raise the chalice to my lips… Is Bachchoo’s constant begging for two sips From the cup he held,...

24 Aug 2024 12:11 AM IST

Claude Arpi | China’s ‘salami’ warfare big danger to Himalayas

Claude Arpi | China’s ‘salami’ warfare big danger to Himalayas

The planet is being churned; and wherever one looks, one sees natural and unnatural (mostly man-made) disasters. ...

23 Aug 2024 12:12 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | IPS officers foul amid move to induct IRS into CBI

Dilip Cherian | IPS officers foul amid move to induct IRS into CBI

IRS officers induction into CBI triggers concerns among IPS ranks over encroachment on their traditional domain

22 Aug 2024 12:02 AM IST

K.C. Singh | PM’s Mission Kyiv bid for belated strategic balance?

K.C. Singh | PM’s Mission Kyiv bid for belated strategic balance?

PM Modi's visit to Poland and Ukraine balances India’s stance on Russia amid escalating tensions and strengthens EU ties

22 Aug 2024 12:02 AM IST

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Is Modi mania waning? A reality check for govt

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Is Modi mania waning? A reality check for govt

Over the last decade we have become accustomed to public spectacles mounted by the BJP with verve and grandeur....

21 Aug 2024 12:12 AM IST

Aakar Patel | After PM’s talk of a secular civil code, can govt publish a draft?

Aakar Patel | After PM’s talk of a secular civil code, can govt...

In his August 15 address from Delhi’s Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that his government would work...

20 Aug 2024 12:12 AM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | As public trust wanes, Didi faces her biggest challenge

Shikha Mukerjee | As public trust wanes, Didi faces her biggest...

Playing to the gallery will not serve West Bengal’s feisty Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Public trust in her is...

20 Aug 2024 12:10 AM IST

Kishwar Desai | Graffiti art cheers post-riots London; Edinburgh is back, but with warnings

Kishwar Desai | Graffiti art cheers post-riots London; Edinburgh is...

After a summer of the worst riots ever, it was a time to introspect and think about who lights these sudden...

19 Aug 2024 12:19 AM IST

Sanjaya Baru | Bangladesh’s Yunus can ‘re-earn’ his Peace Prize

Sanjaya Baru | Bangladesh’s Yunus can ‘re-earn’ his Peace Prize

Democratic institutions ensure that a nation state renews its legitimacy within civil society. When those who...

19 Aug 2024 12:15 AM IST