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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. (Photo: PTI)

Pavan K. Varma | Bihar’s turn to vote next: Jan Suraajj has a fair...

Just this week, PM Narendra Modi launched the BJP’s campaign. The Bihar Cabinet has also been reshuffled

1 March 2025 11:23 PM IST

Mamata Banerjee

Anita Katyal | Kejriwal missing, Atishi holds fort; ‘ghost’ voters on...

After a brief falling out, the Bharatiya Janata Party and its ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh have...

1 March 2025 11:16 PM IST

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | The best literature festival I didn’t go to

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | The best literature festival I didn’t go...

I was pleasantly surprised when our moderator, Ms Hiya, mailed the three panellists a series of well-thought-out...

1 March 2025 11:08 PM IST

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Bollywood movies, yoga, curry… Can India’s soft power rise like America’s? | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Bollywood movies, yoga, curry… Can India’s...

Then there was the prank we played in college on poor Professor Ketkar, who lectured on chemistry. Most of the hundred...

28 Feb 2025 11:05 PM IST

Dev 360 | Shun prejudice, racism, or India will pay heavy price | Patralekha Chatterjee

Dev 360 | Shun prejudice, racism, or India will pay heavy price |...

According to the most recent All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE, 2021-22) report, a total of 46,878 foreign...

28 Feb 2025 11:03 PM IST

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Trump’s DOGE and hidden costs of ‘reciprocal...

The Chinese economy has levelled off at a share of about 17 per cent of global GDP versus 26 per cent for the US in...

27 Feb 2025 11:38 PM IST

Centerist French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron (Photo: AP)

Indranil Banerjie | AI revolution looms: Can India make a difference?

Other nations that have thrown their hats into the ring include India, France and a host of other European countries....

25 Feb 2025 10:57 PM IST

Claude Arpi | How Gyalo Thondup, Dalai Lama’s brother, fought for Tibet from his Kalimpong home

Claude Arpi | How Gyalo Thondup, Dalai Lama’s brother, fought for...

The Dalai Lama said of his brother: “He was a good man who did his best for the Tibetan cause. I pray he will take a...

25 Feb 2025 10:51 PM IST

Aakar Patel | Differences among India’s states acute: For real answers, hold early Census

Aakar Patel | Differences among India’s states acute: For real...

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of average achievement: a long and healthy life, knowledgeable...

25 Feb 2025 7:26 AM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | Modi needs a new fall guy: Can he find one?

Shikha Mukerjee | Modi needs a new fall guy: Can he find one?

Mr Modi is great when he talks about India’s transformation after 70 years of Congress mismanagement under his divinely...

25 Feb 2025 7:13 AM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (PTI File Image)

Sunil Gatade | A resurgent BJP clear and present danger for India’s...

The fact is that the regional parties have neither the stamina nor the strength or the character to survive in a...

23 Feb 2025 10:57 PM IST

K.C. Singh | Trump’s USAID flip-flops: India shakes, China gains

K.C. Singh | Trump’s USAID flip-flops: India shakes, China gains

The United States is not alone in budgeting large sums for foreign development assistance. During the 1992 Earth Summit...

23 Feb 2025 10:54 PM IST