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Recalling his days as chief minister, Siddaramaiah said there were many baseless allegations against him - a venom he digested to serve people with good intent. (Photo: File)

Shikha Mukerjee | Unity crucial after attack: Is BJP closing India’s...

It was the moment when the Modi government could have put on hold its vote-catching strategy configured as “Ek Hain to...

29 April 2025 9:38 PM IST

Aakar Patel | Will Donald Trump’s Trade Masterstroke Fail As No One Thought of The Consequences?

Aakar Patel | Will Donald Trump’s Trade Masterstroke Fail As No One...

And then the US also spends trillions of dollars on the safety of the world by maintaining military bases across the...

29 April 2025 1:49 AM IST

Mamata Banerjee

Reflections | Blow to Teachers Might be Biggest Crisis for Mamata |...

On April 3, the Supreme Court cited extensive fraud in the recruitment process to sack thousands of state-run and...

29 April 2025 1:46 AM IST

Kishwar Desai | Rowling Rejoices at Ruling, but Stirs Row; UK Minister Might Lose Driving Licence

Kishwar Desai | Rowling Rejoices at Ruling, but Stirs Row; UK Minister...

For instance, the government had to move fast and save the British steel industry from shutting down. It had to be...

27 April 2025 11:41 PM IST

SANJAYOVACHA | Globalisation’s Unravelling and Fall of the ‘Davos Man’ | Sanjaya Baru

SANJAYOVACHA | Globalisation’s Unravelling and Fall of the ‘Davos...

The WEF is known around the world for its hosting of the annual Davos Forum in Switzerland and several country specific...

27 April 2025 11:38 PM IST

Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Anita Katyal | Omar Needs A Balancing Act; Centre Keeping An Eye on...

If the latest bureaucratic reshuffle in Uttar Pradesh is any indication, it would appear that the Bharatiya Janata...

27 April 2025 12:28 AM IST

West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankar

Pavan K. Varma | Fight Terror, But Also Seek Accountability From Govt

We have yet to see what that will be, but it has to be more than just a Balakot kind of strike. In view of the continued...

27 April 2025 12:26 AM IST

Ranjona Banerji | Stop Griping About ‘Toxic Masculinity’

Ranjona Banerji | Stop Griping About ‘Toxic Masculinity’

How does one define toxic masculinity? The term became popular in the 1980s and ‘90s in academia

27 April 2025 12:23 AM IST

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | The ‘Grand Mughals’ at London’s V&A: Of Tipu Sultan, Sufis & Some Surprises Too | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | The ‘Grand Mughals’ at London’s V&A: Of Tipu...

The exhibition’s curators presented all the pomp, but none of the circumstance. The V&A exhibition connived to present...

25 April 2025 11:25 PM IST

Mohan Guruswamy | Indus Waters: Yawning Gap Between Threat and Reality

Mohan Guruswamy | Indus Waters: Yawning Gap Between Threat and Reality

The geography makes it next to impossible to stop the flow of the waters from the Indus, Chenab and Jhelum. Yet there...

25 April 2025 11:22 PM IST

K.C. Singh | Post-Balakot Deterrence: Did It Fail In Pahalgam?

K.C. Singh | Post-Balakot Deterrence: Did It Fail In Pahalgam?

It appears that Pakistan’s then Prime Minister Imran Khan may have obtained assurances from mediators, such as Saudi...

25 April 2025 12:02 AM IST

Syed Ata Hasnain | Pakistan in Bid to Reverse Kashmir’s Rising Normalcy

Syed Ata Hasnain | Pakistan in Bid to Reverse Kashmir’s Rising...

Pakistan-backed attack hits peace in J&K; India urged to respond with strength and care

23 April 2025 9:44 PM IST