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Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Trump takes a MAGA leap to expand America’s geography

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Trump takes a MAGA leap to expand America’s...

The new President of the United States, Donald Trump, appears to have borrowed heavily from the words of fifth...

22 Jan 2025 12:10 AM IST

Chandrajit Banerjee | Budget focus on tourism, retail & textiles crucial to generate jobs

Chandrajit Banerjee | Budget focus on tourism, retail & textiles...

India, now the world’s most populous nation with 1.45 billion people, stands at a pivotal moment in its...

22 Jan 2025 12:10 AM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | Netas & the Indian State: Reflect first, speak later

Shikha Mukerjee | Netas & the Indian State: Reflect first, speak later

One-upmanship is a silly sort of competition. When sensationalism sinks to the point of delivering one-liners,...

21 Jan 2025 12:12 AM IST

Aakar Patel | 3 major problems facing South Asia: Why don’t we learn from EU & Asean?

Aakar Patel | 3 major problems facing South Asia: Why don’t we learn...

What are the problems affecting those countries that made up pre-1947 India? There appear to be three...

21 Jan 2025 12:10 AM IST

Sanjaya Baru | India’s ‘other’ neighbour: Let’s learn from Jakarta

Sanjaya Baru | India’s ‘other’ neighbour: Let’s learn from Jakarta

When most Indians think of the country’s neighbourhood they think of the defunct British India and its...

20 Jan 2025 3:32 PM IST

Kishwar Desai | Travel on Londons Tube with no pants; movie halls in UK open door to pets

Kishwar Desai | Travel on London's Tube with no pants; movie halls in...

It is foggy and cold in London, but then with typical British humour — someone decided that this is the ideal...

20 Jan 2025 3:32 PM IST

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | In support of wife-staring and other ancient rituals

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | In support of wife-staring and other...

L&T's S.N. Subrahmanyan’s remark on Sunday wife-staring sparks debate on cultural norms and modern misinterpretations

19 Jan 2025 1:30 AM IST

Anita Katyal | Sad Cong tale of 2 headquarters; Kejriwals spin is trouble for BJP

Anita Katyal | Sad Cong tale of 2 headquarters; Kejriwal's spin is...

Congress faces leadership crisis while BJP is embroiled in AAP’s electoral accusations ahead of Delhi elections

19 Jan 2025 1:30 AM IST

Pavan Varma | Letter by ‘Sheesh Mahal to her mother ‘Raj Mahal

Pavan Varma | Letter by ‘Sheesh Mahal' to her mother ‘Raj Mahal'

Dear Amma, What is happening to this world? Why is everybody turning against us? What, after all, is...

19 Jan 2025 1:30 AM IST

K.C. Singh | Gaza ceasefire can let US focus on China & Russia

K.C. Singh | Gaza ceasefire can let US focus on China & Russia

The ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip comes as a surprise as historically outgoing US Presidents lack the...

18 Jan 2025 12:11 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | Of Musk, Trump and Zuckerberg… and why I changed my mind about NY resolutions

Farrukh Dhondy | Of Musk, Trump and Zuckerberg… and why I changed my...

“If love breeds confusion It means the lover is besotted If it’s stretched out like a string It...

18 Jan 2025 12:11 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | Chief secy, ADGP for Chandigarh a ‘punishment’ for Punjab govt?

Dilip Cherian | Chief secy, ADGP for Chandigarh a ‘punishment’ for...

Chandigarh, the city that wears two hats as the shared capital of Punjab and Haryana, is back in the spotlight...

17 Jan 2025 12:12 AM IST