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Shobhaa De | Does anyone give a damn for rape victims in India?

Shobhaa De | Does anyone give a damn for rape victims in India?

Take a look at the statistics: In 2022, around 32,000 rape cases were reported to the police across India. But...

7 Sept 2024 1:36 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | UK should check social media use to spread hatred, instigate violence

Farrukh Dhondy | UK should check social media use to spread hatred,...

“When all compassion Goes out of fashion The sceptics have their way When every loving notion ...

7 Sept 2024 1:16 AM IST

Indranil Banerjie | Hunt for scapegoats won’t improve future of B’desh

Indranil Banerjie | Hunt for scapegoats won’t improve future of B’desh

Bangladesh after the overthrow of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is reminiscent of a carnival on the morning...

6 Sept 2024 12:12 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | Kerala keeps it all in the family: Wife replaces husband as CS

Dilip Cherian | Kerala keeps it all in the family: Wife replaces...

Kerala’s Venu and Sarada Murlidharan make history as he hands over chief secretary role to his wife in a groundbreaking...

5 Sept 2024 12:02 AM IST

Sunil Gatade | Modi 3.0: How a ‘strong leader’ is on the retreat

Sunil Gatade | Modi 3.0: How a ‘strong leader’ is on the retreat

Narendra Modi's retreat as PM reveals cracks in his "strong leader" image, with coalition challenges and political...

5 Sept 2024 12:02 AM IST

Syed Ata Hasnain | Understanding nuances of elections in Kashmir

Syed Ata Hasnain | Understanding nuances of elections in Kashmir

In 1996 the Government of India decided to conduct the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir after a gap of...

4 Sept 2024 12:12 AM IST

M.P. Nathanael | Hema Committee report exposes the casting couch issue in filmdom

M.P. Nathanael | Hema Committee report exposes the casting couch issue...

The disclosure of the Justice K. Hema Committee report on issues relating to the women in Kerala’s Malayalam...

4 Sept 2024 12:10 AM IST

Spectacular Saudi Campaign Invites Indian travellers to Discover the Heart of Arabia

Spectacular Saudi Campaign Invites Indian travellers to Discover the...

Today, Saudi’s national tourism brand, ‘Saudi Welcome to Arabia’ has launched its first-ever integrated consumer...

3 Sept 2024 10:10 PM IST

Aakar Patel | Why Modi bhakts, ‘influencers’ of the Right, are so angry as world changed

Aakar Patel | Why Modi bhakts, ‘influencers’ of the Right, are so...

Like many of you I have avoided social media content produced by those referred to as “right wing...

3 Sept 2024 12:12 AM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | The kabaddi politics of census and caste

Shikha Mukerjee | The kabaddi politics of census and caste

The election of more representatives from communities that have been historically discriminated against by the...

3 Sept 2024 12:12 AM IST

Kishwar Desai | Amid smoker fury, PM faces pub ‘ban’; Maggie’s portrait retires from No. 10

Kishwar Desai | Amid smoker fury, PM faces pub ‘ban’; Maggie’s...

There is still some English summer left to enjoy. The best new place to visit nowadays is the rural pub opened...

2 Sept 2024 12:12 AM IST

Sanjaya Baru | Time to restore balance in India-China relations

Sanjaya Baru | Time to restore balance in India-China relations

Responding to criticism of India’s “big brother diplomacy” in its neighbourhood, I would often invite my...

2 Sept 2024 12:10 AM IST