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Madhya Pradesh Chif Minister Dr Mohan Yadav. (File Image: PTI)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Of religion, myths, food as ‘New’ India flexes muscles

Uneducated, unemployed and under-nourished folk are not alone in swallowing these tales

21 Dec 2023 12:00 AM

In the aftermath of the security breach, there was a presumption among officers across services that the executive director (security) would be promptly replaced. However, it was discovered that the vacancy had persisted since mid-November, following the departure of Raghubir Lal, a 1997-batch IPS offer to Uttar Pradesh as ADG (security) after completing an extended one-year tenure. (File Image: PTI)

Dilip Cherian | New Rajasthan CM hits the ground running

The recent security lapse at the Parliament has highlighted the inherent risks associated with prolonged vacancies in critical positions

21 Dec 2023 12:00 AM

Taliban's spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid said the Taliban will stay in power for a long time - and for as long as God wants. AP/PTI(AP08_15_2023_000484B)

Kamal Davar | Amidst global churn… India, US need a new road to Kabul

It was a matter of time before the Taliban government in Kabul would withdraw support to Kabul’s embassy in New Delhi

20 Dec 2023 12:06 AM

Free speech law stops at the gates of private spaces. (Image: Freepik)

Shashidhar Nanjundaiah | Threats to free speech rise as global conflicts intensify

In India, we have been making cautious adjustments to our understanding of free speech by watching the goings-on all around us.

20 Dec 2023 12:03 AM

We in India have equality in the sense implied in a democracy. We have periodic free and fair elections — at least reasonably free and fair, an independent media, an independent judiciary and all of us enjoy all the freedoms we believe to be essential to be a free people. (Photo: PTI/Representational Image)

Mohan Guruswamy | What ails our democracy? Power flows from the top

No party seems without some blame attached it, for this seems to have become the norm these days

19 Dec 2023 2:38 AM

Police personnel detain a man protesting outside the Parliament building carrying a can emitting a yellowish smoke during the Winter session, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Aakar Patel | Who’s a ‘terrorist’: Spraying smoke in Parliament just like Bhagat Singh?

The UAPA, under which many Indians have been charged and are in jail, does not define “terrorist” or “terrorism”

19 Dec 2023 2:26 AM

In this picture taken during a media tour organised by the Israeli military on December 15, 2023, army spokesman Daniel Hagari shows the entrance of a tunnel that Hamas reportedly used to attack Israel through the Erez border crossing on October 7. (AFP)

Saeed Naqvi | Amid differences with US on Gaza, Israeli lobby has to work overtime

The genocidal war continues but US wouldn’t like to be seen pressing for a ceasefire without terminating Hamas

18 Dec 2023 3:08 AM

COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber, right, celebrates passing the global stocktake with United Nations Climate Chief Simon Stiell, left, and COP28 CEO Adnan Amin during a plenary session at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo)

Indranil Banerjie | COP28 and wages of greed: Planet is at breaking point

The urgency of action on climate control has been reiterated endlessly in recent times

18 Dec 2023 12:54 AM

Manish Tewari | Why Kissinger’s Legacy in South Asia is a Toxic One

Henry Kissinger lived to be one hundred years old

17 Dec 2023 12:08 AM

Ranjona Banerji | Hallo there! Have you all Condemned Hamas?

It’s been over two months since October 7, 2023, when Hamas rockets attacked Israel, killing 1400 people

17 Dec 2023 12:07 AM

Even Ranveer Singh pales in the rizz department when compared to our Prime Minister. (PTI Photo)

Shobhaa De | Word of Year: Where there is no fizz, there’s no ‘Rizz’…

For now, I’m stuck on the word “Rizz”, short for charisma, charm or seduction

16 Dec 2023 12:48 AM

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. (AP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Sunak lives on the edge: Will he take the UK into icy waters?

What the country witnessed on Tuesday was the circus that this Tory government has deteriorated into

16 Dec 2023 12:32 AM

Chinese incursions in the South China Sea escalate tensions with Asian neighbors. (AFP File Image)

Debotri Dhar | Chanakya, China & diverse ideals of global friendship

Exploring Chanakya's Legacy: The Paradigm Shift in International Relations through Friendship

14 Dec 2023 10:35 PM

The only claim that the Modi government can make is that national security concern was the reason for making the drastic changes in the status of Jammu and Kashmir. (Representative Image: DC)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | SC’s Art. 370 ruling has left key questions unanswered

Even Hindu-majority Jammu is not happy with the new UT status

14 Dec 2023 12:00 AM

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik (Photo: PTI/File)

Dilip Cherian | Odisha babus eye giant projects for economic renaissance

Whispers are gaining momentum

14 Dec 2023 12:00 AM

Monideepa Banerjie | ‘Dummies’ to help Hasina in BNP-mukt Jan. 7 polls?

Bangladesh Elections: Rise of Dummy Candidates as a Political Strategy

12 Dec 2023 11:36 PM

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. (Image: S. Surender Reddy)

Sriram Karri | Revanth era in Telangana: Hope reigns amid caution

Under A. Revanth Reddy, the Congress has found a formidable leader, one who has risen from the ground, without a family backing

12 Dec 2023 12:40 AM

The world’s GDP per capita per year is an average of $12,262. (Image:PTI)

Aakar Patel | Has South Asia hobbled itself? Can we turn into Korea, Taiwan?

China is slightly ahead of the world average GDP, and Bangladesh, India and Pakistan are one-fifth.

12 Dec 2023 12:10 AM

In politics today, there isn’t a single South Indian or East Indian political leader of any consequence at the national level. (DC File Image)

Sanjaya Baru | The geography of power, in North, South & West India

Many political leaders from southern states have been articulating their concern about the impact of a new delimitation exercise

11 Dec 2023 7:16 AM

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron (Photo: AP)

Kishwar Desai | Will Cameron rush to Tories' rescue? Blyton's Famous 5 makes comeback

It is rare for a former Prime Minister to come back to save his sinking party

11 Dec 2023 12:05 AM

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