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The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 have recycled many existing provisions with the sole aim of establishing stringent government control over the giants of the Big Tech world. (Photo: AFP)

AA EDit | Code flawed; equates media, gossip, arts

The logic of placing the digital news media in the same basket as a social gossip platform and entertainment channel is...

1 March 2021 4:56 AM IST

The regional majors the Trinamul Congress, the AIADMK and the DMK will have their bases intact whether they win or lose but power is a major factor that keeps them going. (Photo: AFP)

AA Edit | Stakes high in state polls

The stakes are high for the Congress, whether the party realises it or not

1 March 2021 4:04 AM IST

Tandav might have been a fit case to address larger issues pertaining to art and how artistes cannot be held accountable for the characters they play on screen. (Image credit: Twitter)

AA Edit | Assault on cinema, art, humour

The makers of the OTT serial were profusely apologetic and even removed some scenes against which objections were raised

30 Jan 2021 8:49 AM IST

Langar being prepared for farmers during their ongoing protest against the new farm laws, at Singhu border in New Delhi, Sunday, January 10, 2021. (PTI/Arun Sharma)

AA Edit | Talks the only way to end farm law agitation

The state governments have taken an inimical attitude towards the protesting farmers sitting there

30 Jan 2021 8:09 AM IST

Picture used for representational purposes only (Image Source: Freepik)

DC Edit l Budget: A challenge and an opportunity

There is a hope among people and businesspersons that the government would come out in support of the economy

29 Jan 2021 4:15 AM IST

V.K. Sasikala, file picture (Image source: DC Image/N Sampath)

DC Edit l Inconsequential homecoming?

The common man wants to know if Sasikala can turn the politics of Tamil Nadu upside down

29 Jan 2021 4:15 AM IST

An ambulance driver wearing a protective suit prepares to exit the special isolation ward where coronavirus-suspected patients are being quarantined at the Kochi Medical college in Kerala, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Kerala must step up Covid fight

Kerala has seen only 3,643 deaths due to COVID-19 as on January 26, thanks to the healthcare infrastructure it has...

28 Jan 2021 7:41 AM IST

Foreign policy observers feel that China is accusing India of disturbing the peace at the Sikkim border to hide the Chinese unilateral aggression. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

AA Edit | China playing long game, be vigilant and prepared

Nothing could be more ideal than seeking peace through diplomacy and pursuing disengagement and de-escalation

28 Jan 2021 7:27 AM IST

Evidence produced in court showed how unsuspecting officers had been giving out information on their postings and the whereabouts of other colleagues on social media, putting national security at risk, despite earlier advisories on conduct of military personnel on social media. (Photo | Pixabay - PixelKult)

AA Edit | Bihar cops overstep limits

The Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar, has not helped matters either by talking up against criticism of the government...

27 Jan 2021 8:28 AM IST

Protesters climb a flagpole at the ramparts of the Red Fort as farmers continue to demonstrate against the central governments recent agricultural reforms in New Delhi on January 26, 2021. (Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)

AA Edit | History made on R-Day, but disorder regrettable

They will need to remain united if they are serious about their demands while ensuring the isolation of violent...

27 Jan 2021 7:52 AM IST

A farmer holds the Tricolor during their ongoing agitation against Centres farm reform laws, on the eve of Republic Day, in New Delhi, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (PTI /Ravi Choudhary)

AA Edit | Symbol of a noisy republic

To keep the peace during the rally is, of course, the farmers' responsibility, while it's the State's duty to provide...

26 Jan 2021 7:25 AM IST

Security personnel keep vigil at Rajpath on the eve of 72nd Republic Day, in New Delhi, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (PTI /Kamal Singh)

AA Edit | A time to introspect, and tackle crises with vision

Due to some wholly irrational steps that were taken, the already battered economy now stands devastated

26 Jan 2021 7:11 AM IST