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An artist makes a coronavirus themed idol for Puja festivities at a workshop at Kumartuli, during ongoing COVID-19 lockdown in Kolkata. PTI photo

AA Edit | Rein in festive cheer

Experts have been warning for quite some time about the festivals torpedoing the efforts to contain the pandemic

21 Oct 2020 9:54 AM IST

A paramilitary soldier stands guard by a road near the venue for Indias Independence Day ceremony in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. (AP)

AA Edit | J&K district councils not a good-faith move

The case of J&K is going to be little different from that of Ladakh, at least for the foreseeable future

21 Oct 2020 9:45 AM IST

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks with senior members of parliament a day after her landslide election win, in Auckland on October 18, 2020. (AFP)

AA Edit | A win for liberal-left

However, as far as her progressive agenda is concerned, it is unclear whether Ardern's government has the economic chops...

19 Oct 2020 10:16 AM IST

A man walks balancing a basket on his head at a vegetable market in Lucknow, India. (AP)

AA Edit | India indicted by global hunger index

The Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2020 published this week has put India behind most of its south Asian neighbours,...

19 Oct 2020 10:07 AM IST

GST collections in July fall 14% due to COVID lockdown. (Photo-ANI)

AA Edit | GST: A win for states

That the change in stance will ensure better rates and easy administration of the process is only part of the deal

17 Oct 2020 10:07 AM IST

Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and President of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti poses for a photograph with senior party leaders, at her residence in Srinagar, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. Union Territory administration revoked the Public Safety Act charges against Mufti, more than a year after she was detained following the abrogation of the special status of the erstwhile state. (PTI)

AA Edit | If PDP, others cohere, Centre will be afraid

If the Kashmir parties stick together in the foreseeable future, the BJP's pursuit could prove Sisyphean

17 Oct 2020 10:02 AM IST

Indian Army soldiers stand guard near Nastachun pass, also known as Sadhana pass, about 8 Km from the Line of Control (LOC) in the district of Kupwara. (AFP)

AA Edit | Hate squad's dangerous agenda

So frightening has the monster of social media grown that it is causing concern about the cohesiveness of our Armed...

16 Oct 2020 11:05 AM IST

Locals take a dip in the musi water as some are looking for their belongings after the floods near the Chaderghat bridge which is completely devastated after the heavy floods. (Image: Deepak Deshpande)

AA Edit | Rainy spotlight on bad urban planning

The way the rain fury threw life out of gear in the Telangana capital leaves some disquieting questions about our urban...

16 Oct 2020 10:41 AM IST

Videograb from the controversial Tanishq ad.

AA Edit | An unfortunate climbdown

This particular type of Hindutva 'cancel culture' badly hurts the image of the country and its soft power around the...

15 Oct 2020 10:31 AM IST

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari denied reports that he is in self-isolation. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Koshyari's conduct beyond the pale

Instead of a cautious approach, Koshyari has chosen to be sarcastic in his letter and ask whether the CM has turned...

15 Oct 2020 10:10 AM IST

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders slammed the state governments decision to serve a notice to former chief minister Chandrababu Naidu on Friday, claiming that the current chief minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy is unaware of basic procedures. (Photo: ANI)

Edit | India's judiciary must be above suspicion

The political rivalry between YSRC chief Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and his arch-rival Telugu Desam chief N Chandrababu...

12 Oct 2020 11:33 PM IST

Indian PM Narendra Modi with US president Donald Trump. (PTI)

Edit | India must not buy into United States' rhetoric on China

The tenor of the US criticism of Xi's China has of late taken on a sharp political and ideological dimension.

12 Oct 2020 10:40 PM IST