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The first concrete move from the US side under the new Joseph Biden administration would appear to have deepened uncertainties in respect of the unfolding situation in Afghanistan in the context of the withdrawal of all US troops by May 1 this year. (Photo: AFP)

AA Edit | Uncertainty deepens after US move on Afghanistan

It is to be seen what former President Hamid Karzai and others make of the Blinken approach in contrast with that of...

11 March 2021 4:27 AM IST

The court will get the opinion of the state governments based on the position of the parties that run them. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Quotas: Let Parliament decide

Reservation is essentially a political question; its legal aspects are addressed by Article 15 (4) of the Constitution

11 March 2021 4:20 AM IST

Diana and Meghan did the democratic world a favour in boldly exposing the underbelly of the royal family, which by itself is an anachronism in the modern age. (SAEED KHAN / AFP)

AA Edit | The royal underbelly

His marriage may have helped liberate Harry from the trappings of power and privilege

10 March 2021 9:49 AM IST

There will be 25 test beneficiaries who will be healthcare workers. Their data has to be uploaded in Co-WIN (Covid Vaccine Intelligence Network) app

AA Edit | Speed up vaccinations, refresh awareness drive

The government must also open up the programme for all sections of the population, co-opt as many institutions, and make...

10 March 2021 8:50 AM IST

Citing the phenomenally higher base price of Rs 3,92,000 crores that the government set for the auction, some experts claim that the current spectrum auction is a failure as it managed to fetch merely one-fifth of its reserve price. (Photo: DC)

AA Edit | Spectrum auction a failure?

Out of 2,308.8 megahertz airwaves that were on offer, just a little more than one-third 855.6 MHz was purchased

6 March 2021 4:34 AM IST

The ongoing farmers agitation, which has had a special impact in some northern regions, including Haryana, has left the Khattar government reeling and the so-called sons-of-the-soil policy seems a desperate bid to recover some lost ground. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | To draw votes, Khattar's quota sacrifices growth

If the government forces companies to take steps that may impact employee productivity, then it forces companies to be...

6 March 2021 4:17 AM IST

Sources say trouble is anticipated if Sasikala travels with the party flag on the car when she enters Hosur in Tamil Nadu from Attibelle in Karnataka. (Photo: DC)

AA Edit | Damp squib Sasikala

When it is known that she cannot stand for election for another six years, what was the need to announce that she was...

5 March 2021 8:50 AM IST

Supreme Court on Friday directed that no coercive action should be taken till July last week against private companies. ( PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Dissent not sedition: SC sends govt clear signal

The criminalising of dissent is the clearest sign of an authoritarian government

5 March 2021 8:38 AM IST

The worlds biggest lockdown may have cost the Indian economy Rs 7-8 lakh crore during the 21-day period. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | India is out of recession, but...

While India could be better placed than the Western countries, it would be wrong to say that its economy has come out of...

4 March 2021 8:47 AM IST

Businesses today need to urgently and proactively invest in it, Sivarama Krishnan, partner and leader Cyber Security, PwC India, said.

AA Edit | Cyber warfare and state surveillance new normal

The government has a great responsibility towards funding cyber security measures in all sectors that are strategically...

4 March 2021 7:36 AM IST

Supreme Court of India (PTI)

AA Edit | Rape case: Bizarre suggestion

The court's job was limited to see if the man in the dock is guilty or innocent or if he deserves a lenient treatment

3 March 2021 10:15 AM IST

The prime minister also posted a picture of himself taking the first dose of the vaccine in which he is seen sporting a Assamese gamocha and getting inoculated with a smile on his face. (Image credit : Twitter/@narendramodi)

AA Edit | Hope around corner as vaccine drive picks pace

The inoculation rate is going to be the biggest challenge for India with a huge number of two-dose vaccinations to be...

3 March 2021 9:37 AM IST