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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

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das addresses via livestream as he announces the central banks monetary policy decisions, in Mumbai. PTI photo

Edit | India's economic recovery is contingent on curbing COVID-19

A full recovery in the economy, therefore, would be incumbent on how fast the world defeats the coronavirus.

12 Oct 2020 6:40 PM IST

An ineffective outcome seems to be written into the project because it glosses over the ground realities and betrays short-sightedness and ignorance of the political canvas on which the CAA law in reaction to which Shaheen Bagh has sprung has been inscribed. (Photo: G.N. JHA)

AA Edit | Spare the commuter from the Shaheen Bagh protests

The court was categorical in rejecting the argument that citizens have an absolute right of peaceful protest

9 Oct 2020 4:28 PM IST

Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Chief Chirag Paswan along with party leaders after the meeting ahead of Bihar Assembly elections, in New Delhi. PTI Photo

AA Edit | LJP's Bihar poll games bare BJP's secret hand

It also invites us to reflect on the BJP's relationship with allies once the saffron party has gains in strength

9 Oct 2020 4:18 PM IST

The viruses Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B had been discovered by the mid-1960s

AA Edit | Towards an HCV-free world

An estimated 71 million people worldwide suffer from chronic HCV infection, requiring liver transplants

7 Oct 2020 6:47 PM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses media on the outcomes of the 42nd GST Council meeting, in New Delh. PTI Photo

AA Edit | GST cess: Centre must act quickly, responsibly

The government must act wisely again and offer to meet its legal and moral obligation to the states when the Council...

7 Oct 2020 6:22 PM IST