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A stranded student from northeast holds a leafy branch to protect himself from scorching heat. PTI Photo

AA Edit: Kudos for self-reliance, but priority is handing out cash

Sadly, the efforts the government has made to manage the headlines do not seem to square with the horrors seen on the...

18 May 2020 7:04 PM IST

A health worker conducts thermal screening of migrants travelling from Mumbai to their native places, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lcockdown, in Nadia district. PTI Photo

AA Edit: Don't dilute labour laws

The attack on the labour laws was initiated in Uttar Pradesh where the government has cleared an ordinance suspending 35...

16 May 2020 7:57 PM IST

Stranded migrant labourers in Chennai, in southeastern India, prepare to board a special train to take them home after the government eased lockdown measures (AFP)

Coronavirus exposes our democracy's fault lines

Indian economy is certainly facing a crisis. This, however, does not justify use of violence against migrant labourers

16 May 2020 7:52 PM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses the fourth part of her press conference on the economic stimulus package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the National Media Centre, in New Delhi. PTI Photo

AA Edit: Instead of booster shot, FM hints at future relief

Deflation was something that India has never witnessed and is considered worse than benign inflation for the growth of...

16 May 2020 7:32 PM IST

For college graduates or young professionals who join as Army interns, it may be win-win situation. PTI Photo

AA Edit: Soldiers and citizens

While initially only about 100 officers and 1,000 jawans may be inducted for the Tour of Duty , if the government...

15 May 2020 6:18 PM IST

Evidently, the atmosphere of mistrust between the government in Kabul and the Taliban is complete. This cannot but further complicate the prospects of a so-called intra-Afghan dialogue. AP Photo

AA Edit: In a matter of months, Afghan peace unravels

The violence of May 12 have led the government of President Ashraf Ghani to officially end the defensive posture by the...

15 May 2020 5:52 PM IST

The Indo-China border (AFP)

AA Edit: China shows who's the boss

Chinese soldiers resorted to rods and bats, inviting Indian retaliation

14 May 2020 6:44 PM IST

Migrant workers along with their family members walk to their villages, due to no means of transport, during the nationwide lockdown, near Anand Vihar railway station in New Delhi (PTI)

Anand K Sahay: India's working class as Little Red Riding Hood

Their lordships have evidently missed a trick or two in their officious lives

12 May 2020 5:48 PM IST

The government has not heeded the cash-strapped states demand for raising their borrowing limits but announced a massive hike of more than 50 per cent in its own numbers. AP Photo

AA Edit: Concerted efforts needed to tackle lockdown blues

The Central notification in force now mandates that all inter-state passengers undergo a 14-day quarantine

12 May 2020 5:14 PM IST

US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC. AFP Photo

AA Edit: Strong men no more

The chutzpah of Donald Trump boasting of having fared better might have Republican admirer, but everyone else is quite...

12 May 2020 4:53 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah chairs a review meeting of the Directors General of All Central Armed Police Forces, in New Delhi. PTI Photo

AA Edit: Amit Shah dispels rumours

Mr Shah and his ministry have been engaged over the past few weeks in a series of confrontations with the West Bengal

11 May 2020 6:03 PM IST

Stranded migrants board a truck to reach their native places in Uttar Pradesh, during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, at Bakania bypass in Bhopa. PTI Photo

AA Edit: Stop states from trampling over labour rights

The government must realise that it is illogical, undemocratic, immoral and inhuman to put the workers at the receiving...

11 May 2020 5:52 PM IST