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Devotees gather to offer prayers during the third Shahi Snan of the Kumbh Mela 2021, at Har ki Pauri Ghat in Haridwar. (Photo: PTI)

Shobhaa De | Kal Ho Na Ho: Inept govt messes up war on Covid

Dealing with Covid is a lot easier than dealing with our callous netas

17 April 2021 12:00 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | Racism exists in Britain, but it's not always...

There were two incidents in my years at Cambridge University which I could possibly label racist

17 April 2021 12:00 AM IST

Polling for the sixth, seventh and the eighth phase will be held on April 22, April 26 and April 29, respectively. (Representational Photo: ANI)

EC rules out clubbing poll phases

Mamata Banerjee on Thursday evening also appealed to the EC to club the remaining phases of the polls into one

16 April 2021 1:22 AM IST

People dealing in food, groceries, fruits, vegetables and dairy products will also have to seek a curfew pass for their movement. (Photo: PTI)

Weekend lockdown in Delhi till April 30

The weekend curfew will be effective from 10 pm on April 16 (Friday) to 5 am on April 19 (Monday)

16 April 2021 1:19 AM IST

The Indian Army must train police and paramilitary commandos in special operations and leadership skills at the combat levels. (Representational Photo: PTI)

Kamal Davar | Ramping security or building trust, how best to tame...

With alacrity, the Centre will have to re-energise its security strategies to combat the Naxals

16 April 2021 12:02 AM IST

The electoral rallies with several lakh people that were held till very recently in Kerala, Assam and Tamil Nadu and which will continue to dominate the political horizon in West Bengal for the rest of this month. (Photo: PTI)

Karan Thapar | Covid: Who'll pay price for irresponsible netas?

The political rallies and religious snans could easily become super-spreader events. Some perhaps already have

16 April 2021 12:00 AM IST

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

Army jawan injured in first shooting at LoC after renewal of ceasefire...

This is the first such incident that took place along the LoC since the last week of February

15 April 2021 9:06 AM IST

Devotees gather to offer prayers during the third Shahi Snan of the Kumbh Mela 2021, at Har ki Pauri Ghat in Haridwar, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. (PTI)

Kumbh Mela might be cut short; Remdesivir's output to be raised

Both present and past CMs of Uttar Pradesh - Yogi Adityanath and Akhilesh Yadav - tested positive for Covid-19

15 April 2021 9:01 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee waves at supporters at a rally, ahead of the State Assembly polls, at Kalaikunda in West West Medinipur, Thursday, March 18, 2021. (PTI)

Back saffron to defeat Didi: CPM's 'soft Hindutva' rises in Bengal

Sounding exactly like the BJP, CPM politburo member Md Salim accused Banerjee of 'instigating unsuspecting supporters'...

15 April 2021 8:56 AM IST

A candidate wearing a mask arrives at an examination centre to appear in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in New Delhi. PTI photo

CBSE puts off Class 12 exams

A large number of students, academics and politicians were demanding the cancellation of the board exams due to the...

15 April 2021 8:47 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | Fresh minds in diplomacy: MEA opens to interns, sees...

Under the new policy, MEA will take in about 60 interns every year in two batches, with each intern spending three...

15 April 2021 12:00 AM IST

Family members mourn near the body of the deceased after clashes erupted between locals and central forces during the fourth phase of West Bengal Assembly Election in Cooch Behar. (Photo: PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Bengal violence erupted as all leaders...

What India is seeing is a generation of political leaders who are immature, who lack the poise of a leader of a national...

15 April 2021 12:00 AM IST