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The survey said 81 per cent of people trust the transparency of the current voting process. (Photo: PTI/Representational Image)

Mohan Guruswamy | What ails our democracy? Power flows from the top

No party seems without some blame attached it, for this seems to have become the norm these days

19 Dec 2023 2:38 AM IST

Memoirs of a Maverick: The First 50 Years (1941-1991) By Mani Shankar Aiyar. (Image DC)

Politics, Pakistan were the two fatal attractions of Aiyar's life

Do we really believe all Pakistanis are jihadis

24 Sept 2023 12:00 AM IST

Parliamentarians enter the new Parliament building, in New Delhi, on Tuesday, (Image: PTI)

AA Edit | New Parliament to match aspirations of rising India

A new Parliament is an excellent icon, an inspiration to our democracy, worthy of welcoming and cheering

20 Sept 2023 12:00 AM IST

The Opposition INDIA alliance has announced the names of 14 news television anchors whose programmes their spokespersons will boycott. (Image: Twitter; @2024_For_INDIA)

Aakar Patel | Opp. right not to be part of rigged game' with some...

The arguments against the boycott are various, including press freedom and the Emergency

20 Sept 2023 12:00 AM IST

Pavan K Varma | Why stoop to sterile jokes on successful G-20 summit?

Pavan K Varma | Why stoop to sterile jokes on successful G-20 summit?

The absence of Chinese President Xi Jinping turned out to be a blessing in disguise

17 Sept 2023 12:00 AM IST

Artists perform traditional music during the gala dinner hosted by the President Droupadi Murmu. (File Image: PTI)

AA Edit | Is Sukhu cozying up to BJP now? T'gana: Spotlight on Kharge...

Congress strategists believe that highlighting Mr Kharge's story would benefit the party in the poll-bound states

17 Sept 2023 12:00 AM IST

A lot of water has flown under the bridge since Ram Nath Kovind won the last Presidential elections with a near two-thirds majority against the Congress-led Opposition candidate Meira Kumar, in July 2017. (PTI)

ONOE Panel Led by Kovind Calls for Suggestions

The high-level committee declared that suggestions received by January 15 would be thoroughly considered

7 Jan 2024 12:42 AM IST

Lal Krishna Advani ingenious tactics paved the way for the BJPs ascent, setting the stage for Narendra Modis era. (Image: PTI)

AA Edit | Advani is a real Ratna of the Bharat of today

Discover the man behind the political evolution that reshaped India's ethos and ideas

5 Feb 2024 12:00 AM IST

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All courses should be taught in Indian languages: Venkaiah Naidu

If teaching and learning in Indian languages is not promoted, future generations won't be able to speak their mother...

17 May 2018 8:22 AM IST

Kamal Haasan is one of the biggest names in Indian cinema and has appeared in more than 200 films since making his debut aged six over half a century ago. (Photo: AFP)

Defending freedom of speech, protecting diversity Kamal Haasan's...

Haasan's MNM will fight polls for first time in 2019 Lok Sabha polls when PM Modi will seek a second term.

10 Aug 2018 11:57 AM IST

Hours before his death, he had greeted people on Diwali on his Twitter handle and Facebook page. (Photo: File)

Padma Rao Sundarji | India-Sri Lanka tussle: Let sleeping islands lie

An in-depth analysis of the political climate in India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership

11 April 2024 12:00 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP)

Clash of ideas: States say no trespassing'

In weaponising food and language, the BJP has stirred up one kind of sentiment.

31 May 2017 2:35 AM IST