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Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to the press after he was convicted in his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 30, 2024. A panel of 12 New Yorkers were unanimous in their determination that Donald Trump is guilty as charged -- but for the impact on his election prospects, the jury is still out. The Republican billionaire was convicted of all 34 charges in New York on May 30, 2024, and now finds himself bidding for a second presidential term unsure if hell be spending 2025 in the Oval Office, on probation or in jail. (Photo by Steven Hirsch / POOL / AFP)

Manish Tewari | Trump Tariffs Dismantling US Security Architecture

Trump’s tariff-driven protectionism risks dismantling seven decades of US-led global order, straining alliances,...

24 Aug 2025 6:38 PM IST

Ranjona Banerji | Dharali Paid Price of our ‘Progress’, Mumbai Next?

Ranjona Banerji | Dharali Paid Price of our ‘Progress’, Mumbai Next?

From Mumbai’s floods to Uttarakhand’s landslides, climate change and reckless construction are turning natural...

24 Aug 2025 6:19 PM IST

Anita Anand | How to Behave in all Public Spaces: When Will Indians Learn Basic Norms?

Anita Anand | How to Behave in all Public Spaces: When Will Indians...

As a society, we have never been good at distinguishing between private and public spaces. One reason might be that we...

24 Aug 2025 6:14 PM IST

Shobhaa De | Romancing The Monsoon: Mumbai Smiles In Deluge!

Shobhaa De | Romancing The Monsoon: Mumbai Smiles In Deluge!

Mumbaikars do care! But there are many Louis XVs in Mumbai and in Maharashtra, and a few Madame Pompadours too! The...

22 Aug 2025 10:43 PM IST

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Why Many Parsis Celebrate Navroz, Or Their New Year, Thrice Every Year! | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Why Many Parsis Celebrate Navroz, Or Their New...

I’ll tell you gentle reader, when I’ve recounted two memories of India’s Independence Day: It was 1962. I lived with my...

22 Aug 2025 10:35 PM IST

AA Edit | Stray Dogs Order By SC Welcome

AA Edit | Stray Dogs Order By SC Welcome

The old order by a two-judge bench may have been well-intentioned in considering the dangers that a rising number of...

22 Aug 2025 9:48 PM IST

AA Edit | Parliament Fast Losing Hallowed Place In Indian Democracy

AA Edit | Parliament Fast Losing Hallowed Place In Indian Democracy

The pattern is no different from what it has been in the last 16 years since when the Opposition, be it the BJP-NDA back...

22 Aug 2025 9:40 PM IST

John J. Kennedy | From Dreams To Drudgery: The PhD Scholar’s Plight In India

John J. Kennedy | From Dreams To Drudgery: The PhD Scholar’s Plight...

Three years on, she had two publications in obscure journals, not for breaking new ground, but because they were...

21 Aug 2025 11:30 PM IST

Claude Arpi | Today’s China Caught In Fix As Sacred & Profane Clash

Claude Arpi | Today’s China Caught In Fix As Sacred & Profane Clash

According to Beijing’s Marxist logic, the search, discovery and anointment of a Dalai Lama should be classified into...

21 Aug 2025 11:18 PM IST

AA Edit | Will Gaming Ban Save India’s Youth?

AA Edit | Will Gaming Ban Save India’s Youth?

Of all the ills associated with the online gaming industry that came with a bang on models built for first world...

21 Aug 2025 11:08 PM IST

AA Edit | Bills To Unseat Ministers An Attack On Democracy

AA Edit | Bills To Unseat Ministers An Attack On Democracy

The audacity of this government with a history of jailing political opponents including chief ministers and ministers...

21 Aug 2025 10:57 PM IST

AA Edit |South vs South in V-P Polls

AA Edit |South vs South in V-P Polls

Ex-judge Sudershan Reddy takes on BJP’s C.P. Radhakrishnan

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