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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. (PTI File Image)

Anita Katyal | More LS tickets for women; but of EAM, Puri, who’s BJP’s Delhi face?

While the performance of the sitting MPs is being scrutinised to assess their winnability, the BJP is inclined to give more seats to women.

20 Jan 2024 8:58 PM

View of the Ram Mandir in the evening ahead of its consecration ceremony, in Ayodhya, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)

Pavan K. Varma | Fairness, decorum qualities epitomised by Tulsi’s Ram

Shri Ram was only the saguna manifestation of that absolute nirguna Brahman. This is underlined by Tulsi throughout the Manas.

20 Jan 2024 8:52 PM

Navigating the jungle of apps: Lost in technology, found in adventure. (AA File Image)

Ranjona Banerji | You can still be lost in era of map apps!

Exploring the Delights and Dilemmas of Getting Lost in the Jungle Safari

20 Jan 2024 8:46 PM

"City of Gold" documentary offers a glimpse into the complexities of contemporary Mumbai. (PTI File Image/Representational)

Farrukh Dhondy | Bombay as the City of Gold… Is the BBC docu on right track?

BBC's Mumbai Documentary Offers Tourist's View, Lacks Deeper Insight into the City's Complexities

19 Jan 2024 10:58 PM

The Ram Mandir in the evening ahead of its consecration ceremony, in Ayodhya, Friday evening, Jan. 19, 2024. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Will temple fervour lead to a ‘re-discovery’ of India?

Inauguration of Ram Mandir Raises Concerns about India's Secular Fabric: Navigating the Balance Between Faith and Governance

19 Jan 2024 10:44 PM

Females lag behind males in various assessment tasks, raising questions about technology access, self-confidence, and the need for greater agency. (PTI File Image)

Suman Bhattacharjea | Mapping girls’ route from school to work

ASER 2023 reveals a gender gap in digital skills among Indian youth, emphasising the need for improved technology access and self-confidence

19 Jan 2024 1:57 AM

Uncertainties arise given the impending retirement of the current chief secretary Veera Rana in March of this year. (Image: LinkedIn)

Dilip Cherian | Will waterways boss be next MP chief secy? But it’s still uncertain

Within MP’s babu circles, murmurs suggest that his recall may be tied to a potential appointment as the next chief secretary of the state.

19 Jan 2024 1:30 AM

We drive drunk and light firecrackers on car roofs, while zig-zagging at top speed through the traffic. (Visit Goa). (Image: Facebook@Vincent Braganza)

Padma Rao Sundarji | Why Lakshadweep cannot become another Maldives

Even Bollywood joined the war-cry: Chalo Lakshadweep instead!

18 Jan 2024 12:00 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pre-election visit to the islands. The media was awash with images of the Prime Minister relaxing on the beach, walking and snorkelling. (Image: PTI)

Anita Anand | Lessons to learn from Bhutan on what not to do in Lakshadweep

Three deputy ministers in Maldives heard this as putting down the exotic and pristine offerings of their country and posted on social media

18 Jan 2024 12:00 AM

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Don’t boycott the Maldives; send flood of Indians there

Rather than encourage boycott calls, this is India’s golden opportunity to send swarms of tourists around the year to pack the Maldives.

17 Jan 2024 1:23 AM

Senior BJP Leader L K Advani. (PTI File Image)

Aakar Patel | How Advani made the Ram Mandir possible… taking the BJP to the top

Unfortunately for Mr Advani but unsurprisingly for the rest of us, the architect of the party’s rise will not be able to lead the ceremony

15 Jan 2024 12:05 AM

Saffron flags bearing images of Lord Ram, Lord Hanuman and the upcoming grand temple on display in front of shops along Ram Path, in Ayodhya. Ahead of the Ram temple consecration ceremony in the holy city, demand for such flags has risen manifold. (PTI Photo/Kunal_Dutt)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Modi’s Ayodhya overdrive: Will dreams match reality?

It is now a recognisable signature of Prime Minister Modi that he does not believe in anything low key.

15 Jan 2024 12:05 AM

Navigating Laughter in the Face of Aunty Panku's Melodramatic Tales. (Image: teksomolika on Freepik)

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Those agony aunts who are bad news

Dive into the whimsical world of Aunty Panku's bad news sagas, where laughter meets melancholy in a humorous tale of mayhem.

14 Jan 2024 1:07 AM

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar delivers a lecture on ‘Bharat’s Rise in Geopolitics', in Nagpur, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Bhopinder Singh | Quad shouldn’t allow group to get derailed by Chinese games

The Quad's strategic dance and shifting priorities: Familial bonds and geopolitical dynamics.

13 Jan 2024 10:49 PM

Demonstrators hold portraits of Huthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi and Palestinian flags during a march in solidarity with the people of Gaza in the Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa on January 5, 2024 amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the militant Hamas group in Gaza. (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP)

Manish Tewari | How Houthis have taken the Gaza war to the world

The conflict between the Iran-backed Houthis and the American coalition shall have adverse ramifications.

13 Jan 2024 10:43 PM

A public inquiry into the scandal opened in February 2022 but has yet to examine who at the top of the Post Office knew what and when. On January 10, 2024, the former boss of the Post Office Paula Vennells said she would return a royal honour received from Queen Elizabeth II, as public anger mounts. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Victims of British Post Office scandal may get justice at last after 20 years

Navigating the Phases of Moonlight and AI Caution: A Journey through Poetry, Technology Pitfalls, and the Post Office Scandal

13 Jan 2024 12:05 AM

In this Friday, Dec. 1, 2023 file photo, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a meeting with President of Maldives Mohamed Muizzu during the COP28, in UAE. The Maldivian government on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024 distanced itself from a minister's 'derogatory remarks' against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media and said these opinions are "personal and do not represent the views of the Government". (PTI Photo)

Shobhaa De | Golmal in the Maldives… & a new-style star shaadi

Snorkeling Goals, Tourist Tiffs, and Aamir Khan's Wedding: A Captivating Start to 2024

13 Jan 2024 12:05 AM

BJP President Amit shah at the inauguration of Selfie booth at khan market in new Delhi. (Image: Bunny Smith)

Patralekha Chatterjee | How ‘selfie booths’ are changing India politics

The 3D selfie booths at the centre of the current political storm take the BJP strategy a step further.

12 Jan 2024 12:05 AM

In 1945, however, Ibn Saud was at least formally the supplicant. As the representative of the Palestinian-Arabs he did not deny that Europe’s Jews had been cruelly treated. But he argued that innocent Palestinians should not have to pay for Germany’s crimes. (File Image AFP)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Why US, Saudis aren’t in a hurry to halt war in Gaza

If the major powers failed the Palestinians, their own race brothers were not very helpful either

11 Jan 2024 12:00 AM

The railway ministry has dispelled speculation by devising a unique arrangement to formalise the role of the newly appointed director-general (DG) of the National Academy of Indian Railways (NAIR) in Vadodara. (Image: DC)

Dilip Cherian | Decoding the Railway Board reshuffle

Roopa Srinivasan is set to serve as the DG, NAIR, from the Railway Board in Delhi