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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin during a bilateral meeting, in New Delhi, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | India, US deepen defence ties

India is being nurtured by the US now as a counterweight to China's dominance of the eastern and southern parts of the...

14 Nov 2023 12:07 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin prior to a meeting in New Delhi, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. (PTI Photo)

K.C. Singh | India's challenges amidst shifting global equations

India may also discover that the anti-China alliances woven by the US are also losing their glue.

14 Nov 2023 12:05 AM IST

If the women voters of West Bengal and Tamil Nadu vote the way they have voted in the past, it would give an edge to these two parties in the respective states. (Representational Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | In praise of a season when voter is king'

In a world defined by the stations of class, all those millionaires are forced to even pretend to drink the water they...

14 Nov 2023 12:01 AM IST

Raghuram Rajan resigned as governor after having discussed and disapproved of this move. (PTI Image)

Aakar Patel | In 2016, RBI had warned Demo will not work, but govt...

In a country like India where 70 per cent of people survive on just Rs 150 per day, why do we need currency notes of...

13 Nov 2023 11:58 PM IST

Smoke and flames rise from burning paddy stubble at a field, near Patiala, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Anita Katyal | AAP Faces Stubble Issue in Punjab; Poll Worries for...

Mr Kejriwal's party is heading the government in Punjab and Delhi and is facing flak in both states on this grave...

11 Nov 2023 11:51 PM IST

Fudge and Squark. (Image by Shashi Warrier)

Shashi Warrier | Squark, the dog on the doorstep

Warrier's Decision to Adopt Stray Pup Challenges Initial Agreements

11 Nov 2023 11:49 PM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar (PTI file photo)

Pavan K. Varma | Caste census to hide Nitish record? Let's rethink...

The unfortunate truth is that increasingly reservations have become a substitute for administrative competence and good...

11 Nov 2023 11:45 PM IST

Palestinians flee to the southern Gaza Strip on Salah al-Din Street in Bureij, Gaza Strip, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (AP/PTI)

AA Edit | A whiff of relief for Gaza

The universal calls for a ceasefire will and must go on in the belief that it might just register on the Israelis

11 Nov 2023 12:05 AM IST

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. (AP/PTI)

Farrukh Dhondy | The mess in Gaza: Will Israel's war create many more...

Hamas knew precisely what the October 7 atrocities would bring about.

11 Nov 2023 12:05 AM IST

The time horizon of the AI tipping point is uncertain. (Image: jcomp on Freepik)

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Why the whole world needs to keep the AI genie...

Is Artificial Intelligence (AI) different, and if so, how much time do we have left?

11 Nov 2023 12:05 AM IST

TMC MP Mahua Moitra. (DC File Image)

AA Edit | Crime and punishment in Mahua Moitra saga

It is no defence that other MPs may also be using aides to log in and record questions.

11 Nov 2023 12:05 AM IST

A bird sits on a railing during a smoggy morning, in New Delhi, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. The air quality in Delhi was recorded in the severe category on Thursday morning. The Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 420 at 8 am, compared to 426 at 4 pm on Wednesday. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Toxic air: Get serious on avoiding death by...

Health must be the prism through which we view and address air pollution.

9 Nov 2023 11:37 PM IST