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Offerings brought by devotees during a Sandesh Yatra from Nepals Janakpur, ahead of the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple, in Ayodhya, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Pavan K. Varma | Drama after trauma: Much politics in the name of Ram

A judicially sanctioned Temple Trust has been constituted to oversee the construction.

7 Jan 2024 12:05 AM IST

Shashi Warrier | The Christmas Conversion

Shashi Warrier | The Christmas Conversion

Christmas Miracle: How a Litter of Puppies Bridged the Gap Between Cat and Dog People in the Neighborhood

7 Jan 2024 12:05 AM IST

Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. (AP/PTI)

Farrukh Dhondy | After wars in Gaza, Ukraine blasts in Iran: Despite...

I still believe its support for Ukraine is necessary and its support for the genocide of innocents in Gaza is...

6 Jan 2024 12:39 AM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addresses a press conference regarding summons issued to him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the excise policy case, in New Delhi, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Kejriwal saga signals real intent of Central agencies

The ED came into being as part of a global effort to crack down on black money and the proceeds of crime.

6 Jan 2024 12:35 AM IST

Indias bowler Mohammed Siraj celebrates the wicket of South Africas batter Aiden Markram during the second day of the second Test match between India and South Africa, at the Newlands Cricket Ground, in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav)

AA Edit | Splendid show by Indian quicks

Indian batsmen may have shone only in patches in the Tests, but they have the capacity to be a force to be reckoned with...

6 Jan 2024 12:32 AM IST

The ULFA on Dec. 29, 2023 signed a peace accord with the central and Assam governments in Delhi. (PTI Photo)

Wasbir Hussain | Will Ulfa accord really bring peace to Assam?

The Ulfa accord may have ended the insurgency for its 700-odd cadres who have been living in designated camps

6 Jan 2024 12:29 AM IST

Jalil Abbas Jilani. (AFP File Photo)

Claude Arpi | Why Pak politicians need to study Kashmir history

Pakistan's politicians started crying foul over J&K's status, saying that the Indian government's decision had no legal...

4 Jan 2024 11:57 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the opening of high-level segment for Heads of States at the COP28, in Dubai, UAE, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Modi leads BJP's charge to make gains in South

Modi knows very well that his party has been hopelessly isolated in Tamil Nadu after the AIADMK walked out of the NDA

4 Jan 2024 11:50 PM IST

People gather at the site of an explosion in the city of Kerman, about 510 miles (820 kilometres) southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. Two bombs exploded Wednesday at a commemoration for a prominent Iranian general slain by the U.S. in a 2020 drone strike, Iranian officials said, as the Middle East remains on edge over Israels war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. AP/PT

AA Edit | Iran blasts raise global tension

The twin blasts seemed to carry the signature of domestic terrorism of the Sunni kind, suspected to be the IS taking a...

4 Jan 2024 11:44 PM IST

There is every chance that these parties may assess the initiative as being primarily aimed at securing the anti-BJP space in states in which the regional parties are a significant force. In such a situation, the battle for 2024 may be over even before it has begun in right earnest. (File Image:Twitter)

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Will Opp. lose battle for 2024 before it's...

The Opposition parties got together, found in INDIA an acronym that creased brows of top BJP leaders

4 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

Oil tankers parked during a protest by truck drivers against a provision in the new penal law on hit-and-run accident cases, at Sipara fuel station in Patna, on Tuesday, (File Photo :PTI )

AA Edit | Win for democracy as truckers get reprieve

Truck drivers went on a nationwide strike against a new law passed by the Central government

4 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

There are several petitions before the Supreme Court of India challenging the constitutional validity of the law. (Representational Image/ ANI File)

AA Edit | Sebi probe must be time-bound

Institutional credibility is paramount in a democracy, whether it is market regulator or the judiciary

4 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST