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BJP MLA Mohan Yadav shows victory signs after being elected as the leader of the state legislative party, in Bhopal, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. Yadav will be the next CM of the state. (PTI Photo)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Of religion, myths, food as New' India flexes...

Uneducated, unemployed and under-nourished folk are not alone in swallowing these tales

21 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

Former President Donald Trump reacts to supporters during a commit to caucus rally, on Tuesday, (Image:AP)

AA Edit | Alarm bells for Donald Trump

The ruling has huge ramifications even though it is just a first strike against the irrepressible former President

21 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

Police personnel detain a man protesting outside the Parliament building carrying a can emitting a yellowish smoke during the Winter session, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Dilip Cherian | New Rajasthan CM hits the ground running

The recent security lapse at the Parliament has highlighted the inherent risks associated with prolonged vacancies in...

21 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

A male nurse attends a patient inside an ICU at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Disease in Bengaluru,Tuesday, Dec 19, 2023. The Karnataka Covid-19 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) issued an advisory for people above 60, particularly with co-morbidities (especially with kidney, heart, liver ailments), pregnant women, lactating mothers to wear face masks and strictly avoid closed, poorly ventilated spaces and crowded areas. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak)

AA Edit | Be cautious about Covid-19

The current wave could just be endemic, much like endemic influenza and other common respiratory infections.

20 Dec 2023 12:24 AM IST

Talibans spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid said the Taliban will stay in power for a long time - and for as long as God wants. AP/PTI(AP08_15_2023_000484B)

Kamal Davar | Amidst global churn India, US need a new road to Kabul

It was a matter of time before the Taliban government in Kabul would withdraw support to Kabul's embassy in New Delhi

20 Dec 2023 12:06 AM IST

Free speech law stops at the gates of private spaces. (Image: Freepik)

Shashidhar Nanjundaiah | Threats to free speech rise as global...

In India, we have been making cautious adjustments to our understanding of free speech by watching the goings-on all...

20 Dec 2023 12:03 AM IST

Suspended opposition MPs protest during the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. (PTI Photo/Vijay Verma)

AA Edit | Driving Opposition away from Parliament will solve nothing

It is time a government which vouches by the democratic traditions of the country behaves in a democratic manner

19 Dec 2023 11:59 PM IST

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

Police personnel detain a man protesting outside the Parliament building carrying a can emitting a yellowish smoke during the Winter session, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Aakar Patel | Who's a terrorist': Spraying smoke in Parliament just...

The UAPA, under which many Indians have been charged and are in jail, does not define terrorist or terrorism

19 Dec 2023 2:26 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 | Executive powers must be defined in a federal' India

The Supreme Court, armed with vast powers, must step in and stop constitutional actors from crossing their limits.

19 Dec 2023 12:31 AM IST

Social media adds to misinformation, conspiracy theories and the harshest ways of expressing opinions. (Photo by DENIS CHARLET / AFP)

AA Edit | Use social media time wisely

Parents of teenagers face the greatest problem in how to moderate the time youth spend on their mobile phones.

19 Dec 2023 12:28 AM IST

In this picture taken during a media tour organised by the Israeli military on December 15, 2023, army spokesman Daniel Hagari shows the entrance of a tunnel that Hamas reportedly used to attack Israel through the Erez border crossing on October 7. (AFP)

Saeed Naqvi | Amid differences with US on Gaza, Israeli lobby has to...

The genocidal war continues but US wouldn't like to be seen pressing for a ceasefire without terminating Hamas

18 Dec 2023 3:08 AM IST