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Indias economy sprang a pleasant surprise last week by registering better than expected growth of 7.6 per cent in the July-September quarter as against the RBIs projected growth rate of 6.5 per cent. (Image:Twitter)

Aakar Patel | Has South Asia hobbled itself? Can we turn into Korea,...

China is slightly ahead of the world average GDP, and Bangladesh, India and Pakistan are one-fifth.

12 Dec 2023 12:10 AM IST

In politics today, there isnt a single South Indian or East Indian political leader of any consequence at the national level. (DC File Image)

Sanjaya Baru | The geography of power, in North, South & West India

Many political leaders from southern states have been articulating their concern about the impact of a new delimitation...

11 Dec 2023 7:16 AM IST

The Supreme Court has chosen to make public its reiterated recommendations with regard to certain judges whose appointments the government has been sitting on for over five years now. (Representational Image)

AA Edit | SC tells HCs: Don't sermonise

Desist is the order coming from the highest court now.

11 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

TMC leader Mahua Moitra with other opposition leaders after being expelled by the Lok Sabha during the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. The Lok Sabha on Friday expelled Moitra after holding her guilty of sharing her credentials with others and accepting gifts from a businessman to extend favours. (PTI Photo/Vijay Verma)

AA Edit | Mahua Moitra's expulsion from LS is hard to justify

It remains a mystery how the ethics committee of the Lok Sabha has come to such a conclusion.

11 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron (Photo: AP)

Kishwar Desai | Will Cameron rush to Tories' rescue? Blyton's Famous 5...

It is rare for a former Prime Minister to come back to save his sinking party

11 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (PTI File Image)

Pavan K. Varma | Whither democracy sans a functional Opposition?

It has become more than apparent by now that those at the helm in the Congress are just incapable of decisive and...

10 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Stranger Encounters of the Intimate Kind

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Stranger Encounters of the Intimate Kind

Sometimes, the stranger who passes you on the street has a better measure of you than a so-called old friend.

10 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

PM Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah were not pleased with Chouhans efforts to promote his sons. (PTI File Image)

Anita Katyal | No son-rise' in MP, Chhattisgarh, Raj; knives are out...

Knives are out for veteran Congress leader Kamal Nath ever since the party suffered a shock defeat in the Madhya Pradesh...

10 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Palestinians evacuate a wounded woman following Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. AP/PTI

Farrukh Dhondy | Right versus Left: Opponents aren't enemies & can...

The powerless, or the impotent, who hold opposed political views can sometimes remain friends.

9 Dec 2023 12:48 AM IST

What distinguishes a citizen from a beneficiary? (PTI File Image)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Basic services a citizen's right' or gift'...

The questions are not new. Nor is the debate around the citizen versus labharthi template.

9 Dec 2023 12:42 AM IST

Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. In recent days, Israeli tanks have rumbled into southern Gaza, starting with Khan Younis. It marks a grim new chapter in the war that the Gaza Health Ministry says has already killed over 17,000 Palestinians and the U.N. estimates has displaced 1.9 million people. AP/PTI

AA Edit | World must persuade Israel to stop Gaza war

No strategic and military tactic is off the table, including the planned use of giant pumps to fill the tunnels under...

9 Dec 2023 12:30 AM IST

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das arrives to address a press conference on monetary policy statement, at the RBI headquarters, in Mumbai, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade)

AA Edit | Markets show stability, resilience

Inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), fell to 4.9 per cent in October.

9 Dec 2023 12:26 AM IST