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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with Ministers of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary and Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad addresses the post-Budget press conference, in New Delhi, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. (PTI Photo/Vijay Verma)

Chandrajit Banerjee | Boost for aspirational India, inclusivity and...

Interim Budget: Charting a Course for Inclusive Growth and Future-Ready India

1 Feb 2024 6:33 PM GMT

Despite DANICS officers being eligible for promotion to IAS, the average time for promotion has extended to 27-28 years. This contrasts sharply with states like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, and Punjab, where state civil service cadres achieve IAS promotions within eight to 10 years. (Representational Image: DC)

Dilip Cherian | Delhi, Andamans officers must wait much longer for...

Procedural delays and contentious cases hamper the promotion of DANICS cadre officers to IAS

31 Jan 2024 6:30 PM GMT

The pran pratistha ceremony at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22 had little to do with religiosity and was essentially an audio-visual spectacle. (File Image: PTI)

After Ayodhya: Will Modi's new era' end old conflicts?

The inauguration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22 turns into an audio-visual spectacle

31 Jan 2024 6:30 PM GMT

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. (PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Weak-kneed Nitish Kumar shifts in a...

Nitish Kumar's return to BJP exposes his reluctance on secularism and socialism, signaling challenges for smaller...

30 Jan 2024 7:24 PM GMT

Screenshot showing Chandrayaan-3s phases of landing on the Moons surface. (PTI Photo)

Indranil Banerjie | The space sector in India on threshold of...

India's Space Sector: A Path to Dominance Amidst Global Competition and Growing Private Innovation

30 Jan 2024 7:20 PM GMT

Any Indian citizen of 18 years or above who accepts Articles II, III and IV of the constitution shall, on making a written declaration. (Image:DC)

Aakar Patel | Integral Humanism as basic philosophy of BJP: What does...

On the third page of its constitution, the BJP lays out its membership conditions

29 Jan 2024 6:30 PM GMT

President Emmanuel Macron of France

K.C. Singh | India & France: Strategic relations to Vision 2047

President Emmanuel Macron of France was the chief guest at this year's Republic Day celebrations

29 Jan 2024 6:30 PM GMT

Smoke billows after an Israeli strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on January 26, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by AFP)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Wars move West to East: Ukraine, Gaza to Red...

These conflicts will now adversely affect its trade and profits as commercial shipping faces attacks and expensive...

28 Jan 2024 6:35 PM GMT

NDA MPs reciprocate after opposition MPs protested in the Lok Sabha during the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)

Will the strategy of small is beautiful' work for Congress in LS polls...

A good general knows when to retreat. And this is not really a retreat, but a withdrawal for tactical advantage in the...

28 Jan 2024 6:47 AM GMT

President Xi Jinping. (Photo by NOEL CELIS / AFP)

Manish Tewari | China in our backyard poaching our neighbours

India-China geopolitical dance: Navigating diplomatic challenges in the neighborhood

27 Jan 2024 6:25 PM GMT

The five actresses are nominated in the Best supporting Actress category for the 96th Academy Awards to be held on March 10, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

Shreya Sen-Handley | Pass the popcorn, it's awards night!

Despite the tinsel and talk, awards provide reliable recommendations for spectacular movies, highlighting the artistry...

27 Jan 2024 6:15 PM GMT

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump on stage during a campaign event in Manchester, N.H., Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt_Rourke)

Farrukh Dhondy | Of CLR, slavery & democracy in US: More nastiness' if...

C.L.R. James's once-bold claim that the U.S. embodied Karl Marx's vision faces scrutiny amid the resurgence of figures...

26 Jan 2024 6:35 PM GMT