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Folk artists perform during the 75th Republic Day parade, at the Kartavya Path in New Delhi, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav)

Shobhaa De | Welcome to the New India: Ram Rajya is finally here!

Republic Day Reflections: India's Evolving Identity, Political Shifts, and the Symbolic Rise of the Ram Mandir

26 Jan 2024 6:35 PM GMT

The temple is built on the razed site of the Babri Masjid. The January 22, 2024 consecration of the 51-inch idol christened Balak Ram (Image:PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | Modi has set his target, does BJP know where it's...

The Ram Janmabhoomi movement and the gruelling cross-country journey of the Ram Rath led by Lal Krishna Advani was...

25 Jan 2024 6:30 PM GMT

There is a reason that Prime Minister Modi has been emphasising the tourism sector centred around the pilgrimage centres of Ujjain, Varanasi and Ayodhya, because all the efforts to make India the pharmaceutical hub, or the manufacturing hub, of the world had just fizzled out in the past 10 years. (File Image: PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Is economy in a feel-good psychedelic...

The Indian economy is turning out to be like the American one in many ways

24 Jan 2024 6:30 PM GMT

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann. (PTI)

Dilip Cherian | Some officers in Punjab in limbo, others have too many...

The national capital gets a new chief for the Anti-Terrorist Squad

24 Jan 2024 6:30 PM GMT

The CBSE has directed schools under it to take steps to identify and resolve learning gaps, and conduct examinations for Classes 9 and 11 by following COVID-19 safety protocols (Pictures used for representational purposes only)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Narrow the gender gap in usage of digital tech

ASER 2023 Reveals Stark Gender Gap in Rural Youth's Skills: A Deeper Dive Into the Data

23 Jan 2024 5:17 PM GMT

Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (Image:Twitter)

Aakar Patel | Gujarat lifts its alcohol ban for some: A sign of what...

Alcohol would be allowed at hotels/restaurants/clubs offering in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (or GIFT City)

22 Jan 2024 6:28 PM GMT

The Iranian attack on alleged terror bases in Balochistan and Pakistans retaliation against targets in Iran has brought the war much nearer South Asia.(Image:AP)

K.C. Singh | After Gaza, war close to South Asian fringe

The conflict that has been raging in Gaza ever since the horrific terror attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023 was so far...

22 Jan 2024 6:25 PM GMT

The idol of Ram Lalla after the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the Ram Mandir, in Ayodhya, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. (PTI Photo/Vijay Verma)

AA Edit | Will new Ayodhya temple lead to national healing?

A Spiritual Milestone or Political Triumph? The Nation Reflects on the Aftermath

22 Jan 2024 5:29 PM GMT

Sanjaya Baru | Sitharamans one bright idea from her JNU days

Sanjaya Baru | Sitharaman's one bright idea from her JNU days

Analysis of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's impactful policies challenging economic norms, reshaping growth...

21 Jan 2024 6:30 PM GMT

Britains King Charles III. (Image: AP)

Kishwar Desai | Charles, Kate to both face surgery; Britain's kids...

Parliament struggles against the small boats

21 Jan 2024 6:30 PM GMT

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. (PTI File Image)

Anita Katyal | More LS tickets for women; but of EAM, Puri, who's...

While the performance of the sitting MPs is being scrutinised to assess their winnability, the BJP is inclined to give...

20 Jan 2024 3:28 PM GMT

View of the Ram Mandir in the evening ahead of its consecration ceremony, in Ayodhya, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)

Pavan K. Varma | Fairness, decorum qualities epitomised by Tulsi's Ram

Shri Ram was only the saguna manifestation of that absolute nirguna Brahman. This is underlined by Tulsi throughout the...

20 Jan 2024 3:22 PM GMT