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Fairytale of New York is a Christmas classic that many music aficionados will turn to this year not least because it is by Shane MacGowan (above), the Irish singer-songwriter who died on November 30 this year. (Image by Arrangement)

Palash Krishna Mehrotra | Fairytales of Christmas

Christmas Echoes: A Melodic Blend of Nostalgia and Tradition, Harmonized with Shane MacGowan's 'Fairytale of New York.

24 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

All supermarkets spend literally millions of pounds on Christmas advertisements on hoardings and TV. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Christmas is here It's a time for festivity, but a...

The national census tells us that Christianity is in decline in Britain.

22 Dec 2023 11:24 PM IST

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with party leader Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders during a protest over the suspension of MPs amid the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. (PTI Photo/Vijay Verma)

Shikha Mukerjee | Will MPs' suspensions jolt INDIA into anti-BJP...

Mr Kharge, groomed in the Congress culture of consensus building, is a natural for the job of convenor of the INDIA...

22 Dec 2023 11:21 PM IST

BookMyForex.com is worlds first and largest marketplace for currency exchange and private remittances. (Photo: AFP)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Remittances at a new high, but there's a dark...

India's inward remittances may account for only 3.4 per cent of the country's GDP but it is the highest recipient of...

21 Dec 2023 11:04 PM IST

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

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

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

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

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

COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber, right, celebrates passing the global stocktake with United Nations Climate Chief Simon Stiell, left, and COP28 CEO Adnan Amin during a plenary session at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo)

Indranil Banerjie | COP28 and wages of greed: Planet is at breaking...

The urgency of action on climate control has been reiterated endlessly in recent times

18 Dec 2023 12:54 AM IST