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Prime Minister and senior BJP leader Narendra Modi with BJP National President J.P. Nadda, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Home Minister Amit Shah during celebrations after partys victory in elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, at BJP headquarters, in New Delhi, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Local factors led to BJP's Hindi belt poll...

The hard reality is that the Modi factor was absent in all the four states.

4 Dec 2023 12:01 AM IST

Leopard kills five-year-old girl. (Representative Image)

Shashi Warrier | The Leopard on WhatsApp

WhatsApp Panic: How Social Media Frenzy Ignited Leopard Rumors and Local Theories

3 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Afghanistans Hashmatullah Shahidi. (PTI Image)

Manish Tewari | Why India must gird itself for Pak-Afghan showdown

The fundamental conflict between Afghanistan-Pakistan can be traced back to the late 19th century.

3 Dec 2023 12:02 AM IST

What happens to the Kohinoor once its returned will be a matter of contention. (AA File Image)

Farrukh Dhondy | UK must return all its loot from the Elgin Marbles to...

The Kohinoor was stolen from the young Dilip Singh by the East India Company's Lord Dalhousie.

2 Dec 2023 12:09 AM IST

Maharashtra Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis pays tribute to the martyrs who laid down their lives while fighting terrorists during 26/11 attack, on its 15th anniversary in Mumbai, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023. (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil)

Shobhaa De | A not so grand goodbye to 2023 and here's to 2024

Any and everything is converted into a self-seeking image building activity.

2 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Even before the current surge of respiratory illnesses in China, in much of 2023, there have been many children and adults in India. (AP File Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Chandrakant Lahariya | Flu-like illnesses' outbreak in China no real...

The flu season has changed in many countries and RSV related infections are more commonly being reported.

1 Dec 2023 12:47 AM IST

People at the under-construction Silkyara Bend-Barkot Tunnel after the successful evacuation of the 41 trapped workers, in Uttarkashi district, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Indranil Banerjie | The Silkyara lesson: Can we unite to fight crises?

The country today stands divided, fractious, plagued by conflicting ideas and objectives.

1 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

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Shikha Mukerjee | Public discourse standards fall, distorted by EC's...

The EC has limited power to control the terms of public discourse

30 Nov 2023 12:00 AM IST

The former Union home secretary and 1970-batch IAS officer has willingly parted ways with his lifes earnings, a whopping Rs 5 crores, donating them to his deity at the grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya. (Representational Image: PTI)

Dilip Cherian | Ram Lalla to be recipient of one retired babu's bhakti...

Mr Narayanan's inclination towards maintaining a low profile and shying away from public acknowledgement

30 Nov 2023 12:00 AM IST

The unholy trinity of its Army, the notorious Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the many terror tanzeems sponsored by the Pakistan Army -- keeps only its personal interests in mind while ignoring what is good for the nations well-being. (Representational Image: AP)

Bhopinder Singh | As institutions get trivialised, selfie points'...

The image of the military as an apolitical entity has been getting compromised and drawn into vicious and divisive...

29 Nov 2023 12:05 AM IST

Palestinians inspect the destruction caused by Israeli strikes in Wadi Gaza, in the central Gaza Strip on November 28, 2023, amid a truce in battles between Israel and Hamas. A truce between Israel and Hamas entered a fifth day on November 28 after the deal was extended to allow further releases of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | As 2 wars rage in world, is India facing a...

The fatal hostilities by the belligerents since 2022 has already had adverse effects on the food sector even outside the...

29 Nov 2023 12:00 AM IST

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan (PTI File Photo)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | The politics of governors: How Centre...

Kerala Guv Arif Khan should have known better than to use the office of governor as an obstacle in functioning of the...

27 Nov 2023 11:38 PM IST