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The worst exceptions of the past, when Parliament was indeed a forum for civilised discourse, have become the best examples of parliamentary proceedings today. (AA File Image)

Pavan K. Varma | New architecture not likely to change character of...

Over the years, political discourse in the world's largest democracy, has reached a new low.

1 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya. (PTI Image)

Anita Katyal | Why BJP MPs worried in Rajasthan; Hiren Joshi is PM's...

A favourite topic of discussion in Delhi is to identify the most powerful and important person in the Prime Minister's...

1 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

175,000 asylum-seekers are kept in camps or state-provided accommodation awaiting reviews of their cases. (AP File Photo)

Farrukh Dhondy | Forget redefining refugee charter; UK should scrap...

108 million people were forcibly displaced last year as a result of persecution, conflict, violence and significant...

30 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

Senior BJP leader and former Union minister Uma Bharti. (PTI Photo)

Sunil Gatade | Women's power on the decline in Modi's BJP?

The last nine years have not seen much action for a better deal for women in various fields, including in politics.

30 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

Yashobhoomi , the second iconic world-class exhibition centre in Delhi. (Image: Twitter)

Chandrajit Banerjee | New Yashobhoomi' in Delhi will help promote...

Yashobhoomi will, among others, be the exclusive platform for MSMEs, startups & the hitherto neglected artisans to...

29 Sept 2023 12:15 AM IST

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. (AP)

Padma Rao Sundarji | Two-faced Canada is on a re-run of its LTTE...

Canada's own Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) identified at least eight fronts of the LTTE in Canada.

29 Sept 2023 12:13 AM IST

Ambassador Venu Rajamony. (Image: Facebook)

Dilip Cherian | Ex-diplomat who was Kerala govt's Delhi OSD refuses...

Mr Rajamony played a pivotal role in promoting external cooperation for the state government during his tenure

28 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

Job creation continues to be Indias main challenge: State of Working India 2023. (AFP File Image)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Bring jobs back to the top of India's...

Unemployment is falling, but remains high.

28 Sept 2023 12:03 AM IST

Prime minister Narendra Modi with US President Joe Biden (PTI)

Krishnan Srinivasan | Political parties facing anxiety as election...

A major issue for both parties is abortion and the right to life

27 Sept 2023 12:00 AM IST

Singapore cuts 2020 GDP outlook again as virus batters economy. (AFP Photo)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | A beacon for a future that is transformed

Singaporeans can visit 192 out of 227 international destinations without visas

27 Sept 2023 12:00 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)

Aakar Patel | Extrajudicial & encounter' deaths: Focus only after...

Khappens even if the accused has moved the Supreme Court for protection with the specific plea that they are in danger.

26 Sept 2023 12:15 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI)

Mohan Guruswamy | It's time for a retirement age for India's...

The nearness of the end of life, in effect, makes the leader, however powerful he or she might seem, a lame duck leader.

26 Sept 2023 12:12 AM IST