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Sixty four per cent of capital outlays in the military budget of 2021 were earmarked for acquisitions of domestically produced arms. (Representational image: DC)

Manish Tewari | India's Defence Conundrum is Russia Over-Dependence

Russia's unprovoked aggression against Ukraine was again such an unknown

2 July 2023 12:00 AM IST

Debris from the Titan submersible, recovered from the ocean floor near the wreck of the Titanic, is unloaded from the ship Horizon Arctic at the Canadian Coast Guard pier in St. Johns, Newfoundland (AP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Of May Balls in Cambridge as Titan adventure' ...

When the debris is examined by submarine experts, we shall probably know how the disaster occurred

1 July 2023 11:58 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers a toast during a State Dinner with President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington. (Photo: PTI)

Shobhaa De | After Biden, Modi-MuskSangam Hoga Ki Nahi?

In order to take the new India-US love affair forward in more concrete terms, India will need to work much harder to woo...

1 July 2023 12:00 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee greets Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar during a joint press conference after opposition parties meeting, in Patna, Friday, June 23, 2023. RJD chief Lalu Prasad and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge are also seen. (PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Opposition needs a credible face to...

The next meeting in Shimla, on July 10 or 12, becomes important on the way forward to Opposition unity

30 Jun 2023 2:49 AM IST

Enforcement Directorate. (Representational Image)

Dilip Cherian | Scare in Maha after ED action in Covid jumbo centres...

The worries among IAS and IPS officers escalated further following the ED's questioning of municipal commissioner Iqbal...

29 Jun 2023 12:10 AM IST

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Abhijit Bhattacharyya | The politics of geography and how societies...

The demography of geography creates society, economy, polity, the rise and fall of empires and their borders, as well as...

29 Jun 2023 12:05 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a mega road show in the Mandya district of Karnataka on Sunday (ANI)

Sunil Gatade | Is Modi's BJP now down with the BB' syndrome?

Dissidents within the BJP are in silent mode, and if they remain silent, they will do their job silently

28 Jun 2023 12:05 AM IST

The UCC cannot, by its very definition, be a state subject. We cant have different uniform civil codes; we cant end communal and cultural heterogeneity in favour of state-level UCCs. (Representational image: image courtesy m.dailyhunt.in)

Aakar Patel | Why the BJP is pushing hard for a Uniform Civil Code now

It's not only one community that will see its personal laws on inheritance, marriage, divorce change, but all...

27 Jun 2023 12:10 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), at White House in Washington, Friday, June 23, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Mohan Guruswamy | The Narendra Modi style of governing a complex...

The PM is number one and the organisation is flat after that

27 Jun 2023 12:05 AM IST

An elevated inflation rate is also a cause of concern for the RBI, though it has decided to accord priority to economic growth in the near future. (AA file Photo)

AA Edit | RBI 4% inflation goal laudable

Food production in a predominantly rain-fed country could have a huge impact on the economy in both demand and supply...

27 Jun 2023 12:00 AM IST

UK MP Barry Gardiner was conferred the Padma Shri award. (Photo: https://www.barrygardiner.com/)

Kishwar Desai | Padma Shris for 2 British friends; poor' Boris can't...

The Indian high commission had an impressive ceremony to bestow Padma Shri awards on two British friends of India.

26 Jun 2023 12:25 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Joe Biden during the State Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington DC, Thursday, June 22, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Sanjaya Baru | Modi's Mission America: The dragon in the room

Can US-India co-production eventually help make India truly atma nirbhar ?

26 Jun 2023 12:12 AM IST