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Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, party leader Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar and others at a press conference after the opposition parties' meeting. (PTI Photo)

Anand K. Sahay | ‘Give and take’ is needed to make INDIA effective

The INDIA parties face their most severe test in Uttar Pradesh, the country’s most significant state electorally.

27 Jul 2023 12:10 AM

Dilip Cherian | Eye to polls, Haryana goes after ‘corrupt’ govt officers

Can Mr Khattar succeed in his aim, and will it be enough to tip the electoral balance in the BJP’s favour?

27 Jul 2023 12:05 AM

Women from the Zo-Kuki community stage a protest demanding separate administration for Tribals of Manipur, in Churachandpur. (Image: PTI)

PATRALEKHA CHATTERJEE | Horrors of Manipur signal a total collapse of governance

The happenings in Manipur point to a collapse of governance even if you go solely by official statements

26 Jul 2023 12:00 AM

The IAF needs a frugal 42-fighter squadron strength, if not more. (Representative image: PTI)

KAMAL DAVAR | What IAF needs to transform into to develop as an aerospace power

Pakistan has also enunciated a “first-use” nuclear option against India, that cannot be taken lightly

26 Jul 2023 12:00 AM

People participate in a peace march organised by the Manipur Students' Union in Imphal, Monday, July 24, 2023, (PTI Photo)

Aakar Patel | What’s to gain by avoiding any problem… What is there to lose?

The Prime Minister demoted the issue and signalled to the rest of the BJP and the pliant media not to speak about it.

25 Jul 2023 12:54 AM

Delhi is now easily the most traffic-congested city in the world. (AP Photo/Representational)

Mohan Guruswamy | Un-crowding India’s capital and decentralising of power

Dispersing offices across the nation will not only decongest Delhi, but will also become economic drivers that will modernise smaller towns.

25 Jul 2023 12:02 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI Photo)

Sanjaya Baru | In India’s border states, Centre isn’t peripheral

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement last week blaming state governments for lapses in ensuring the rule of law, was a bit rich.

24 Jul 2023 12:24 AM

Margot Robbie in the new Barbie movie (Twitter)

Kishwar Desai | Staycations in UK are suddenly the rage

But the big story for everyone is Barbie versus Oppenheimer!

24 Jul 2023 12:19 AM

Women raise slogans during a protest after a May 4 video surfaced on Wednesday showing two women from one of the warring communities being paraded naked by a few men in violence-hit Manipur. (PTI Photo)

Ranjona Banerji | Old women will save the world

And as long as we have the courage, we can show all women, and maybe even men, the light.

23 Jul 2023 12:32 AM

Opposition parties' meet, in Bengaluru. (PTI File Photo)

Pavan K. Varma | Why 2024 promises to be an exciting election

The relentless targeting of Opposition leaders has created fear, panic, anger and a “solidarity of victimhood” among them.

23 Jul 2023 12:25 AM

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. (PTI file photo)

Anita Katyal | Mamata wins at musical chairs; is IB being shorn of Muslim cops?

The Trinamul chief was also given a prominent seat at the joint press conference after the meeting.

23 Jul 2023 12:18 AM

Walt Disney died during production of the film The Jungle Book (1967). (AA File Photo)

Farrukh Dhondy | As UK goes after the boat people, leaks are found in Brexit exclusion

The children who have been trafficked into Britain, perhaps with the connivance of their parents, arrive here without them.

22 Jul 2023 12:41 AM

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray, CPI (M) leaders Sitaram Yechury and D Raja at a joint press conference after the opposition parties meeting, in Bengaluru, Tuesday, July 18, 2023.

Shikha Mukerjee | ‘INDIA’ veterans ready to unsettle BJP’s masterplan

The assumption that INDIA would waste its time, effort and energy on achieving the impossible, is probably wrong.

22 Jul 2023 12:11 AM

An encouraging feature that the boards are introducing is open-ended questioning. (Image by Freepik)

Devi Kar | Why philosophy is crucial for young minds: It will help ‘think’ better

Perhaps in their old age they will again feel the need to return to the questions they asked as children.

21 Jul 2023 12:05 AM

The safest course for a journalist was to keep a safe distance from those who exercised power. (Image by Harrarts on Freepik)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Memories of another day: Of media & power brokers

Politics and journalism have always been two sides of the same coin.

21 Jul 2023 12:02 AM

Mr Srinivasan allegedly added two additional sentences without proper authorisation, potentially impacting the outflow of funds and raising suspicions of misuse. (DC File Photo)

Dilip Cherian | J’khand officer in a fix for touching up govt note on Eklavya schools

Senior babus say that government decision-making adheres to established procedures and protocols, ensuring checks & balances.

20 Jul 2023 12:31 AM

Sunil Gatade | The aunt and the nephew: BJP’s problem in Raj, MP

Whatever might be the reason, the BJP has so far failed to put its best foot forward either in Madhya Pradesh or Rajasthan.

20 Jul 2023 12:19 AM

The Prime Minister’s Five Resolves have little that is new, and plenty that is old. They will not be able to move India into a developed nation. It is just a pipedream. (File Image: AP)

Anita Anand | India, at 2047, as a developed nation: It’ll just be a pipedream

It is a sovereign state with a high Human Development Index (HDI) compared to other countries

19 Jul 2023 12:00 AM

Assuming that Russian crude oil is $70 per barrel, Delhi will have to pay Rs 5,740 ($70 x Rs 82) per barrel to the seller-exporter in Moscow. If India were to pay in Chinese currency, the Indian importer companies will have to pay 490 yuan per barrel ($70 x 7 yuan). (File Image DC)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Why allow yuan payments for import of Russian oil?

Indian companies have begun to pay for the import of Russian crude oil not in the dollar