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In a file photo, a Shariah Law official uses a rattan cane to whip one of two men convicted of gay sex in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. Two men in Indonesias conservative Aceh province were caned 77 times each after neighbors reported them to the Shariah Police for having sex. (Photo: AP)

AA Edit | Indonesia takes a step backwards

A nation that used to pride itself in support of democratic traditions in the last 24 years might be slipping as it...

8 Dec 2022 12:15 AM IST

Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal with Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai and other leaders during celebrations after AAP crossed the majority mark in the MCD polls, at the party headquarters in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Will AAP's triumph in MCD polls have national fallout?

By snatching the MCD convincingly from the BJP's 15-year-rule, the AAP has sent a clear signal that the mighty BJP is...

8 Dec 2022 12:10 AM IST

Acclaimed French author and philanthropist Dominique Lapierre during a visit to Kolkata. Lapierre, whose 1985 international bestseller City of Joy earned Kolkata its nickname died at the age of 91. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Adieu to a great storyteller

An affable, kind-hearted and simple man, Lapirerre mingled with ordinary folk and made characters out of them in his...

7 Dec 2022 12:10 AM IST

AA Edit | To take on BJP, Congress & AAP need to work together

AA Edit | To take on BJP, Congress & AAP need to work together

The Opposition must simply try to unite those who don't want to vote for the BJP and re-elect Narendra Modi for a third...

7 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

Mallikarjun Kharge succeeds Sonia Gandhi at the grand old partys highest office (PTI/R Senthil Kumar)

AA Edit | Kharge must crack the whip

Accountability is a cornerstone virtue and a test of fairness of any organisation or system; and the Congress party has...

6 Dec 2022 12:15 AM IST

Over 50 protesters held white papers in support of the Chinese people under harsh zero-COVID policies that prevent them from having normal lives in China. (Photo: AP)

AA Edit | People power' on the rise, in China & Iran

History has been a witness to empires being brought to their knees by manifestations of people's power

6 Dec 2022 12:10 AM IST

People pose for photos next to a giant replica on the World Cup trophy in front of Stadium 974 on November 18, 2022 in Doha, Qatar, ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament. (Photo: AFP)

AA Edit | Football proves the great leveller

Sporting tales often become most interesting when the mice roar in the face of the lions

5 Dec 2022 12:15 AM IST

AA Edit | Governors can't hold up bills; rules need relook

Lawmaking by legislatures is an essential feature of democracy, and cannot be at the mercy of individual people

5 Dec 2022 12:10 AM IST

The loss of glacier surface also reduces its ability to reflect sunlight, which increases global warming. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

AA Edit | How warming has changed winters

Winters are getting colder (in some parts), warmer (in many more parts), and more uniformly across the world, confusing

3 Dec 2022 12:15 AM IST

AA Edit | India can give new direction to G-20

As host nation, India is determined to showcase and celebrate before the world its diversity, which is the country's...

3 Dec 2022 12:10 AM IST

Though the GDP numbers grew with low base effect, there are also other significant reasons which suggest a recovery in the economy. (Twitter)

AA Edit | Slowdown blues hit home

Though the economic growth had declined in the second quarter compared to the first quarter, the country spent Rs...

2 Dec 2022 12:15 AM IST

This satellite photo provided by Planet Labs shows the Galwan Valley area in the Ladakh region near the Line of Actual Control between India and China Tuesday, June 16, 2020. ( AP Photo)

DC Edit | China must end LAC row; not target India-US drills

At a time when its economy is tanking dues to Covid restrictions, China should be content with India as a buyer of its...

2 Dec 2022 12:10 AM IST