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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (PTI File Image)

DC Edit | Can Rahul's Nyay Yatra arrest the Modi surge?

The news of the second round of senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s march, named the Bharat Nyay Yatra, which...

30 Dec 2023 2:07 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. (PTI File Image)

DC Edit | Good news from Qatar

It comes as a big relief that Qatar’s court of appeal has commuted the death sentence imposed on eight former...

30 Dec 2023 2:02 AM IST

UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly. (PTI File Image)

Farrukh Dhondy | Of clowns' and politics in UK: When a joke isn't a...

“His son was an addict His wife was a slut The goats of the village Danced in his hut But the village wizard...

30 Dec 2023 1:54 AM IST

For us, here in India, 2024 is likely to be the single most significant year in the nations history. (Image by starline on Freepik)

Shobhaa De | 2024 is almost here Are you ready for it?

Wonder why we can’t resist what are called “year-enders’’? Mercifully, 2023 is nearly over --...

30 Dec 2023 1:49 AM IST

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. (PTI File Image)

DC Edit | Rajnath advice to Army to avoid mistakes' welcome

Defence minister Rajnath Singh’s exhortation to the Indian Army troops stationed in the troubled Jammu and Kashmir...

29 Dec 2023 12:41 AM IST

In this October 2016 file photo, DMDK led by actor Vijayakanth with others at the alliance conference in Mamandur near Chengalpattu. DMDK founder-leader and popular yesteryear Tamil actor Vijayakanth passed away on Thursday following illness. (PTI Photo)

DC Edit | Adieu Vijayakanth, TN's large-hearted actor-politician

‘Captain’ Vijayakanth, born Vijayaraj Alagarswami, had such a fulfilling career as a film star doing robust...

29 Dec 2023 12:38 AM IST

Indias general election, the worlds largest, is likely to be held sometime in the first half of 2024. (Image by Freepik - pikusuperstar)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Several questions as we look back at 2023,...

Like most of the world, I am in the “looking back, looking ahead” mode. And like many, I have more questions...

28 Dec 2023 11:34 PM IST

Ram Gopal Varma

Edit | Don't try to censor political films

In a welcome judgment, the Telangana high court refused to stay the release of Vyuham, a film being made by...

28 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

Sitaram Yechury. (File Photo)

Edit | Religion, State should be separate: CPM reminder

It is not every day that people play spoilsport during celebrations and fling unpleasant facts at festive events....

28 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

India will continue to enjoy the benefits, and suffer the downsides, of political stability. Success, sadly, breeds hubris over time, so this cannot be a long-term fix. (Image: DC)

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | What lies ahead: India to grow, inequality will...

New beginnings are better in theory than in practice, at least for the average, Risk-averse individual. First, there is...

28 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

A file image of India - Bhutan border (Twitter)

Dilip Cherian | Bhutan's Order of Merit to ex-IAS showcases...

Retired Punjab IAS officer Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh’s recent award of Bhutan’s National Order of Merit gold...

28 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande during a visit to review the security situation in the Poonch sector, Monday, Dec. 25, 2023. (PTI Photo)

DC Edit | Welcome step by Army to act over deaths in custody

In a welcome change, the Indian Army has promptly ordered the institution of a court of inquiry into the case of three...

26 Dec 2023 11:57 PM IST