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V. K. Sasikala. (ANI Photo)

DC Edit | Curtains for Sasikala in AIADMK

A legal challenge to the Tamil Nadu Opposition Leader E. Palaniswami of AIADMK's iron hold on the party founded by...

7 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

IRS officer Rahul Navin was appointed as interim chief of Enforcement Directorate (ED). (DC File Image)

Dilip Cherian | ED has a new interim chief; watch out for its future...

The recent empanelling of IRS officer Rahul Navin as the interim chief of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and...

7 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Three BJP candidates were elected to the Nizamabad urban, Kamareddy, and Armoor constituencies for the first time. Dhanpal Suryanarayana Gupta was elected as the BJPs MLA from urban after defeating Congress nominee Mohammad Ali Shabbir and knocking off BRS sitting MLA Bigala Ganesh Gupta. (Image By Arrangement)

DC Edit | Talk of a North-South divide is best avoided

A dangerous trend has emerged from the Congress’ shock defeat in Assembly elections in the Hindi heartland and the...

7 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Zoram Peoples Movement (ZPM) leader Lalduhoma meets Mizoram Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati to stake claim to form the government in the state, in Aizawl, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Patricia Mukhim | Youth aspirations behind Mizoram vote for change

The election results in Mizoram were along the expected lines. Anti-incumbency was imminent and the Mizo National Front...

7 Dec 2023 12:01 AM IST

Prime Minister and senior BJP leader Narendra Modi with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Home Minister Amit Shah during celebrations after partys victory in elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, at BJP headquarters, in New Delhi (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | 2024 Game On; But Cong, Opp. Need to Act...

The reasons behind the BJP's victory in this round -- Modi factor, Hindutva, welfarism and party machinery -- may not...

6 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

Zoram Peoples Movement (ZPM) chief and CM candidate Lalduhoma with party workers after partys victory in the Mizoram Assembly elections. (Image: PTI)

DC Edit | New Player in Northeast

The message is clear there are no safe havens in politics

6 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

People wade through a waterlogged road after heavy rainfall owing to Cyclone Michaung, in Chennai. (Image: PTI)

DC Edit | Flood-prone metropolises need infra upgrade, care

A responsive government displayed an empathetic concern for citizens as bureaucrats, cops, army officials, the NDRF...

6 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

DC Edit | Jobs to Follow Indias Growth

DC Edit | Jobs to Follow India's Growth

India’s economy sprang a pleasant surprise last week by registering better than expected growth of 7.6 per cent in...

5 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Aakar Patel | 1960 to 1990, India & China were at par. How did it then overtake us?

Aakar Patel | 1960 to 1990, India & China were at par. How did it then...

In 1990, meaning 33 years ago, India’s per person income was $367 and China’s was $317. That was the last...

5 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | Congress Complacency Helps Modi win Back Hindi belt

In politics as in cricket, the better side wins. It is credit that must necessarily be shared between the leader/captain...

5 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge. (Twitter)

DC Edit | Congress has many lessons to learn about polls, alliance

The decision of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge to call a meeting of the INDIA bloc on Wednesday close on the...

5 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. AP/PTI

Saeed Naqvi | After war in Gaza, Israel will enter new world order,...

When the dust settles on the Israel-Gaza war, Israel will be confronted with an existential question: should it redesign...

4 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST