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Even before the current surge of respiratory illnesses in China, in much of 2023, there have been many children and adults in India. (AP File Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Chandrakant Lahariya | Flu-like illnesses' outbreak in China no cause...

The surge in respiratory illnesses in China is once again in the news. Since mid-October 2023, there had been an...

1 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

The Supreme Court. (Image source:Wikipedia)

DC Edit | HC's telling call on ED powers

The orders of the constitutional courts will resonate in the higher echelons of the agency concerned

30 Nov 2023 12:00 AM IST

NDRF personnel on standby at the entrance of the Silkyara Bend-Barkot Tunnel during the ongoing rescue operation of the 41 workers trapped inside the under-construction tunnel, in Uttarkashi district. (Image: PTI)

DC Edit | Miracle in Himalayas, but don't forget eco-lessons

The rat-hole miners are experts at a mining task that is banned now

30 Nov 2023 12:00 AM IST

The former Union home secretary and 1970-batch IAS officer has willingly parted ways with his lifes earnings, a whopping Rs 5 crores, donating them to his deity at the grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya. (Representational Image: PTI)

Dilip Cherian | Ram Lalla to be recipient of one retired babu's bhakti...

In a gesture that blends the spiritual with the sensational, a retired babu, S. Lakshmi Narayanan, has elevated his...

30 Nov 2023 12:00 AM IST

The Election Commission has banned the Congress election advertisements on television and social media platforms like YouTube and Facebook to stop airing the advertisements. (Representative Image: Facebook)

Shikha Mukerjee | Public discourse standards fall, distorted by EC's...

The EC has limited power to control the terms of public discourse

30 Nov 2023 12:00 AM IST

he Indian wedding, from the humblest to the most extravagant, is still a pillar of consumption that drives a healthy part of the services economy. (PTI File Image)

DC Edit | Weddings can boost economy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a staunch advocate of “vocal for local”, had some well-meaning advice for his...

29 Nov 2023 12:12 AM IST

A file photo shows the Indian army personnel carring out drills at Kibithu close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh. (PTI File Photo)

Bhopinder Singh | As institutions get trivialised, selfie points'...

To believe that there is no deliberate diminishing, misuse or even usurpation of various governmental institutions is to...

29 Nov 2023 12:06 AM IST

Palestinians inspect the destruction caused by Israeli strikes in Wadi Gaza, in the central Gaza Strip on November 28, 2023, amid a truce in battles between Israel and Hamas. A truce between Israel and Hamas entered a fifth day on November 28 after the deal was extended to allow further releases of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | As 2 wars rage in world, is India facing a...

While we are thankfully not yet in the midst of a third world war, the planet has nevertheless faced “active armed...

29 Nov 2023 12:02 AM IST

CM KCR wished PM Narendra Modi on the occasion of his birthday. (File Image: Twitter)

DC Edit | BRS vs Cong: Telangana heads for a 2-horse race

Finally, after an all-in campaign marked by loud decibels, unsparing speeches, shrill accusations and...

28 Nov 2023 11:58 PM IST

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan (Twitter)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | The politics of governors: How Centre...

The post of the governor remains a constitutional anomaly. The governor is supposed to head the executive of the state...

27 Nov 2023 11:38 PM IST

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh. (PTI Image)

DC Edit | Manipur problem should be tackled in its entirety

Manipur Chief Minister N. Birendra Singh’s statement on Sunday that his government is at an advanced level of...

27 Nov 2023 11:36 PM IST

Assuming the census is held soon, the government will have to do some deft management of perceptions. (PTI Image)

Aakar Patel | When will India conduct its next census? And then the...

For 50 years, India has not changed the composition of the Lok Sabha (through what is called delimitation). Enormous...

27 Nov 2023 11:34 PM IST