Opinion - Page 42

DC Comment

DC Edit | Assange: A lesson for world

Mr Julian Assange, journalist and whistleblower who published reams of secret documents that were classified ...

27 Jun 2024 12:30 AM IST

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DC Edit | Chance to build consensus lost in election of Speaker

It is only fair to interpret the mandate of the 2024 general election as a popular call to political parties to shun...

27 Jun 2024 12:25 AM IST

Columnists

Anita Anand | Some lessons from Thailand’s same-sex marriage law:...

On June 18, Thailand made history as the first country in Southeast Asia to pass a marriage equality law, recognising...

26 Jun 2024 3:33 AM IST

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Sanjeev Ahluwalia | A wish-list for Budget: If I were Nirmala...

Union finance minister Nimala Sitharaman is all set to make history. Some may say she has already made history by...

26 Jun 2024 3:27 AM IST

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DC Edit | GST breather for easier biz?

The recent Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting was focussed on improving the ease of doing business in the...

26 Jun 2024 3:13 AM IST

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DC Edit | Tories doomed to fail for first time in 14 yrs

Having lurched from crisis to crisis in the last four years since the Covid pandemic, the Tories await the inevitable...

26 Jun 2024 3:07 AM IST

Columnists

Shikha Mukerjee | Politics of deep divides, prejudice & reservation

The accusations of prejudice, amounting to negative discrimination against a Dalit candidate on the criteria used for...

25 Jun 2024 12:10 AM IST

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DC Edit | It’s up to govt, Opposition to make Parliament count

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s opening statement at the start of the 18th Lok Sabha that the government wants to go...

25 Jun 2024 12:10 AM IST

Columnists

Aakar Patel | After recent poll results, will we witness a change in...

After 2014 India became familiar with the phenomenon of the “Godi Media”, a phrase coined by the Magsaysay...

25 Jun 2024 12:10 AM IST

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DC Edit | Is EAM ignoring TN concerns?

Just two days after external affairs minister S. Jaishankar was on Sri Lankan soil, exuding bonhomie with a wide range...

25 Jun 2024 12:10 AM IST

Columnists

Kishwar Desai | Diet guru dies of heatstroke... Will Starmer go 400...

It doesn’t matter how rich or clever or thin you are because the heat can get you. One of the smartest doctors in...

24 Jun 2024 12:10 AM IST

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DC Edit | Cancel Neet-UG exam and hold retest for all

After dithering over weeks despite strong observations by the apex court, the Union government has finally...

24 Jun 2024 12:10 AM IST