Opinion - Page 9

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Aakar Patel | To pass effective laws, PM & govt need to reach out to...

The fans of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and there are many, sense a drift and a lack of purpose in this third term....

8 Oct 2024 12:03 AM IST

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DC Edit | A year later, Mideast war needs a political solution

The first anniversary of the barbaric Hamas attack on Israel falls today. On the anniversary eve, Israel was busy still...

7 Oct 2024 1:27 AM IST

DC Comment

No limit for liquor licence applications in AP

VIJAYAWADA: The new liquor policy of Andhra Pradesh allows individuals to file multiple applications for liquor shop...

7 Oct 2024 1:21 AM IST

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DC Edit | Develop areas in Maoist belt

A joint operation conducted by 1,000 security personnel from the Special Task Force and the District Reserve Guard...

7 Oct 2024 1:18 AM IST

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Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Keep close eye on Dhaka amid China, Pak games

As Durga Puja approaches, it might be prudent for India to keep an eye on communal harmony in Bangladesh. Already, ...

7 Oct 2024 12:03 AM IST

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Shashi Warrier | Israel, Palestine: Whose land is it & who is right?

Raghavan, my ex-professor friend, called the other day to ask if he could he drop in. “Sure!” I said. “Any time!” ...

6 Oct 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Manish Tewari | Need more health spends, law to tackle future...

The Covid-19 pandemic claimed millions of lives and exposed severe limitations in global health systems, particularly...

6 Oct 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Shobhaa De | It’s Navratri: Time for Disco Dandiya... Loosen up,...

“Pitru Paksh” is over. Our ancestors are pleased that we remembered and honoured them as the moon waned and amavasya...

5 Oct 2024 1:13 AM IST

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Farrukh Dhondy | Writing cookbooks, other tales… and a trial that...

“Why are rainbows curved and not straight? Do they “also serve, who stand and wait”? Of course there are beings...

5 Oct 2024 1:08 AM IST

DC Comment

DC Edit | Welcome reform by SC of caste bias in prison rules

A decision by an arm of the state that has the potential to trigger a larger debate and initiate welcome changes in the...

5 Oct 2024 12:53 AM IST

DC Comment

DC Edit | Chagos: Win-win move for all

In a historic move, the UK will be handing over the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius...

5 Oct 2024 12:50 AM IST

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Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Stand firm as illiberalism, gender bias rising...

Social roles evolve over the long term. Today’s “mother” need not be a female and a “father” not necessarily male. In...

4 Oct 2024 12:17 AM IST