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Indias bowler Mohammed Siraj celebrates the wicket of South Africas batter Aiden Markram during the second day of the second Test match between India and South Africa, at the Newlands Cricket Ground, in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav)

DC Edit | Splendid show by Indian quicks

In the shortest Test match in cricket history lasting just 107 overs, Team India emerged victorious and won all the...

6 Jan 2024 12:49 AM IST

The ULFA on Dec. 29, 2023 signed a peace accord with the central and Assam governments in Delhi. (PTI Photo)

Wasbir Hussain | Will Ulfa accord really bring peace to Assam?

On December 29, 2023, just around a week ago, yet another rebellion ended in Assam. This time it was the tripartite...

6 Jan 2024 12:48 AM IST

Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. (AP/PTI)

Farrukh Dhondy | After wars in Gaza, Ukraine: Despite old ties, I...

“Ugliness proves Darwin was right!” “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was OM” ...

6 Jan 2024 12:40 AM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addresses a press conference regarding summons issued to him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the excise policy case, in New Delhi, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. (PTI Photo)

DC Edit | Kejriwal saga signals real intent of Central agencies

The misuse of the central investigative agencies by the Union government has been a topic of discussion in India for...

6 Jan 2024 12:36 AM IST

Jalil Abbas Jilani. (AFP File Photo)

Claude Arpi | Why Pak politicians need to study Kashmir history

On December 11, 2023, India’s Supreme Court upheld the August 2019 abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution,...

4 Jan 2024 11:59 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the seriousness of the security breach in Parliament cannot be underestimated.(PTI)

DC Edit | Modi leads BJP's charge to make gains in South

The BJP’s attempt to push itself in south India ahead of the Lok Sabha despite a series of electoral reversals in...

4 Jan 2024 11:52 PM IST

People gather at the site of an explosion in the city of Kerman, about 510 miles (820 kilometres) southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. Two bombs exploded Wednesday at a commemoration for a prominent Iranian general slain by the U.S. in a 2020 drone strike, Iranian officials said, as the Middle East remains on edge over Israels war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. AP/PT

DC Edit | Iran blasts raise global tension

As if the Middle East tension were not enough with incendiary events taking place in an arc from the Mediterranean...

4 Jan 2024 11:46 PM IST

The suspenseful build-up, supposedly orchestrated to sync with Prime Minister Narendra Modis appearance at the third national conference of chief secretaries (CS) adds an extra layer of intrigue to the impending reshuffle. (Image: Twitter: @NITIAayog)

Dilip Cherian | Centre's AGMUT Shakeup will Extend Beyond Delhi

Insiders are branding this exercise as potentially the last blockbuster move before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections

4 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

The Supreme Court. (Image source:Wikipedia)

DC Edit | Sebi probe must be time-bound

Institutional credibility is paramount in a democracy, whether it is market regulator or the judiciary

4 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

Oil tankers parked during a protest by truck drivers against a provision in the new penal law on hit-and-run accident cases, at Sipara fuel station in Patna, on Tuesday, (File Photo :PTI)

DC Edit | Win for democracy as truckers get reprieve

Truck drivers went on a nationwide strike against a new law passed by the Central government

4 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

There is every chance that these parties may assess the initiative as being primarily aimed at securing the anti-BJP space in states in which the regional parties are a significant force. In such a situation, the battle for 2024 may be over even before it has begun in right earnest. (File Image: AP)

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Will Opp. lose battle for 2024 before it's...

The Opposition parties got together, found in INDIAâ€ an acronym that creased brows of top BJP leaders

4 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

Israels ex-premier and leader of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu addresses supporters at campaign headquarters in Jerusalem early on November 2, 2022, after the end of voting for national elections. - Netanyahu inched towards reclaiming power after projected election results showed a majority government was within reach for the veteran right-winger, but the outlook could shift as ballots are counted. (Photo: AFP)

DC Edit | A judicial rap for Netanyahu

The Israeli army may have strategically decided to pull some troops from Gaza

3 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST