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India has built a reputation for being in some way spiritual . Its not just a local conviction and pride, its internationally touted and recognised. (Representational Image)

Farrukh Dhondy | The Indian mind & â€˜spiritualityâ€™: Donâ€™t forget...

“Wintertime And I’m sweating in Mumbai The Pomfret’s frying And the sugarcane’s high. My pappa...

4 Feb 2023 12:55 AM IST

Indias opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, speaks during a meeting as part of his Bharat Jodo Yatra in Jammu on Monday, Jan.23, 2023. (Photo:AP)

Sunil Gatade | After the Yatra: Will it lead to Rahulâ€™s...

As the longest padayatra in modern India concluded earlier this week, the resounding note is that the outreach from...

4 Feb 2023 12:43 AM IST

South Korea on Monday said India is undeniably a global powerhouse and that the Indian presidency of G20 will unleash its potential . (ANI)

Suman Sahai | India has task cut out â€” to arrange waiver of IPR on...

The government is compiling a long list of what it wants to take up in the period of its leadership of the G-20. Issues...

3 Feb 2023 12:05 AM IST

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2023-24 in the Lok Sabha, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. (Photo: PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Dreams left undisturbed in Budget amid...

It is a curiously different Union Budget statement that finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented in the Lok Sabha...

3 Feb 2023 12:00 AM IST

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Dilip Cherian | Bihar IAS bodyâ€™s silence on release of...

Many IAS officers are upset with the Bihar IAS Officers’ Association’s silence at the state...

2 Feb 2023 12:05 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman shows a folder-case containing papers of her Union Budget 2023-24 speech on her arrival at Parliament, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Sitharaman will be presenting her fifth Union Budget. (Photo: PTI)

Chandrajit Banerjee | Budget: Growth-oriented â€˜game-changerâ€™...

The Union Budget 2023-24 has unleashed a series of transformative next-generation reforms with growth as the centrepiece...

2 Feb 2023 12:00 AM IST

This Republic Day has dawned in the midst of a nationwide agitation against the CAA-NPR-NRC combine.

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | CAA not the real problem, but NRC is open to...

Recalling the stormy protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, it was not surprising to learn that a young Jamia...

1 Feb 2023 12:00 AM IST

RRR is a fictional take on the younger days of celebrated freedom fighters, Komaram Bheem and Alluri Seetharama Raju. (Photo: Twitter/@RRRMovie)

Mohan Guruswamy | RRR: Itâ€™s just a vulgar distortion of history

I saw the movie RRR on Netflix the other evening. It was everything I expected it to be. Extremely well made and...

31 Jan 2023 1:00 AM IST

The varieties of roses in the gardens include Adora, Mrinalini, Taj Mahal, Eiffel Tower, Modern Art, Scentimental, Oklahoma (also called black rose), Belami, Black Lady, Paradise, Blue Moon and Lady X. Representational Image/AP

Sriram Karri | Some names change easy, others do not

Gods have many names. While the significance of each name is sui generis; each of them adds to the larger glory of the...

31 Jan 2023 12:17 AM IST

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president, Shehbaz Sharif. (AFP)

Anand Sahay | J&K: New vistas can open if govt ready to shift focus

Recently, the strong suggestion for “sincere and serious” talks by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif --...

30 Jan 2023 12:18 AM IST

The Supreme Court has chosen to make public its reiterated recommendations with regard to certain judges whose appointments the government has been sitting on for over five years now. (Representational Image)

Manish Tewari | Who should appoint judges?

An independent judiciary, credible media, autonomous election commission, unshackled Parliament and enlightened...

29 Jan 2023 12:10 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses the 105th Annual General Meeting of Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak)

Kamal Davar | More bangs for the buck: What FM must ensure for the...

On February 1, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be presenting the anxiously awaited Union Budget for the...

29 Jan 2023 12:05 AM IST