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Farrukh Dhondy | Of May Balls in Cambridge as Titan adventure leads to tragedy

Farrukh Dhondy | Of May Balls in Cambridge as Titan adventure' ...

“O Bachchoo why do we believe That God wants to be flattered. I thought such vanity only mattered To fools who...

1 July 2023 12:01 PM IST

Shobhaa De | After Biden, Modi-MuskSangam Hoga Ki Nahi?

Shobhaa De | After Biden, Modi-MuskSangam Hoga Ki Nahi?

I am writing this on a very significant day: Indians across the country are celebrating Id-al-Adha and Ashaadi Ekadashi....

1 July 2023 12:00 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee greets Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar during a joint press conference after opposition parties meeting, in Patna, Friday, June 23, 2023. RJD chief Lalu Prasad and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge are also seen. (PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Opposition needs a credible face to...

It would be useful to remember that Bihar chief minister and Janata Dal (United)’s old warhorse Nitish Kumar had...

30 Jun 2023 2:49 AM IST

Enforcement Directorate officials conducted raids on the office premises and residence of Sahiti Infra tech and its management (DC Image)

Dilip Cherian | Scare in Maha after ED action in Covid jumbo centres...

The recent action by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against IAS officer Sanjeev Jaiswal, allegedly involved in the...

29 Jun 2023 12:10 AM IST

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | The politics of geography and how societies evolve

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | The politics of geography and how societies...

It’s time to explore the real history of geography and vice versa. In plain terms, demography and geography (or...

29 Jun 2023 12:05 AM IST

Sunil Gatade | Is Modis BJP now down with the BB syndrome?

Sunil Gatade | Is Modi's BJP now down with the BB' syndrome?

Basavaraj Bommai, Karnataka’s former chief minister, is certainly not that bad a man, but he has come to symbolise...

28 Jun 2023 12:05 AM IST

Aakar Patel | Why the BJP is pushing hard for a Uniform Civil Code now

Aakar Patel | Why the BJP is pushing hard for a Uniform Civil Code now

In 2019, energised by his terrific Lok Sabha victory, the Prime Minister set off a series of ideological reforms. The...

27 Jun 2023 12:10 AM IST

Mohan Guruswamy | The Narendra Modi style of governing a complex nation

Mohan Guruswamy | The Narendra Modi style of governing a complex...

Our politics are now at their adversarial worst. We seem to be in constant electioneering mode. Which means that...

27 Jun 2023 12:05 AM IST

DC Edit | RBI 4% inflation goal laudable

DC Edit | RBI 4% inflation goal laudable

Even as the entire country looks skywards for monsoons, the weather department has a keen new follower, who is watching...

27 Jun 2023 12:00 AM IST

V. VijayaSai Reddy | Whose Job is To Save The Tigers?

V. VijayaSai Reddy | Whose Job is To Save The Tigers?

Last week, a forest guard was shot in Odisha’s Similipal tiger reserve, he took two bullets to the chest from...

26 Jun 2023 1:02 PM IST

UK MP Barry Gardiner was conferred the Padma Shri award. (Photo: https://www.barrygardiner.com/)

Kishwar Desai | Padma Shris for 2 British friends; poor' Boris can't...

Just when the Indian tourists were getting used to our scorching summer, it rained. Not much — but enough to...

26 Jun 2023 12:23 AM IST

Sanjaya Baru | Modis Mission America: The dragon in the room

Sanjaya Baru | Modi's Mission America: The dragon in the room

Two high-level interactions last week between the United States and two major Asian nations will be remembered for some...

26 Jun 2023 12:10 AM IST