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Shikha Mukerjee | Chronicle of a strategic retreat: Waqf Act shift

Shikha Mukerjee | Chronicle of a strategic retreat: Waqf Act shift

To fulfil its promise to its voters, a vote bank committed to the BJP-RSS cause of establishing a State defined by its...

22 April 2025 12:14 AM IST

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Fix Glitches In UPI Fast: National Symbol At Risk

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Fix Glitches In UPI Fast: National Symbol At Risk

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) manages the UPI platform. It is a non-profit company under Section 8...

20 April 2025 11:11 PM IST

Suman Sahai | Second Gene Bank May Establish India As a Global Leader in Biodiversity Sector

Suman Sahai | Second Gene Bank May Establish India As a Global Leader...

Most Gene Banks are refrigerated chambers where seeds can be stored and kept viable for long periods of time for use...

20 April 2025 10:59 PM IST

Manish Tewari | Stop US-China trade war, manage interdependence

Manish Tewari | Stop US-China trade war, manage interdependence

he latest tariff hike is rooted in structural tensions that have long haunted the US-China trade relationship. In 2018,...

20 April 2025 12:28 AM IST

Shreya Sen-Handley | A parent’s work is never done

Shreya Sen-Handley | A parent’s work is never done

They were, after all, an intrinsic part of me, and after two harrowing deliveries, they remained mentally and physically...

20 April 2025 12:19 AM IST

Shobhaa De | Woh Raabert Vadra Wali Chakkar… Ab Kya Hoga?

Shobhaa De | Woh Raabert Vadra Wali Chakkar… Ab Kya Hoga?

All these becharas (like Sanjay Bhandari) living the fugitive life in Europe and England are safe for now. They win...

18 April 2025 10:57 PM IST

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Is Nurse Guilty or Innocent? Cause Célèbre UK Justice Test | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Is Nurse Guilty or Innocent? Cause Célèbre UK...

The evidence that convicted her was mostly that of medical experts and some inferences from notes in her personal diary

18 April 2025 8:21 PM IST

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Trump’s Targeting of China is ‘Course Correction’ by US

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Trump’s Targeting of China is ‘Course...

The fast-changing decisions by POTUS have left the whole of Asia shaken -- and particularly India and China. One recalls...

17 April 2025 11:34 PM IST

Kamal Davar | Siliguri Corridor Remains India’s Highly Vulnerable Strategic Artery

Kamal Davar | Siliguri Corridor Remains India’s Highly Vulnerable...

The military significance of the Chicken’s Neck’s area emerges due to its proximity with our international borders with...

17 April 2025 11:27 PM IST

Dilip Cherian | In Move to Pick Own DGP, Bengal Quietly Rebels Against Centre

Dilip Cherian | In Move to Pick Own DGP, Bengal Quietly Rebels Against...

Bengal’s new approach to appointing police chiefs sparks debate over federalism

16 April 2025 11:12 PM IST

K.C. Singh | Trump Disorder: Global Outreach or Appease US

K.C. Singh | Trump Disorder: Global Outreach or Appease US

Trump’s tariff flip-flops stir uncertainty, forcing India to rethink its trade strategy.

16 April 2025 10:46 PM IST

Sunil Gatade | Slippery @75: How BJP, RSS Rewrite ‘Exit Rules’

Sunil Gatade | Slippery @75: How BJP, RSS Rewrite ‘Exit Rules’

BJP’s policy of ‘retirement at 75’ faces challenges as Modi’s grip on power softens.

15 April 2025 10:10 PM IST