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Shobhaa De | The Kutta Billi ki Kahani derails Trump campaign

Shobhaa De | The Kutta Billi ki Kahani derails Trump campaign

Bring on the curry! It’s raining cats and dogs in America. By the time you read this I will be in the Land of Looneys...

21 Sept 2024 12:10 AM IST

Claude Arpi | The India-China standoff: One border, two systems

Claude Arpi | The India-China standoff: One border, two systems

On September 12, 2024, India’s national security adviser Ajit Doval met Wang Yi, a member of the politburo of the CPC...

20 Sept 2024 12:10 AM IST

Indranil Banerjie | Blasts in pagers, other devices in Mideast: Battle is turning dirtier

Indranil Banerjie | Blasts in pagers, other devices in Mideast: Battle...

Israel’s dirty tricks department has once again proved how effective and innovative it can be when it wants to. On...

20 Sept 2024 12:10 AM IST

Sunil Gatade | Double trouble for BJP as Assembly polls lie ahead

Sunil Gatade | Double trouble for BJP as Assembly polls lie ahead

As you sow, so shall you reap. Prime Minister Narendra Modi might remember this old saying as the beleaguered BJP is a...

19 Sept 2024 12:10 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | Senior Andhra cops suspended for wrongful arrest of model

Dilip Cherian | Senior Andhra cops suspended for wrongful arrest of...

The suspension of three senior IPS officers in Andhra Pradesh over the wrongful arrest of actor-model Kadambari...

19 Sept 2024 12:10 AM IST

Devi Kar | Let’s try listen more to each other; it’s now a forgotten art

Devi Kar | Let’s try listen more to each other; it’s now a forgotten...

Even though we are a democracy, many of us feel that our voices are hardly ever heard except when we join forces and...

18 Sept 2024 12:10 AM IST

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Budget for right results: State needs to step back

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Budget for right results: State needs to step back

Does India budget for the right results? The answer to this question is a qualified “yes”. The country has excelled in...

18 Sept 2024 12:10 AM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | I.N.D.I.A. bloc faces a vacuum: Who’ll fill Yechury’s shoes?

Shikha Mukerjee | I.N.D.I.A. bloc faces a vacuum: Who’ll fill...

Good intentions are never enough. The leaders of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance need to get down...

17 Sept 2024 12:10 AM IST

Aakar Patel | If Modi adopts Vajpayee’s line, he’ll get more space to govern

Aakar Patel | If Modi adopts Vajpayee’s line, he’ll get more space to...

What is today India’s dominant political force, the Bharatiya Janata Party, has had a history of putting a pause on...

17 Sept 2024 12:10 AM IST

Sanjaya Baru | A very Hyderabadi boy who became an icon of the Left

Sanjaya Baru | A very Hyderabadi boy who became an icon of the Left

When he left Hyderabad for New Delhi in 1969, to complete his schooling that was disrupted by the separate Telangana ...

16 Sept 2024 12:10 AM IST

Kishwar Desai | Kate’s new video captivates UK; ‘dynamic pricing’ for concerts too

Kishwar Desai | Kate’s new video captivates UK; ‘dynamic pricing’ for...

It was only a three-minute video but it has captivated the nation. Katharine, the Princess of Wales was the centre...

16 Sept 2024 12:10 AM IST

Anita Katyal | Is hung House likely in J-K? Kamal Nath on comeback path

Anita Katyal | Is hung House likely in J-K? Kamal Nath on comeback...

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s twin poll planks — abrogation of Article 370 and restoration of normalcy — are on test in ...

15 Sept 2024 12:10 AM IST