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Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. In recent days, Israeli tanks have rumbled into southern Gaza, starting with Khan Younis. It marks a grim new chapter in the war that the Gaza Health Ministry says has already killed over 17,000 Palestinians and the U.N. estimates has displaced 1.9 million people. AP/PTI

DC Edit | World must persuade Israel to stop Gaza war

There is an urgent need to start the negotiations again between Israel and Hamas as the Israeli offensive in Gaza has...

9 Dec 2023 12:30 AM IST

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das arrives to address a press conference on monetary policy statement, at the RBI headquarters, in Mumbai, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade)

DC Edit | Markets show stability, resilience

The RBI has maintained unchanged key rates, projecting a real GDP growth of seven per cent for 2023-24. This includes Q3...

9 Dec 2023 12:27 AM IST

Congress President and Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge in a meeting with other opposition leaders at his chamber in Parliament House during the Winter session, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. (PTI Photo)

DC Edit | Cong must heed allies' concerns

The reiteration by several leaders of the Opposition INDIA, including Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and his West...

8 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Telangana state Congress President Revanth Reddy takes oath as Telangana Chief Minister, in Hyderabad, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. (PTI Photo)

DC Edit | Change comes to Telangana, hopes, expectations rise too

One of the most hated features of the past government in Telangana must surely have been the steel barricades and...

8 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

V. K. Sasikala. (ANI Photo)

DC Edit | Curtains for Sasikala in AIADMK

A legal challenge to the Tamil Nadu Opposition Leader E. Palaniswami of AIADMK's iron hold on the party founded by...

7 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Three BJP candidates were elected to the Nizamabad urban, Kamareddy, and Armoor constituencies for the first time. Dhanpal Suryanarayana Gupta was elected as the BJPs MLA from urban after defeating Congress nominee Mohammad Ali Shabbir and knocking off BRS sitting MLA Bigala Ganesh Gupta. (Image By Arrangement)

DC Edit | Talk of a North-South divide is best avoided

A dangerous trend has emerged from the Congress’ shock defeat in Assembly elections in the Hindi heartland and the...

7 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Zoram Peoples Movement (ZPM) chief and CM candidate Lalduhoma with party workers after partys victory in the Mizoram Assembly elections. (Image: PTI)

DC Edit | New Player in Northeast

The message is clear there are no safe havens in politics

6 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

People wade through a waterlogged road after heavy rainfall owing to Cyclone Michaung, in Chennai. (Image: PTI)

DC Edit | Flood-prone metropolises need infra upgrade, care

A responsive government displayed an empathetic concern for citizens as bureaucrats, cops, army officials, the NDRF...

6 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

DC Edit | Jobs to Follow Indias Growth

DC Edit | Jobs to Follow India's Growth

India’s economy sprang a pleasant surprise last week by registering better than expected growth of 7.6 per cent in...

5 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge. (Twitter)

DC Edit | Congress has many lessons to learn about polls, alliance

The decision of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge to call a meeting of the INDIA bloc on Wednesday close on the...

5 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at a high-level event on Green Credits Programme during the COP28, in UAE, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. (PTI Photo)

DC Edit | India can still be part of climate deal

It is surprising that India was not among the 118 nations that signed the Global Renewables and Energy Efficiency Pledge...

4 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

BRS leader K. Chandrashekar Rao, and Congress leaders Bhupesh Baghel and Ashok Gehlot, who are set to lose their positions as chief ministers of Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan respectively after the results of 2023 elections to the Legislative Assemblies of the states. (PTI Photo)

DC Edit | Saffron sweep in North, a big shift in Telangana

In Telangana, the odds were always against the Congress Party upsetting the BRS applecart. The pink party led by former...

4 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST