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Indias Congress party newly appointed president Mallikarjun Kharge gestures after addressing a press conference in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

DC Edit | Many challenges loom for Kharge as state polls near

With Mallikarjun Kharge was declared the new president of the Congress on Wednesday following the count of votes in the...

21 Oct 2022 12:20 AM IST

Sasikala had been staying in Chennais T Nagar area after returning to the city in February. (Photo: File/PTI)

DC Edit | Jaya probe was shoddy, its results will not stick

Despite turning the media spotlight on V.K. Sasikala, the erstwhile confidante of J. Jayalalithaa, the Justice A....

20 Oct 2022 1:13 AM IST

Former cricketer Shoaib Akhtar on Sunday advised Babra Azams Pakistan cricket team to follow Virat Kohlis style of leading the side and should look to create a roadmap to get better than the Indian side. (Photo:AFP/AP)

DC Edit | Indo-Pak standoff the â€˜new normalâ€™

The BCCI seems to have taken an early stand on Team India not visiting Pakistan to play in the 2023 Asia Cup if the...

20 Oct 2022 1:07 AM IST

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan addresses a press conference at Raj Bhavan, in Thiruvananthapuram, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. (PTI)

DC Edit | Kerala gov must be reined in

The threat of Kerala governor Arif Mohammad Khan that he will “withdraw pleasure” from ministers who make...

19 Oct 2022 1:48 AM IST

elhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia (C) arrives at the Central Bureau of investigation (CBI) office for questioning in connection with the alleged Delhi Excise Policy case in New Delhi on October 17, 2022. (Photo by AFP)

DC Edit | AAP must be resilient in face of onslaught

The Aam Aadmi Party is fighting with its back pushed to the wall, a bit flustered, a lot angry, highly disconcerted, and...

19 Oct 2022 1:14 AM IST

Rupee depreciated 31 paise to 76.10 against the US dollar in opening trade. (PTI Photo)

DC Edit | Rupee dances to dollar tunes

The levels of literacy in India may not be phenomenally high — to be precise 124th rank, according to Unesco,...

18 Oct 2022 12:05 AM IST

Chinas President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening session of the 20th Chinese Communist Partys Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 16, 2022. - The effect was achieved through varying the lens focal length. (Photo by Noel CELIS / AFP)

DC Edit | Worldâ€™s anxiety rises as Xi makes grip on China total

There is a distinct Orwellian touch to the drama of Xi Jinping gearing up for an unprecedented third term as Chairman of...

18 Oct 2022 12:00 AM IST

US President Joe Biden (AP)

DC Edit | Biden remark on Pak nukes sets cat among the pigeons

The jury may be still out on what Mr Bidenâ€™s assessment of Pakistan signifies

16 Oct 2022 9:54 PM IST

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. (Photo: AP)

DC Edit | â€˜Ease of justiceâ€™ a worthy goal

There are a lot of factors contributing to the clogging of courts

16 Oct 2022 9:43 PM IST

Bombay High Court. (Photo: PTI)

DC Edit | Saibaba: Long overdue acquittal

Neither his academic achievements nor the health status of Prof. Saibaba had persuaded the lower court into taking a...

14 Oct 2022 11:15 PM IST

Students leave after they were not allowed to attend classes while wearing Hijab, at Dr G Shankar Government Womens First Grade College in Udupi. (Photo: PTI)

DC Edit | No need for ban on hijab, just allow girls to choose

Allowing it for one section and disallowing it for the others would undermine the very idea of secularism, it held

14 Oct 2022 10:32 PM IST

Binny gets a top post without hankering for it and it is on the cards that he will prove a sane voice in matters to do with taking Indian cricket forward. (Photo: PTI)

DC Edit | WC champ in BCCI hot seat

The contrast in the personalities of the outgoing president of the BCCI, Sourav Ganguly and the incoming candidate in...

14 Oct 2022 12:10 AM IST