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Hardik Pandya on a comeback trail. DC Photo

DC Edit | Born-again titan gets mojo back

Hardik-'s maturity process had been helped along by a sense of responsibility that subsumed his flamboyance

30 Aug 2022 9:13 AM IST

Demolition of Supertechs twin towers in Noida on Sunday. Over 3,700 kg explosives were used to bring down the structures in pursuance of a Supreme Court order that found their construction within the Emerald Court society premises in violation of norms. (Image: PTI)

DC Edit | Demolishing corruption: Hope right lesson learnt

The Modi-led government gave a lot to hope, and cheer; with seemingly a huge reduction in corruption at the highest...

30 Aug 2022 9:03 AM IST

Education can uplift an individual, a family, or an entire section of society, in one generation, across the social class barrier. It can transform the helpless poor into empowered productive citizens. On the other hand, free TVs or mobiles being distributed can hardly have any sustainable, long-term or mid-term benefit. It is whimsical, often a gimmick. Representational Image/PTI

DC Edit | Fight freebies, respect welfare

There is no such thing as a free lunch, of course, and therefore, no such thing as a freebie. It only means someone else...

28 Aug 2022 11:31 PM IST

Congress leader and former J&K chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad was in Baramulla about three weeks ago.

DC Edit | Azad ditches Congress in its hour of crisis

His Jammu speech was regarded as opportunistic and aimed to benefit BJP, confirming doubts of many that it was a payback

28 Aug 2022 11:18 PM IST

File photo of a deserted street in Kochi amid coronavirus lockdown (Photo: PTI)

DC Edit | Hindsight disfavours lockdowns

There isn’t anything quite as full of wisdom as hindsight. When Rishi Sunak, now the underdog in the political...

27 Aug 2022 12:05 AM IST

The Supreme Court of India. (ANI File Photo)

DC Edit | SC relook at PMLA order, Guj remissions welcome

The decision of the Supreme Court to review one of its orders and another of the executive has come as a great relief to...

27 Aug 2022 12:04 AM IST

In an exclusive interview with Deccan Chronicle, Regional Passport Officer Dasari Balaiah said that the Regional Passport Office is taking more citizen-friendly initiatives to address their grievances using sophisticated technologies. Representational Image/DC

DC Edit | E-passport move welcome

India has decided to give a push to e-passports and, as per the latest announcement of the ministry of external affairs...

26 Aug 2022 12:15 AM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav at a function after paying tributes at Shaheed Smarak, in Patna, Thursday, Aug 11, 2022. (PTI Photo)

DC Edit | Dust settles in Bihar, but testing times loom ahead

The Mahagathbandhan ministry in Bihar led by Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar winning the confidence vote on...

26 Aug 2022 12:12 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on the situation in the oil and gas sector via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 14, 2022. (Photo: AP)

DC Edit | When will Putinâ€™s war end?

Vladimir Putin’s war appears to be one without end. Six months to the day that Russian forces invaded Ukraine, the...

25 Aug 2022 12:24 AM IST

DC Edit | We need zero tolerance for insult to any religion

DC Edit | We need zero tolerance for insult to any religion

No religion can be insulted. No god or religious figure, prophet or saint should be denigrated, or spoken about in a...

25 Aug 2022 12:10 AM IST

Security personnel stand guard near Civil Secretariat ahead of bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir. (File Photo- PTI)

DC Edit | J&K must sort knotty issue of who can vote

The UT now has 76 lakh voters on the rolls though the 18-plus population numbers around 98 lakhs

23 Aug 2022 11:58 PM IST

Team Indias flagbearer Nikhat Zareen during the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games 2022 (CWG). Photo: PTI

DC Edit | Sports bodies must do better

Our athletesâ€™ national marks are beginning to look good enough for winning medals in international events

23 Aug 2022 11:56 PM IST