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Prime minister Narendra Modi (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

DC Edit | The spirit of Modi-'s reforms laudable; but need tweaks

Modi has aimed for the sky in the scale of ambition, ignoring all potential political fallout

21 Jun 2022 11:00 PM IST

Frances President Emmanuel Macron waves as he leaves after casting his vote in the second stage of French parliamentary elections at a polling station in Le Touquet, northern France on June 19, 2022. (Photo:AFP)

DC Edit | Macron hobbled; gains by Left, Right to hurt France

The swing away from Franceâ€™s settled system might give a counter thrust in the form of the importance of Parliament

20 Jun 2022 11:45 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Indian chess grandmasters Viswanathan Anand, Koneru Humpy and Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur during the launch of torch relay for 44th Chess Olympiad, at Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi, Sunday, June 19, 2022. (PTI Photo)

DC Edit | Welcoming spirit of chess to India

Chess was Indiaâ€™s gift to the world, but it might be one of the many ancient truths lost on us

20 Jun 2022 11:30 PM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Union Home minister Amit Shah during a meeting in Patna. (PTI file photo)

DC Edit | Why rewrite history?

Nitish Kumarâ€™s wonderment about how history can be revisited is as much pregnant with political meaning as the call of...

19 Jun 2022 11:39 PM IST

A train set on fire by a crowd in protest against the Centres Agnipath scheme, at Danapur Railway station, near Patna, on Friday, 2022. (PTI Photo)

DC Edit | Arson, vandalism arenâ€™t the way to protest; stop lunacy

Let us end all violence in the name of protest. You donâ€™t have a right to destroy another citizen, or their property

19 Jun 2022 11:18 PM IST

The Supreme Court is hearing a batch of petitions seeking a probe into the Pegasus spyware snooping. Representational Image. (PTI)

DC EDIT | Bulldozers: SCâ€™s signal to UP govt crystal clear

The court made it clear that it hardly mattered who approached the court as long as their case merited legal...

17 Jun 2022 11:55 PM IST

President Joe Biden speaks about Ukraine in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

DC EDIT | Bidenâ€™s job a poisoned chalice

Midway into the second year of his term, the US President finds his approval ratings falling to a record low

17 Jun 2022 11:55 PM IST

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DC EDIT | Fed rate hike will affect economy

While the focus of the Federal Reserve is its domestic priorities, the decision will an adverse impact on the economies...

17 Jun 2022 1:20 AM IST

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DC EDIT | Storm over â€˜Agnipathâ€™: Itâ€™s a huge shift, may need...

No big change can come unaccompanied by stiff resistance and opposition

17 Jun 2022 1:13 AM IST

On Sunday, they were placing bets on the ongoing IPL match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers and Chennai Super Kings, when police raided the place and took them into custody, police said. Representational image/DC

DC EDIT | IPL in $6 billion heaven

The IPL has built up momentum over 15 years, defying all negatives, including the fan fatigue factor

16 Jun 2022 12:03 AM IST

Nearly 2.45 lakh migrant labourers have been sent in 192 trains to various states. (PTI Photo)

DC EDIT | Fill rail, govt vacancies to keep promises to people

As per the Union government spokesperson, one million people are likely to get appointment orders in the next...

15 Jun 2022 11:57 PM IST

A bulldozer is being used to demolish the illegal structures of the residence of Javed Ahmed, a local leader who was allegedly involved in the recent violent protests against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) former spokeswoman Nupur Sharmas incendiary remarks about Prophet Mohammed, in Allahabad on June 12. (AFP)

DC EDIT | Donâ€™t allow bulldozers to run over the rule of law

India is a constitutional democracy and not a banana republic

14 Jun 2022 11:18 PM IST