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File photo of V K Sasikala (Image source: N Sampath)

DC Edit | Damp squib Sasikala

When it is known that she cannot stand for election for another six years, what was the need to announce that she was...

5 March 2021 8:46 AM IST

Supreme Court on Friday directed that no coercive action should be taken till July last week against private companies. ( PTI Photo)

DC Edit | Dissent not sedition: SC sends govt clear signal

The criminalising of dissent is the clearest sign of an authoritarian government

5 March 2021 8:35 AM IST

DC Edit | India is out of recession, but...

While India could be better placed than the Western countries, it would be wrong to say that its economy has come out of...

4 March 2021 8:43 AM IST

Cloud computing has reduced the costs even further with all your work being now stored online, you no longer need to spend as much on storing data.

DC Edit | Cyber warfare and state surveillance new normal

The government has a great responsibility towards funding cyber security measures in all sectors that are strategically...

4 March 2021 7:32 AM IST

The Supreme Court of India (AFP)

DC Edit | Rape case: Bizarre suggestion

The court's job was limited to see if the man in the dock is guilty or innocent or if he deserves a lenient treatment

3 March 2021 9:47 AM IST

The prime minister also posted a picture of himself taking the first dose of the vaccine in which he is seen sporting a Assamese gamocha and getting inoculated with a smile on his face. (Image credit : Twitter/@narendramodi)

DC Edit | Hope around corner as vaccine drive picks pace

The inoculation rate is going to be the biggest challenge for India with a huge number of two-dose vaccinations to be...

3 March 2021 9:31 AM IST

In this handout picture provided by the Saudi Royal Palace, Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) greets the public as he attends the Round 2: Diriyah E-Prix, in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on February 27, 2021. (Bandar AL-JALOUD / Saudi Royal Palace / AFP)

DC Edit | Biden lets Saudis off the hook?

In calling out the Crown Prince Mr Biden merely sent out the political signal that he is different from Donald Trump

2 March 2021 11:02 AM IST

Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, Kapil Sibal, Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Raj Babbar during a Shanti Sammelan event in Jammu on Feb. 27, 2021. (PTI)

DC Edit | G-23's Jammu conclave exposes Congress faultlines

It's not clear if all the G-23 leaders will be in the Azad camp for Congress president when the party elections take...

2 March 2021 10:46 AM IST

The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 have recycled many existing provisions with the sole aim of establishing stringent government control over the giants of the Big Tech world. (Photo: AFP)

DC EDit | Code flawed; equates media, gossip, arts

The logic of placing the digital news media in the same basket as a social gossip platform and entertainment channel is...

1 March 2021 4:57 AM IST

The regional majors the Trinamul Congress, the AIADMK and the DMK will have their bases intact whether they win or lose but power is a major factor that keeps them going. (Photo: AFP)

DC Edit | Stakes high in state polls

The stakes are high for the Congress, whether the party realises it or not

1 March 2021 4:03 AM IST

A health worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a person at a Hospital in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. India started inoculating health workers Saturday in what is likely the worlds largest COVID-19 vaccination campaign, joining the ranks of wealthier nations where the effort is already well underway. (AP)

DC Edit | Renew thrust on tests, speed up vaccinations

This situation leaves the Centre with little option other than taking a serious look at the way the pandemic is fought...

25 Feb 2021 12:52 AM IST

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DC Edit | Business trumps nationalism

At a time when India's exports were suffering on account of Covid and other factors, its exports to China were in steady...

25 Feb 2021 12:15 AM IST