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Novak Djokovic, one of the three knights of modern tennis, turned on his best game on the hardcourt at the Rod Laver arena he can call his own backyard for having won nine times and never having been beaten in an Australian Open final. (Photo: AP)

DC Edit | Cyborgs of tennis

If tennis is all about eliminating errors, then Djokovic is just that champion

23 Feb 2021 4:41 AM IST

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DC Edit | Withdraw restrictions on academic webinars

Has the government gone totally insane? Or is this just a way of imposing thought control through the backdoor

23 Feb 2021 4:31 AM IST

The Chinese military too would not patrol up to Finger 3, which is Chinas claim line of 1960, which India never accepted. (Photo: AP)

DC Edit | After pullback, Chinese have tactical advantage

The Chinese side imposed the condition that Indian forces will not patrol up to the Indian claim line at Finger 8

22 Feb 2021 4:47 AM IST

There is a move in Australia from the unions calling for any revenue shared by the Internet giants to go into newsrooms rather than board rooms. (Photo: AFP)

DC Edit | Big Tech must pay

Australia has joined France in pushing Internet giants like Google and Facebook to share their advertisement revenue...

22 Feb 2021 4:03 AM IST

The riches showered on some youngsters in this annual auction like K. Gowtham, bought by Chennai Super Kings for US $9.25 crores and M.Shahrukh Khan, picked up by the renamed Punjab Kings for Rs 1.2 crores. (Image credit : Twitter/@IPL)

DC Edit | Prince's ransom for cricketers

The timing of the commitment of millions seems a bit awkward when the world is vaccinating against the existential...

20 Feb 2021 8:03 AM IST

Congress National General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi during a Kisan Mahapanchayat in support of farmers agitation against the three farm laws, at Chandganj in Bijnor district on Feb. 15, 2021. (PTI)

DC Edit | Congress' lesson from Punjab: Set more store by local...

The lesson for India's oldest party, which now appears to be in a semi-somnolent state is that the road to revival is...

20 Feb 2021 7:37 AM IST

In upholding the dignity of a sexual harassment survivor, the court has not only shone the light on how such cases should be dealt with but also lays a solid foundation for the #MeToo movement in India. (Photo: AP)

DC Edit | A shining verdict

Delhi court ruling acquitting journalist Priya Ramani of defaming M J Akbar, a former minister, goes far beyond just...

19 Feb 2021 4:41 AM IST

The arrival of the latest South African variant indicates that India has, at present, all the three variants: B.1.1.7 which was first found in the UK; B.1.351, which is now spreading in South Africa; and P.1, discovered in Brazil. (AFP PHOTO /NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES/HANDOUT)

DC Edit | Covid-19 variants: India not out of the woods yet

Experts and scientists fear that all three South African, UK and Brazil variants have a tendency to spread faster than...

19 Feb 2021 4:12 AM IST

The latest verdict must bolster the countrys determination to deal with religious obscurantism with an iron hand.

DC Edit | Bangla verdict is welcome

The Bangladesh trial court sentences five Islamist extremists to death for the murder of blogger Avijit Roy in 2015

18 Feb 2021 4:47 AM IST

Having lost Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh after the last general elections and Goa without even getting to re-establish its rule there, the Congress is proving somewhat inept at keeping its flock together in the face of the allure of defections. (Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

DC Edit | Kiran Bedi pawn in BJP power games in Pondy

The removal of Kiran Bedi as lieutenant governor of Puducherry is only a subplot in a long political drama in the Union...

18 Feb 2021 4:31 AM IST

Rohit Sharma raises his bat after he scored 150 runs during the 1st day of second cricket test match between India and England, at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, in Chennai on Feb. 13, 2021. (BCCI/PTI)

DC Edit | Good cricket, bad pitches

The performance of this Team India is so good it does not need the assistance of home conditions to perform against all...

17 Feb 2021 7:46 AM IST

Petrol price was hiked by 30 paise per litre and diesel by 25 paise a litre, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. (Representational Photo:PTI)

DC Edit | Fuel prices untenable, government must revisit tax structure

Heavy taxes on fuel go against fair tax practices which discourage the government from taxing the rich and the poor...

17 Feb 2021 7:35 AM IST