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Members of various social organisation display placards during a protest against the arrest of climate activist Disha Ravi, in Bengaluru on February 15, 2021. (PTI /Shailendra Bhojak)

DC Edit | 21-year activist's arrest is a blot on India's democracy

Taking unlawful actions against a young woman barely out of her teens can backfire

16 Feb 2021 8:37 AM IST

DC Edit | Trump escapes conviction

DC Edit | Trump escapes conviction

What we have to fear is the Trump legacy of alternative facts, conspiracy theories and brazen thuggery

16 Feb 2021 7:46 AM IST

Citizens who gave up the solace of their homes to sit outdoors on protest through the harshest Delhi winter in decades were, in fact, undertaking an extraordinary act on Gandhian lines, and this was noted around the world. (Photo:PTI)

DC Edit | Dissent circumscribed

The CAA is a law that strikes at the root of the basic precepts of citizenship as per the Constitution

15 Feb 2021 4:36 AM IST

In his petition, Mr Wilson has cited a report by a US forensic audit firm that his computer was accessed by outsiders who planted documents in it, which led to his arrest in June 2018.

DC Edit | Bhima-Koregaon: Probe malware report urgently

The court must seriously and expeditiously consider Mr Wilson's plea for a special investigation into the audit report

15 Feb 2021 4:23 AM IST

When the general council of Haasans party, named differently as the Makkal Needhi Maiam (Peoples Justice Centre), made him the permanent president by passing a resolution, his detractors, who never miss an opportunity to pick holes in whatever he does or says, raised serious questions, quite out of sync with the prevailing mirth. (Photo:PTI)

DC Edit | Kamal's black humour

There is never a dull moment in Tamil Nadu's political scene, particularly when the state gears up for an Assembly...

13 Feb 2021 12:00 AM IST

Given the history of fraught relations exacerbated by border tensions over the last few years since Chinas intrusion in 2017, it should be considered fortunate if this initial pullback leads to lasting peace. (Photo:AP)

DC Edit | Go slow on peace thrust, up the ante during talks

Disengagement is indubitably positive but India must monitor the progress closely and also press for the resolution of...

13 Feb 2021 12:00 AM IST

The Prime Minister has spoken in the backdrop of the farming community agitating against new laws which, it fears, would make them captive players of the private corporates with deep pockets. (Photo:PTI)

DC Edit | PM's red herring

Modi's advice of caution against returning the nation to the babus was equally intriguing

12 Feb 2021 4:44 AM IST

The governments fear of its image abroad being hammered by celebrities with a large following on the social media has led to it calling for Twitter to take down nearly 1,200 accounts following tweets on farmer protests. (Photo: AFP)

DC Edit | Relief for critics as Twitter snubs govt selective outrage

The fundamental issue with freedom of expression is either you have it or you don't

12 Feb 2021 4:29 AM IST

An extremely emotional speeches by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Rajya Sabha Opposition Leader Ghulam Nabi Azad of the Congress, it augured well for a sense of dignity and decorum to be ushered back into Indias increasingly polarised polity. (Photo:PTI)

DC Edit | Modi & Azad: Civility back

Not often in the recent past has Parliament been invaded by an outbreak of civility

11 Feb 2021 4:44 AM IST

Despite his stated belief in the concept of less government and more governance , Prime Minister Narendra Modi had done very little in terms of reducing the governments ownership of companies. (Photo:PTI)

DC Edit | To save public money, start to disinvest fast

This move reaffirms the government's intent, announced last year, to exit all non-strategic sectors

11 Feb 2021 4:26 AM IST

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DC Edit | Pay heed to ex-judge's plea

Criticisms of Supreme Court judgments by retired members of the top judiciary are not unknown

10 Feb 2021 8:33 AM IST

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

DC Edit | Sasikala the X' factor in TN's soap opera politics

Sasikala, who has never been in electoral politics, can be expected to play the role of a disruptor as she seeks the...

10 Feb 2021 7:40 AM IST