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The CCS approved the procurement of 73 Tejas Mk-1A fighter aircraft and 10 Tejas Mk-1 trainer aircraft at the cost of Rs 45,696 crores, along with the design and development of infrastructure sanctions worth Rs 1,202 crores. (Representational Photo:PTI)

Tejas decision a good one, but much more left to do

The Tejas Mk1-A â€” a fourth-generation fighter â€” is a single-engine, lightweight, highly agile, all-weather,...

19 Jan 2021 1:49 AM IST

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WhatsApp: A lot to explain

It is largely true that netizens sign off much of their rights over prized personal information when they sign on to...

19 Jan 2021 12:51 AM IST

Afghan security officers inspect the site of a bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. A sticky bomb attached to an armored police Land Cruiser SUV exploded Saturday in the western part of the capital, Kabul, killing few policemen and wounding another, Kabul police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz said. (AP/PTI)

DC Edit | Afghan: Get US to stay on

It is to be hoped that the incoming Biden administration begins to seriously invest in counter-terrorism in the...

18 Jan 2021 12:20 AM IST

A nurse, right, performs rituals to a box containing COVID-19 vaccines upon its arrival at a government Hospital in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. (AP /Ajit Solanki)

DC Edit | Transparency the key to success of vaccine drive

If a vaccine is under trial and has not gone through the due process, its administration should be called clinical...

18 Jan 2021 12:10 AM IST

US President Donald Trump . (AP)

DC Edit | Does America have spine to convict its President?

Faith in the system has also eroded at a time when the pandemic has killed more Americans than World War II and Vietnam...

16 Jan 2021 12:05 AM IST

So a step the Holy See takes to rework its hugely patriarchal system and make it more inclusive would be making history, and will have a catalytic and cascading effect. (Photo:AFP)

DC Edit | A seat at the table

The Pope, however, has once again refused to give women the permission to become priests

16 Jan 2021 12:05 AM IST

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DC Edit | Policy not courtâ€™s brief

The SCâ€™s job is to determine the constitutionality or otherwise of a legislation, not whether it is in the public...

14 Jan 2021 12:28 AM IST

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DC Edit | Election fever grips TN as early hustings begin

The battle lines have been drawn between the two traditional rivals, who have been ruling the state alternately since...

14 Jan 2021 12:22 AM IST

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Test of character

A draw is also a result in Test cricket and a hard fought one often exemplifies an indomitable spirit unwilling to...

13 Jan 2021 12:03 PM IST

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Not courtâ€™s call to have panel review farm laws

The farmerâ€™s grouse is simple â€” the government is trying to withdraw from supporting the farming sector and handing...

13 Jan 2021 11:58 AM IST

Australias Nathan Lyon delivers a ball to Indias Rohit Sharma during the second day of the third Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney on Friday. -- AFP

DC Edit | No room for racism

We are often reminded that cricket is a gentlemanâ€™s game that prides itself on having been a constant metaphor for...

11 Jan 2021 8:45 AM IST

Langar being prepared for farmers during their ongoing protest against the new farm laws, at Singhu border in New Delhi, Sunday, January 10, 2021. (PTI/Arun Sharma)

DC Edit | How moving court over agri-row may go wrong

The farmers have consistently made it clear that they are not questioning the constitutionality or legality of the issue

11 Jan 2021 7:31 AM IST