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Constitution binds citizens across languages, regions and generations, says Indira Jaising

MUMBAI, Dec. 22 -- Senior advocate and feminist legal scholar Indira Jaising on Saturday said the Indian Constitution was the single thread that bound citizens across languages, regions and generation... Read More


A message to Gill and Indian cricket

India, Dec. 22 -- Cricket is a meritocracy. But very often, it can seem like it is a consumerist meritocracy. Board members need to be kept happy, broadcasters need to be kept happy, fans need to be k... Read More


Delhi's toxic air can't be ignored any longer

India, Dec. 22 -- Years ago, I saw Nelson Mandela's dingy cell in South Africa's Robben Island prison - an equivalent of India's "Kalapaani". It was a 7x9 square-ft, cage-like cell where the 6-ft tall... Read More


Why New Delhi needs to handle Dhaka with care

India, Dec. 22 -- Eighteen months after Sheikh Hasina's ouster from Bangladesh as the country's Prime Minister, hopes for normalcy between India and Bangladesh remain elusive as the bilateral relation... Read More


Vande Mataram: A nod to culture, not theology

India, Dec. 22 -- There are moments in a nation's life when its identity is not merely argued or legislated into being but sung into presence. The creation of Vande Mataram was one such moment in Indi... Read More


Dhaka's dance with anarchy

India, Dec. 22 -- The most obvious takeaway from the current spate of violence in Bangladesh, following the killing of student leader Sharif Osman Hadi, is that the caretaker administration of Muhamma... Read More


Reality check for Gill, reward for Ishan in India's World Cup squad

India, Dec. 22 -- Going purely on merit and backed by cricketing logic, the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee took some bold calls while naming a balanced 15-member squad that should start as favou... Read More


T20 series: Tilak, Hardik sparkle, Surya struggles

Kolkata, Dec. 22 -- Another T20I bilateral series win means India's preparation for the T20 World Cup couldn't probably get any better. Barring a few glaring misses though. Already set back by a few s... Read More


Need to balance caste, reg factors to ignite momentum for 2027

Lucknow, Dec. 22 -- Newly appointed Uttar Pradesh BJP president Pankaj Chaudhary faces the challenge of building an organisational leadership team by rejigging the state executive, taking into conside... Read More


Two dead, one critical after truck rams bike near Bareilly

Meerut, Dec. 22 -- Two men on a motorcycle were killed on the spot and a second pillion was critical after a truck rammed their bike near Sithra village on the Bareilly-Pilibhit Highway on Saturday ni... Read More