As chairman of the National Monuments Authority, I had an opportunity to flag some anomalies and suggest changes in the way we look at preservation

Choudhri Naim straddled Eastern and Western literary conventions with acuity. His passing leaves a huge void in Urdu studies

It is, in fact, a rewriting of the rules, procedures and protocols of how the voter list is to be created. At stake here is the foundational principle of universal adult franchise

At eight, while figuring out a new, atypical family setup and his place in it, he was surrounded by a group of five-six friends who made sure love, joy and companionship were part of the equation

CUET isn’t just an exam; it’s a shift from fragmented access to national inclusion

Only then can it match ideology with capability, and rhetoric with reach

The Bezos wedding provided much grist for the rumour mills, from the foam parties to the love lives of attendant A-listers. Indeed, the vicarious thrill of living the dream is intense.

Sitting in the safety of Delhi, away from Raj Thackeray’s slap-happy goons, I admit ashamedly that although my formative years were spent largely in Mumbai, my Marathi remains rudimentary. I am not alone — just 36 per cent of people in the city consider Marathi their mother tongue.

Public construction, especially of nationally important projects, do not suffer from constraints of land or money. But what do we see happening? Highways and new roads cave in; sewer lines burst flooding the road

In July 1947 itself, the Constituent Assembly had decided to grant voting rights to every citizen aged 21 or older, a bold commitment to universal adult suffrage for a young nation. By March 1948, the Assembly Secretariat issued detailed directions to states for preparing draft electoral rolls.

All that our politicians seem to care about is their own political future. They believe that governance is never an election issue for their voters. So, they concentrate their energies on stirring up hatred between communities and ensuring that the divisions they create will help them win the next election.

Those in charge promised atmanirbharta and delivered dependence, promised vision and delivered a vacuum

Future wars will be satellite/UAV-driven conflicts. India must invest in these

The programme can potentially leverage Delhi’s Yamuna cleaning project towards the broader goal of rejuvenating India’s rivers

As China’s economic might continues to grow, the forum today constrains rather than furthers India’s foreign policy objectives

India needs to be in as many coalitions as necessary till it is made a genuine participant in world affairs

For India watchers, the issue in question was what kind of formulation would there be on terrorism. The leaders condemned, in the strongest terms, the terror attack in J&K that took place on April 22

Yet, India needs to be strategic when engaging in such groupings, to understand how it can balance international partnerships without limiting its national interests and domestic priorities

Those who lament that progressive values of secularism and socialism are foreign concepts are in fact using regressive foreign ideas and methods to carry forward their divisive communal agenda

Against this backdrop one must understand the importance of political leaders from across party lines speaking in one voice and attempting to correct perceptions in major world capitals

Natural fibres have served India well – but climate extremes demand innovation in what we wear, especially for those who can’t escape the sun.

A sample survey shows that the very principle of universal adult franchise is in danger of being undermined by the way EC's special intensive revision exercise is being conducted

Trump's unilateralism – on tariffs, alliances and migration – demands a deeper understanding of domestic forces shaping it.

The language question is central to the politics of Hindutva. In Maharashtra and elsewhere, protests rooted in regional pride may miss the bigger picture