Rajya Sabha sets record with second-longest sitting in history

The Rajya Sabha witnessed its second-longest sitting in history on Thursday when the House sat till 4.02 am the next day to clear the Waqf (Amendment) Bill and approve the statutory resolution on......

Chaos at Cong yatra in Bihar, Kanhaiya Kumar leaves midway

The 'Palayan roko, naukri do Yatra' (stop migration give jobs) of the Congress turned chaotic in Bihar's Araria district when private security guards of All India Congress Committee in charge of......

Waqf bill debate finale to Budget session ending with over 100% productivity

Parliament's nod to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill rendering it the government's most consequential piece of legislation in its third term, and the political heat it generated inside and outside the......

Rajya Sabha Chairman rejects privilege notice against Amit Shah

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday rejected a privilege notice against Union Home Minister Amit Shah after the minister cited a 1948 government press release to authenticate his......

Why Modi Prefers Babus At RBI Helm

Perhaps because the Modi government had some differences of opinion with two of the economist governors (one of whom was appointed by the Manmohan Singh government), there is a view that its......

Bibek Debroy: A 'towering scholar' & economist

Debroy's economic interests and research work covered numerous areas such as economic theory, income inequality, and infrastructure financing. Photograph: ANI Photo What distinguished Bibek......

Cinema Has Loved Gandhi; Get Ready To See Him Again

IMAGE: Ben Kingsley as Mahatma Gandhi in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi. For Mahatma Gandhi, cinema was a corrupting influence on young minds, a 'sinful technology'. It is that very medium which......

Why You Must Watch Freedom at Midnight

Freedom At Midnight is a bold attempt to revisit the whole discourse about Partition, its causes, and the predicament under which the Congress leaders accepted it.It perfectly captures the......

Punia, Panghal picked for Asian Wrestling Championship

IMAGE: Antim Panghal won the 53kg trials to make it to the Indian team for the Senior Asian Championships to be held in Amman, Jordan. Photograph: Antim Panghal/X World Championships medallists......

Kho Kho at the Olympics?

Mansukh Mandaviya pitches for kho kho's inclusion in Asian Games, 2036 Olympics IMAGE: India is aiming to host the 2036 Olympics and has submitted a 'Letter of Intent'. Photograph: ANI Sports......

Why Bumrah may lose out on Test captaincy

IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah doesn't seem to be a long-term captaincy option given his nagging fitness concerns. Photograph: BCCI Jasprit Bumrah is the frontrunner to replace Rohit Sharma as India's Test......