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Dilip Cherian | Executive’s job to balance govt’s EV dream with...

Tesla’s potential entry into India, the return of the BJP to power in Delhi, and the extension of Chief Economic Adviser...

26 Feb 2025 10:57 PM IST

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Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Trump’s Ukraine gambit to make Europe the real...

Trump’s $500B “payback” demand for Ukraine sparks concerns of US economic control; Europe debates security measures amid...

26 Feb 2025 10:49 PM IST

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Ketan | From test-takers to test-makers: How to boost India’s edu...

Numerous other exams like the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) and various state...

22 Feb 2025 11:33 PM IST

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Manish Tewari | India and the global AI race: Winning strategies

Smaller nations such as South Korea and Israel are carving out their own AI niches, focusing on hardware, cyber...

22 Feb 2025 11:31 PM IST

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Ranjona Banerji | Is a foolish ‘friend’ worse than a ghosting frenemy?

The more intelligent people are, the more difficult I find it to excuse their stupidity

22 Feb 2025 11:24 PM IST

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Shobhaa De | Oooyi Amma… Help! We’re lost and confused, judges…

22 Feb 2025 12:33 AM IST

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OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Rebuild, but don’t displace: Will world...

I was certainly aware that Israel had been established after Hitler’s Holocaust, but didn’t connect it with Balfour’s...

22 Feb 2025 12:30 AM IST

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Shikha Mukerjee |Govt Can’t Secure Its Future Just by Hassling...

Protests over voter roll revisions challenge the government’s response to dissent and raise concerns over electoral...

14 Oct 2026 10:47 PM IST

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M.P. Nathanael | Top Cops Must Lead by Example, Push for Law Against...

Custodial torture calls for strict oversight, police reforms and a dedicated anti-torture law.

14 Oct 2026 10:29 PM IST

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Sunanda K Datta Ray | Oil U-turn, Greenland Deal: Trump’s Credibility...

The Mongol sacking of Kyiv in 1240 shattered Kievan Rus, sending the northern principalities (which eventually grew into...

13 Oct 2026 9:13 PM IST

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Aakar Patel | Despite Govt Claims, Why India Not Even ‘Partly Free’

The Freedom House report had two parts. The first, carrying 40 per cent weightage, concerned political rights. Here...

12 Oct 2026 9:26 PM IST

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Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Jantar Mantar 2.0 Sets Modi Govt Back...

In July, Union defence minister and senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh ruled out the resignation of then education minister...

12 Oct 2026 8:24 PM IST