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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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John J. Kennedy | Ensuring Access, Quality As UGC Expands Scope Of...

The latest approvals were granted following a thorough vetting process. Under UGC-DEB norms, only institutions that meet...

4 Dec 2025 11:32 PM IST

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K.C. Singh | Deft Global Balancing Vital As Putin Begins India Visit

Putin’s India visit highlights New Delhi’s balancing act as U.S.–China tensions reshape geopolitics.

3 Dec 2025 8:13 PM IST

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Dilip Cherian | Extensions Usual As Andhra Prefers Its Naidu-Friendly...

Extensions, contradictions and cadre clashes define India’s admin landscape.

3 Dec 2025 7:52 PM IST

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Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Indian Navy Comes Of Age, But Some Caution...

The Indian Navy, however, has wisely gone on doing what others should have done with more intent and purpose for the...

2 Dec 2025 10:56 PM IST

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Bhopinder Singh | Quad’s Relevance In Question As New Japan PM Takes...

In the midst of all this, the arrival of hardline nationalist and well-known China hawk Sanae Takaichi as Japan’s new...

2 Dec 2025 10:32 PM IST