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Dev 360 | Chasing Global Rankings On a Crumbling Planet | Patralekha Chatterjee

Dev 360 | Chasing Global Rankings On a Crumbling Planet | Patralekha...

Yet, one in 10 people globally still lives in extreme poverty. Food insecurity remains well above 2015 levels, affecting...

20 July 2026 11:32 PM IST

SANJAYOVACHA | A New Wind Is Blowing Across Moribund Stage | Sanjaya Baru

SANJAYOVACHA | A New Wind Is Blowing Across Moribund Stage | Sanjaya...

All this caused a stir, enough to worry the government but not to make it respond responsibly. The mainstream media...

20 July 2026 12:12 AM IST

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Real Problems Of Neet Go Deeper Than Dealing With Wangchuk’s Fast

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Real Problems Of Neet Go Deeper Than...

This has been the presidential style of Prime Minister Modi’s governance. Ignore the questions arising from the...

19 July 2026 11:07 PM IST

Anita Katyal | BJP Sends Men To Monitor The SIR; Cong Beaten, First By CJP, Then AAP

Anita Katyal | BJP Sends Men To Monitor The SIR; Cong Beaten, First By...

Take the case of the Neet exam paper leak which placed education minister Dharmendra Pradhan in the firing line. The...

18 July 2026 11:37 PM IST

Pavan K. Varma | A Better India Would Review, Not Ban Satluj

Pavan K. Varma | A Better India Would Review, Not Ban Satluj

Yet it would be equally simplistic to conclude that because bans are often ineffective, every cinematic representation...

18 July 2026 11:13 PM IST

Ranjona Banerji | When Argentina Isn’t 100% Love, Love, Love

Ranjona Banerji | When Argentina Isn’t 100% Love, Love, Love

Warning: There are several trigger points ahead and you may get genuinely upset and angry

18 July 2026 9:44 PM IST

DELHIBERATIONS |Indian Tourists: The New Masterjis Of The Universe | Padma Rao Sundarji

DELHIBERATIONS |Indian Tourists: The New Masterjis Of The Universe |...

The most experienced child is tasked with guarding high-value targets: paneer and chicken. Mirroring the Harakaras --...

17 July 2026 11:55 PM IST

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Political Killings Rise In UK, Like India… But USA Still Leads Pack | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Political Killings Rise In UK, Like India… But...

Yes, India has seen some -- from the shooting of the Mahatma to that of Indira Gandhi and then Rajiv. But surely the...

17 July 2026 11:03 PM IST

Dilip Cherian | As Govt Breaks Its Own Rules, Officer Posted At FCI Is Recalled

Dilip Cherian | As Govt Breaks Its Own Rules, Officer Posted At FCI Is...

The officer, Ashutosh Joshi of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service, is facing serious allegations over the alleged...

17 July 2026 1:50 AM IST

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | RSS, VHP Should Disown Ayodhya’s Champat, Anil

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | RSS, VHP Should Disown Ayodhya’s Champat,...

Had Rai, the two Mishras and Rao have been either members of the Congress or any other party, the BJP/RSS troll army,...

17 July 2026 1:16 AM IST

John J. Kennedy | Online Job Ads Flourishing… Are Those Exposed to AI Hiring More?

John J. Kennedy | Online Job Ads Flourishing… Are Those Exposed to AI...

As AI transforms work, colleges must prioritise judgment, reasoning and adaptability

15 July 2026 10:38 PM IST

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Murder Amid Churn of MPs: Never a Dull Moment in UK

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Murder Amid Churn of MPs: Never a Dull Moment...

An opinionated look at crime, migration and the fierce battles shaping UK politics.

15 July 2026 9:46 PM IST