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Dilip Cherian | Corruption Not Only Reason Why Projects Stall and Costs Spiral

Dilip Cherian | Corruption Not Only Reason Why Projects Stall and...

Asymmetric punishment can make officials stall files, delay projects, and avoid action

1 April 2026 10:23 PM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | Private Lives, Public Scrutiny: Keep Law And Morality Apart

Shikha Mukerjee | Private Lives, Public Scrutiny: Keep Law And...

The move to control, discipline and punish what one side maintains are transgressions goes against the fundamentals of...

31 March 2026 9:54 PM IST

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | What Does The End Of ‘War On Naxals’ Really Mean For The Majority Of Indians?

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | What Does The End Of ‘War On Naxals’...

The end of Naxalism on March 31, 2026 is perhaps just an incidental detail. The political battle of propaganda over who...

31 March 2026 8:35 PM IST

Aakar Patel | Just Consider: If What Happened To Iran Had Actually Happened To US…

Aakar Patel | Just Consider: If What Happened To Iran Had Actually...

There are elements missing from the Iranian list, though they have been spoken about by them and heard by the world....

30 March 2026 11:28 PM IST

K.C. Singh | Iran War Crisis Point: Quick Truce, Or Grave Escalation?

K.C. Singh | Iran War Crisis Point: Quick Truce, Or Grave Escalation?

There is a noticeable gap between the two negotiating positions, both being based on maximalist agendas. However,...

30 March 2026 10:55 PM IST

SANJAYOVACHA | The Silent Crisis Of The Rise In Urban Noise Pollution | Sanjaya Baru

SANJAYOVACHA | The Silent Crisis Of The Rise In Urban Noise Pollution...

Mention should be made that sustained neighbourhood noise has a deleterious impact on the learning abilities of children...

29 March 2026 11:30 PM IST

John J. Kennedy | Amidst NCERT Row: Respect All Institutions, Not Silence Criticism

John J. Kennedy | Amidst NCERT Row: Respect All Institutions, Not...

Second, textbooks must clearly distinguish between systemic critique and sensationalism. A few high-profile cases cannot...

29 March 2026 10:45 PM IST

Shreya Sen-Handley | Dream time... What If They Come True?

Shreya Sen-Handley | Dream time... What If They Come True?

These eccentric nighttime visitations then certainly merit their own name. Yet, what should we call these visions that...

28 March 2026 10:58 PM IST

Pavan K. Varma | Put Principle First Or Lose Standing As Peacemaker

Pavan K. Varma | Put Principle First Or Lose Standing As Peacemaker

My concern, therefore, is about what India did or did not do in this unfortunate war. In this context, a new debate has...

28 March 2026 10:16 PM IST

Anita Katyal | Who Will Doval Anoint As CDS? Is Govt Avoiding Proper Debates?

Anita Katyal | Who Will Doval Anoint As CDS? Is Govt Avoiding Proper...

The NSA’s military adviser Lt Gen. S. Raja Subramani is being talked about as a strong contender, especially since Gen....

28 March 2026 8:53 PM IST

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Fireworks On BBC’s Question Time… Will AI Investments Lead To Bonanza Or Fraud? | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Fireworks On BBC’s Question Time… Will AI...

I’ve always noticed that the applause for some right-wing or some left-wing pronouncement from the guest panel meets...

27 March 2026 11:33 PM IST

Dev 360 | Hormuz, Hearth; Flames To Fires: Always Have ‘Plan B’ | Patralekha Chatterjee

Dev 360 | Hormuz, Hearth; Flames To Fires: Always Have ‘Plan B’ |...

More and more of our everyday life is impacted by a conflict thousands of miles away. It is not just petrol panic and...

27 March 2026 10:54 PM IST