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Farrukh Dhondy | What Harry the Spare' is really aiming for: To stay...

Harry's war against the British royals and the British media is conducted with the contemporary equivalent of the proxy...

21 Jan 2023 12:56 AM IST

All children in primary schools need personalised guidance from their teachers. (PTI Photo)

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Patralekha Chatterjee | Dip in basic skills a worry for India...

A critical challenge in boosting children's foundational skills will be state capacity.

21 Jan 2023 12:53 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi carries torch with party leaders and supporters during the partys Bharat Jodo Yatra at Lakhanpur border in J&K. (PTI Photo)

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Anand Sahay | As Yatra nears end, will it shift India's politics,...

The response to Bharat Jodo Yatra has been overwhelming.

20 Jan 2023 1:37 AM IST

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Charles Marquand | Amid Europe tumult, will UK rejoin single market?

If Mr Putin loses, Russia's weaknesses will be glaringly obvious and he will probably be finished.

20 Jan 2023 12:42 AM IST

Recent changes to education policy have also influenced the organisation of pre-school education in India. (DC Image)

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Suman Bhattacharjea | Big changes in early years; funding education is...

The impetus for integrating pre-school and school education took another giant step forward with the release of the NEP...

19 Jan 2023 12:00 AM IST

No point is served by denying that todays geopolitical India is an imperial creation. (Representational Image)

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Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Strengthen India's future: You can't change the...

The communal angle looms largest because it threatens life and stability

18 Jan 2023 12:05 AM IST

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Dilip Cherian | Mixed response to govt's idea of corporate fillip for...

The Modi Sarkar has taken a cue from the corporate sector to change the status quo and sought global experts to train...

18 Jan 2023 12:00 AM IST

A new generation of RSS and BJP leaders are not inclined to update the Hindutva ideology because their basic presumption of glorifying a dead national past is their basic principle. (Photo:PTI)

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Aakar Patel | What ideology of RSS stands for Why it often sets off...

The issue is whether the RSS is misunderstood and, particularly, whether the RSS' ideology is misunderstood

17 Jan 2023 12:05 AM IST

File photo of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holding a folder-case containing the Union Budget 2022-23. (Representational Image/PTI)Photo

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Chandrajit Banerjee | India needs growth' Budget as global risks get...

It goes without saying that the Indian economy will not remain immune to the global reverberations

17 Jan 2023 12:00 AM IST

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Manish Tewari | Freebies and welfare: Time to define critical...

Freebies need to be defined clearly and the definition tailored precisely

15 Jan 2023 12:05 AM IST

Zakir Hussain performs at the Kolkata stage. Credit: Shiladitya Chattoraj

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Shailaja Khanna | Are musicians today losing confidence in desi...

The young seem unable to fully relate to music that is solely authentically indigenous, whether Thai, Cambodian or...

15 Jan 2023 12:00 AM IST

The residents of Joshimath staged a massive protest when the district administration tried to demolish two hotels that fell in the dangerous category. (Photo: PTI)

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Patralekha Chatterjee | Joshimath's lesson: Don't over-develop'...

Media reports say that cracks have appeared in more than 670 of some 2,500 buildings

14 Jan 2023 12:05 AM IST