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Shobhaa De | TCS ki ‘Duniya mein, logo ko dhoka kabhi ho jata hai’

In this insanely entertaining film (a spicy South Indian masala dosa genre), this “cabaret” from Apna Desh (1972),...

17 April 2026 11:53 PM IST

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | The Third ‘Open Letter’ I’m Sending To Usha Vance, The US Second Lady | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | The Third ‘Open Letter’ I’m Sending To Usha...

Now, Ushaji, I insist I am not in any sense a conspiracywalla. But even so, I am sure that Epstein didn’t commit...

17 April 2026 11:19 PM IST

The EC was responding to a story carried out by this paper in which former IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan had raised serious concerns with regard to sanctity of EVMs due to use of VVPAT machines, saying VVPATs have made EVMs amenable to hacking.

Dilip Cherian | In Poll-time TN, Lack Of Command Clarity Is Process,...

The DGP runs the police; the home secretary runs the administration. Files are supposed to move in a straight line....

17 April 2026 2:04 AM IST

Wasbir Hussain | India’s Opportunity Or Risk As Myanmar Mask Shifts?

Wasbir Hussain | India’s Opportunity Or Risk As Myanmar Mask Shifts?

For India, Myanmar remains a geopolitical hinge -- linking South Asia to Southeast Asia and forming the land bridge for...

17 April 2026 1:27 AM IST

Chandrakant Lahariya | Flu-COVID Combo Vaccines: An Idea Whose Time Has Not Yet Arrived

Chandrakant Lahariya | Flu-COVID Combo Vaccines: An Idea Whose Time...

Firms like Moderna and Pfizer push innovation amid uncertain uptake

15 April 2026 10:36 PM IST

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | De-Politicise SIR; Don’t Let It Be a Political Ruse

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | De-Politicise SIR; Don’t Let It Be a...

Opposition flags bias, while the Election Commission of India faces scrutiny over timing and execution

15 April 2026 9:47 PM IST

Anita Anand | Will Menstrual Leave Actually Help Women, Or Is It Tokenism?

Anita Anand | Will Menstrual Leave Actually Help Women, Or Is It...

Industry bodies have challenged the policy, arguing that mandatory paid leave creates a financial burden and questioning...

14 April 2026 11:27 PM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | Can United Opp. Force PM To Pause Women Bill Rush?

Shikha Mukerjee | Can United Opp. Force PM To Pause Women Bill Rush?

A structural change of the magnitude that Mr Modi wants to rush into making -- bumping up the number of seats to 816 in...

14 April 2026 10:42 PM IST

Reflections | Did Iran Talks Fail Only Due To Nuke Distrust? | Sunanda K. Datta-Ray

Reflections | Did Iran Talks Fail Only Due To Nuke Distrust? | Sunanda...

At the same time, Mr Trump is on record as saying that last year’s US strikes “completely and totally obliterated”...

13 April 2026 11:39 PM IST

Aakar Patel | Why International Mediation Has Become Distasteful For Most Of India

Aakar Patel | Why International Mediation Has Become Distasteful For...

India is one of the few nations, and perhaps the only nation, that has good relations with America, Israel and Iran....

13 April 2026 11:25 PM IST

Bhopinder Singh | The Begin Doctrine and How Pakistan Is Seen as a Growing Threat to Israel

Bhopinder Singh | The Begin Doctrine and How Pakistan Is Seen as a...

Pakistan’s rhetoric could draw Israel’s pre-emptive security doctrine.

12 April 2026 9:42 PM IST

Sanjaya Baru | The Beginning of the End of the American Empire

Sanjaya Baru | The Beginning of the End of the American Empire

US aggression is speeding the shift toward a China-led order

12 April 2026 9:20 PM IST