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Shikha Mukerjee | A Hindu Vote for Change Shakes Up West Bengal

Shikha Mukerjee | A Hindu Vote for Change Shakes Up West Bengal

Mamata Banerjee faces defeat amid a strong anti-incumbency wave

4 May 2026 11:50 PM IST

Bharat Bhushan | SC Hate Speech Ruling Casts Long Shadow On Minorities

Bharat Bhushan | SC Hate Speech Ruling Casts Long Shadow On Minorities

The judgment will go down in history because the Supreme Court refused to apply the law against a Union minister who led...

3 May 2026 11:01 PM IST

Aakar Patel | BJP Has No Rival In What It Does Best: Target Minorities… Other Side Is Split

Aakar Patel | BJP Has No Rival In What It Does Best: Target...

In a recent media interaction, an analyst put the same thing in a different way. He said of the BJP’s appeal that:...

3 May 2026 10:44 PM IST

Dr Naveen Thacker | How India Built Its Success Story In Immunisation: Now World Relies On It

Dr Naveen Thacker | How India Built Its Success Story In...

India is the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by volume. It produces over 60 per cent of global vaccine supply

2 May 2026 10:21 PM IST

Manish Tewari | Why Cinema More Powerful Than A Thousand Speeches

Manish Tewari | Why Cinema More Powerful Than A Thousand Speeches

The distinction between social messaging and political propaganda, always a fine line, has been obliterated by a wave of...

2 May 2026 9:38 PM IST

Shashi Warrier | How We Can Win The Delimitation Debate

Shashi Warrier | How We Can Win The Delimitation Debate

His nose twitched as he walked in, and his eye lit up at the sight of that old bottle on the occasional table. “Wow!” he...

2 May 2026 9:16 PM IST

Shobhaa De | Battle Of 2 Drama Queens: Who Will Emerge On Top?

Shobhaa De | Battle Of 2 Drama Queens: Who Will Emerge On Top?

Unfortunately, West Bengal successfully isolated itself from the India Story ages ago. The rather foolish “Bengali”...

1 May 2026 11:46 PM IST

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Of Satyajit Ray and Bollywood… Mother India & Modern Myths | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Of Satyajit Ray and Bollywood… Mother India &...

Though the entire event was molto interesting, this column is not, gentle reader, going to bore you with a resume and...

1 May 2026 11:35 PM IST

Pradeep S. Mehta and Tasmita Sengupta | It’s Time For New Compact For The Welfare Of Labour All Across India

Pradeep S. Mehta and Tasmita Sengupta | It’s Time For New Compact For...

Far from being isolated incidents, these reflect a deeper pattern of industrial unrest, towards a structural default in...

30 April 2026 11:48 PM IST

Gurjit Singh | As India, Africa Get Closer, Critical Minerals Hold Key

Gurjit Singh | As India, Africa Get Closer, Critical Minerals Hold Key

Second, financing mechanisms must be reimagined. Critical minerals projects are capital-intensive and carry high risks....

30 April 2026 11:28 PM IST

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Of Kolkata, Dhaka & the Rise, End of Revolutions

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Of Kolkata, Dhaka & the Rise, End of...

Muhammad Yunus-style pragmatism outpaces ideological legacy

29 April 2026 9:14 PM IST

Dilip Cherian | Noida Airport’s Avoidable CEO Mess: Samra To Stay or Go?

Dilip Cherian | Noida Airport’s Avoidable CEO Mess: Samra To Stay or...

Security rule forces leadership change weeks before airport launch

29 April 2026 7:57 PM IST