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John J. Kennedy | Rebuilding Trust In Public Education: How To Stop Drift To Private Schools

John J. Kennedy | Rebuilding Trust In Public Education: How To Stop...

Teacher availability and quality also play a critical role. Government schools face issues like teacher absenteeism,...

15 Jun 2025 1:27 AM IST

K.C. Singh | Israel-Iran Feud: India’s ‘Tilt’ Weakens Peace Role

K.C. Singh | Israel-Iran Feud: India’s ‘Tilt’ Weakens Peace Role

According to the New York Times, this assessment led to Iran becoming smug -- that Israel was unlikely to attack while...

15 Jun 2025 12:43 AM IST

Ranjona Banerji | Why I’d Rather Live In The Global South

Ranjona Banerji | Why I’d Rather Live In The Global South

But we are the brown and black people, hence South. It is never clear to me where the Chinese stand on this, because...

15 Jun 2025 12:31 AM IST

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Uncertainty Of Monsoon Continues To Haunt India

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Uncertainty Of Monsoon Continues To Haunt...

Agriculture is a key factor in the growth rate of the economy. The Economic Survey 2023-24 noted that agriculture...

14 Jun 2025 12:14 AM IST

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | The Elon-Donald Comic Soap Opera: Who’ll End On Top? Amid UK Tussle… | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | The Elon-Donald Comic Soap Opera: Who’ll End...

How “rising” is this political party? One is tempted to call it extreme right-wing, with its anti-immigrant rhetoric,...

14 Jun 2025 12:07 AM IST

Pradeep S. Mehta | Despite Pakistani Army Provocation, Communal Amity Prevailed In India

Pradeep S. Mehta | Despite Pakistani Army Provocation, Communal Amity...

Unlike Indonesia, the largest Muslim country, Muslims in the Indian subcontinent have mainly Arabic and Persian names....

12 Jun 2025 11:36 PM IST

Claude Arpi | A New Life For Nalanda: Reviving Its Old Glory?

Claude Arpi | A New Life For Nalanda: Reviving Its Old Glory?

A place like the Vulture Peak seems to have preserved the peace and serenity that a man captured more than 2,500 years...

12 Jun 2025 10:52 PM IST

Dilip Cherian | Planes, Trains & PMS: Ashwani Lohani’s Career Comes Full Circle

Dilip Cherian | Planes, Trains & PMS: Ashwani Lohani’s Career Comes...

Ashwani Lohani to head PM Museum, ending a career that spans trains, planes, and politics

11 Jun 2025 11:07 PM IST

Indranil Banerjie | Trump Crackdown: Ending the Free Ticket to Paradise?

Indranil Banerjie | Trump Crackdown: Ending the Free Ticket to...

Trump's tough student policies stir panic in India as families fear end of US study hopes

11 Jun 2025 11:01 PM IST

Jyoti Chhikara | Beyond Medicine: The Unspoken Link That Connects Grief And Cancer Care…

Jyoti Chhikara | Beyond Medicine: The Unspoken Link That Connects...

Another case was of an 86-year-old man, a towering figure of humility and success, known for his accomplishments, who...

10 Jun 2025 11:32 PM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | Is The ‘Zing’ Missing? Modi Might Need Strategy Reset

Shikha Mukerjee | Is The ‘Zing’ Missing? Modi Might Need Strategy...

The only reason Mr Modi has to be down is that the BJP is in a minority in the Lok Sabha after the 2024 general...

10 Jun 2025 11:05 PM IST

Aakar Patel | Doomsday Clock Is Ticking… Is The World Facing Most Dangerous Times?

Aakar Patel | Doomsday Clock Is Ticking… Is The World Facing Most...

At the beginning of this year, on January 28, they posted the following justification for concluding that in 2025 we...

9 Jun 2025 10:23 PM IST