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Pavan K. Varma | SIR A Massive Fraud By EC Against India’s Poor

Pavan K. Varma | SIR A Massive Fraud By EC Against India’s Poor

But for the vast numbers of the deprived and underprivileged, the perspective is radically different. For them,...

2 Aug 2025 10:36 PM IST

Shashi Warrier | The Disappearing Post And The Generation Gap

Shashi Warrier | The Disappearing Post And The Generation Gap

“It’s the government’s courier service,” explained Raghavan. “A little safer than regular post. You go to the post...

2 Aug 2025 10:19 PM IST

Anita Katyal | Did Shah Set The Media Narrative? Manish Gets His 15-min Of Fame

Anita Katyal | Did Shah Set The Media Narrative? Manish Gets His ...

All ministers have also been invited but not many are keen to go. Some Trinamul MPs are in a bind as they generally look...

2 Aug 2025 10:08 PM IST

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Could UK, France Push On Palestine Lead To A swift 2-state Solution? | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Could UK, France Push On Palestine Lead To A...

What can Mr Macron and Mr Starmer hope to achieve with these announcements? Will other nations join them? Even if every...

1 Aug 2025 9:43 PM IST

K.C. Singh | Trade Row: India Lags As Trump Browbeats World

K.C. Singh | Trade Row: India Lags As Trump Browbeats World

Hours later President Donald Trump fired a fresh salvo against India, on his Truth Social platform, when he announced...

1 Aug 2025 8:43 PM IST

Dilip Cherian | Central Sectt in Midst of Crisis; No Promotions for Officers 7 Yrs

Dilip Cherian | Central Sectt in Midst of Crisis; No Promotions for...

The DoPT, ironically responsible for personnel policy, has to ensure that CSS officers are regarded with the same...

1 Aug 2025 1:43 AM IST

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Targeting Muslims, Jews: How Minorities Face Flak

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Targeting Muslims, Jews: How Minorities Face...

Israel’s arrogance recalls how roles are reversed in George Orwell’s Animal Farm, where yesterday’s victim becomes...

1 Aug 2025 1:41 AM IST

Jayanta Roy Chowdhury | Bangladesh Sees Big Islamist Shift A Year After Revolt

Jayanta Roy Chowdhury | Bangladesh Sees Big Islamist Shift A Year...

Nearly one year after a student revolt forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee to India, Bangladesh finds itself at...

30 July 2025 10:37 PM IST

Malvika Kaul | The Emerging Realities Of Ageing, And How It Affects India

Malvika Kaul | The Emerging Realities Of Ageing, And How It Affects...

India is at the cusp of an unprecedented and irreversible demographic transition

30 July 2025 10:27 PM IST

Suman Sahai | Keeping American GM Soya And Corn Out Is In India’s Economic Interest

Suman Sahai | Keeping American GM Soya And Corn Out Is In India’s...

The two main agriculture subjects are opening up the dairy sector, on which India is so far firm, saying it’s a “red...

29 July 2025 10:08 PM IST

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | India-UK FTA: Bilateral, Voluntary Colonisation?

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | India-UK FTA: Bilateral, Voluntary Colonisation?

Multilateralism grew global trade (goods and services) from 20 per cent of global GDP in 1968 to 57 per cent in 2024

29 July 2025 9:59 PM IST

Aakar Patel | What’s Behind BJP Shift Over Divorce & Inheritance Laws, And Other Policies?

Aakar Patel | What’s Behind BJP Shift Over Divorce & Inheritance Laws,...

One part of its opposition to divorce was the idea of eternal marriage. However, the material element was not letting...

28 July 2025 9:52 PM IST