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Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Two Sweet Stories, But with a Twist

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Two Sweet Stories, But with a Twist

Munching on a carefully picked boondi laddu, overflowing with gratitude, I decided I’d bring out my A-game and write the...

7 Jun 2025 10:55 PM IST

Pavan K. Varma | Govt Must Clearly Explain What Led to the Ceasefire

Pavan K. Varma | Govt Must Clearly Explain What Led to the Ceasefire

In a democracy, the government must, within the constraints of national interest, take the people into confidence, and...

7 Jun 2025 10:52 PM IST

Anita Katyal | Neighbours No Longer Come 1st; TMC One-ups Cong on Sindoor

Anita Katyal | Neighbours No Longer Come 1st; TMC One-ups Cong on...

Though the INDIA bloc parties have attempted to present a united front over the demand for a special session of...

7 Jun 2025 10:50 PM IST

Patralekha Chatterjee | US Visa Curbs Rework India Students’ Global Ambitions

Patralekha Chatterjee | US Visa Curbs Rework India Students’ Global...

Suspended visa interviews, intense social media scrutiny and the looming threat of deportation for minor missteps under...

7 Jun 2025 12:33 AM IST

Salman Rushdie (AP file photo)

Farrukh Dhondy | Of Tariq Ali, And His Take on Ho, The Rushdie Fatwa &...

I said I remembered telling Salman I didn’t in principle object to book- burning and would be quite pleased if, say, the...

7 Jun 2025 12:10 AM IST

The states have been told that if necessary, the e-admit cards of the candidates and the identity cards of the examination functionaries are to be used as movement passes, the UPSC said. (Representational Image/PTI)

Dilip Cherian | Quota Scam Hits UPSC Again, 15 Under Lens

If UPSC and state governments aren’t cross-verifying certificates before appointments, what’s the point of elaborate...

5 Jun 2025 9:53 PM IST

Syed Ata Hasnain | As Dhaka Heads for Chaos, Challenge Grows for Delhi

Syed Ata Hasnain | As Dhaka Heads for Chaos, Challenge Grows for Delhi

The fall of Sheikh Hasina, the rise of radical Islamists, and the re-entry of Pakistan into Bangladesh’s internal...

5 Jun 2025 9:51 PM IST

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Win War on Poverty First to Vanquish Naxal Threat

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Win War on Poverty First to Vanquish Naxal...

Although fewer educated middle-class youths are now drawn to the rebel ranks, the ideology may still cast a spell on...

4 Jun 2025 9:41 PM IST

Anita Anand | How Should India Battle Terrorism: Are There Alternative Options to Explore?

Anita Anand | How Should India Battle Terrorism: Are There Alternative...

State terrorism, which results in significantly more deaths than the non-state variety, is seldom even acknowledged,...

4 Jun 2025 9:37 PM IST

Around 700 metric tonnes of plastic waste is generated daily in the city.

Pradeep S. Mehta | To Truly End Plastic Pollution in Global South, We...

If one looks around anywhere in the Global South, plastic trash is seen in abundance in public places. “Ending Plastic...

4 Jun 2025 2:27 AM IST

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee during a press conference at Nabanna. (Photo: Abhijit Mukherjee)

Shikha Mukerjee | The ‘Khela Hobe’ Rematch in Bengal: Modi vs Didi in...

The warm up for the “Khela Hobe” rematch, that must be concluded by May 2026, has begun. His blood on the boil, with...

4 Jun 2025 2:25 AM IST

Aakar Patel | Palestinians Are Facing Genocide In Gaza: India Must Speak Out

Aakar Patel | Palestinians Are Facing Genocide In Gaza: India Must...

The Narendra Modi government answered: “India signed the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of...

2 Jun 2025 8:47 PM IST