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Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | The glitter of India’s rich: What they owe to...

Reflecting on India's economic history, from pivotal reforms under Narasimha Rao to contemporary political statements...

18 July 2024 12:00 AM IST

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Dilip Cherian | Reshuffle signals Naidu’s new order in Andhra Pradesh

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu initiates major bureaucratic overhaul, appoints key officers to implement...

18 July 2024 12:00 AM IST

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K.C. Singh | US polarisation worsens as Trump survives attack

Attack on Donald Trump disrupts presidential race; Biden calls for calm, Republicans blame Democrats

17 July 2024 12:00 AM IST

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Shikha Mukerjee | French lesson: Why India’s Left needs to reinvent...

Convention says that the political space is distributed in three ways — Left, Right and Centre. Political parties based...

16 July 2024 3:15 AM IST

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Aakar Patel | Constitution gives right to propagate religion… But laws...

Do Indians have freedom of religion? Meaning, do they have the right to invite others into their faith and the right to...

16 July 2024 3:06 AM IST

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Kamal Davar | Many challenges lie ahead as new chief takes charge of...

Assuming command of the second largest and unquestionably the finest Army in the world would be the rarest of rare...

15 July 2024 8:42 AM IST

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Sunil Gatade | Will ‘Bandhua Majdoor’ remain loyal to the BJP?

The BJP, politically, is the best butcher. It is the most practical outfit which dumps friends and allies alike when...

15 July 2024 8:27 AM IST

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Manish Tewari | Lok Sabha obliged to elect a deputy speaker soonest

With the 2024 Lok Sabha elections having been completed and the consequent election of Shri Om Birla as the Speaker of...

14 July 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Ranjona Banerji | Are we too cheap to save the Himalayas?

If you wanted to take the name of this column literally, how far off the beaten track would you like to go? Instead of...

14 July 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Shobhaa De | Blame it on Jack Daniel’s! Mihir Shah is innocent…

The scenario: A shady Juhu bar. Cast: Brats Mihir Shah and friends. Principal villain: Shiv Sena leader Rajesh Shah....

13 July 2024 1:07 AM IST

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Farrukh Dhondy | Banning of books and ‘cancelling’ of authors: Where,...

“O Bachchoo all those words you mocked Like ‘whatever’, ‘meh’ and ‘dumped’ and ‘blocked’ Have now returned as...

13 July 2024 12:56 AM IST

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Sanjeev Ahluwalia | The political underpinnings of the wonder that is...

The heart of India’s Parliament is, ironically, the “Lower House”, or the Lok Sabha, where 543 members, directly...

12 July 2024 12:36 AM IST