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Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Two photographs, two last goodbyes

The other day, I got a couple of pictures from an old school friend whom I hadn’t heard from in a while.These were...

24 Nov 2024 1:58 AM IST

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Pavan K. Varma | Casinos, beef, prohibition: Get off the moral...

Elections will come and go, and our great democracy will run on, but at the social level — and not unrelated to politics...

24 Nov 2024 1:26 AM IST

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Farrukh Dhondy | Chump returns! Democracy sets off nightmares across...

“O Bachchoo, astrologers will tell you Mars Will open closed doors on your next day Though we know that all the...

23 Nov 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Patralekha Chatterjee | Dirty air could be a blow to India’s $5...

India aspires to become a $5 trillion economy, the third largest in the world, in the next five years. But that dream,...

23 Nov 2024 12:00 AM IST

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Pradeep C. Nair | Help citizens of Nagaland, don’t worry about new...

The media was abuzz recently with the statement NSCN(I-M) general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah saying that the Centre ...

22 Nov 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Wasbir Hussain | Mistrust, ‘won’t talk’ stand may keep Manipur on boil

In the full-scale ethnic war between the Meiteis and the Kukis that Manipur has been witnessing since May 3, 2023, the ...

22 Nov 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Padma Rao Sundarji | ‘Honeymoon year’ for Sri Lanka’s new govt

Sri Lanka's NPP sweeps elections, ending political dynasties. Challenges await in corruption, IMF demands, and ethnic...

21 Nov 2024 12:00 AM IST

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Dilip Cherian | Extension raj in PESB, Lok Sabha secretariat… will RBI...

Since its second term, the Narendra Modi government has retained top civil servants beyond retirement for “continuity ...

20 Nov 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | India’s hopes, fears rise as Trump picks ‘dream...

Thanks to China, India has reason not to be displeased with the initial list of members of US President-elect Donald ...

20 Nov 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Shikha Mukerjee | Mismatched vocabularies in Maha and Jharkhand battle

Following the rigmarole of politicians pitching for votes has never been as befuddling as it is in this round of state...

19 Nov 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Aakar Patel | India’s refusal to play cricket is not solving our main...

If I have a dispute with you, I can solve it in one of three ways. One is by talking (“negotiation”). We engage, on...

19 Nov 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Debotri Dhar | With India’s lead, Brics can be a voice for Global...

The 16th Brics summit, held in Kazan, Russia, on October 22-24, is the talk of the town. Brics (Brazil, Russia, India,...

18 Nov 2024 12:10 AM IST