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From Anne Carson and her Nobel, a lesson for those who treat Ramayana and Mahabharata as rigid

From Anne Carson and her Nobel, a lesson for those who treat Ramayana and Mahabharata as rigid

The Academy's choice may not have been bold, but the writer it chose stands for a rebellious idea that the classics stay alive only when each...

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Aishwarya Khosla

Tavleen Singh writes: Congress party must do more than protest

Tavleen Singh writes: Congress party must do more than protest

In most democratic countries there are such things as shadow cabinets and alternative models of development. So why has the Congress party, after...

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Tavleen Singh

The aloo posto burger is not as innocent as it looks

The aloo posto burger is not as innocent as it looks

Fast food will keep borrowing from home kitchens, and home kitchens will keep changing without much ado. For now, the burger can have its moment under...

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Kaushik Das Gupta

For INDIA bloc, it is not enough to be anti-BJP

yesterday 10

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Manuraj Shunmugasundaram

In Delhi, a new moment in which mass mobilisation meets an immovable state

In Delhi, a new moment in which mass mobilisation meets an immovable state
yesterday 20

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Pratap Bhanu Mehta

Dear young protestors, you must build solidarities

yesterday 10

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Manoj Kumar Jha

When weather becomes a pollution multiplier, Delhi needs a strategy beyond the city

When weather becomes a pollution multiplier, Delhi needs a strategy beyond the city
previous day 10

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Gufran Beig

Best of Both Sides: Each player in its own separate groove

Best of Both Sides: Each player in its own separate groove
previous day 10

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Sugata Srinivasaraju

Best of Both Sides: Pieces of protest are now adding up

Best of Both Sides: Pieces of protest are now adding up
previous day 20

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Sagarika Ghose

Protect the referee, even as you question the decision

Protect the referee, even as you question the decision
thursday 3

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Shashank R Joshi

Shashi Tharoor writes: Boycott is not an election strategy

Shashi Tharoor writes: Boycott is not an election strategy
thursday 10

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Shashi Tharoor

Protect the referee, even as you question the decision

Protect the referee, even as you question the decision
thursday 10

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Shashank R Joshi

Shashi Tharoor writes: Boycott is not an election strategy

Shashi Tharoor writes: Boycott is not an election strategy
thursday 10

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Shashi Tharoor

Protect the referee, even as you question the decision

Protect the referee, even as you question the decision
thursday 50

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Shashank R Joshi

Shashi Tharoor writes: Boycott is not an election strategy

Shashi Tharoor writes: Boycott is not an election strategy
thursday 20

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Shashi Tharoor

For India’s ’80s kids, Jeffrey Archer was a window to the grown-up world of power and greed

For India’s ’80s kids, Jeffrey Archer was a window to the grown-up world of power and greed
07.10.2026 10

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Shalini Langer

Can the Election Commission untie knots of its own making?

Can the Election Commission untie knots of its own making?
07.10.2026 20

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Ashok Lavasa

From ‘chalta hai’ to ‘badal sakta hai’, changing the way India thinks

From ‘chalta hai’ to ‘badal sakta hai’, changing the way India thinks
07.10.2026 20

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M. Venkaiah Naidu

Problem with school History books isn’t just the facts. It’s what they aren’t teaching

06.10.2026 4

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Manu V Devadevan

The deleted voter is not a new voter

The deleted voter is not a new voter
06.10.2026 20

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S y Quraishi

Global capital is no longer cheap, that’s the challenge

Global capital is no longer cheap, that’s the challenge

Simply put, investors are demanding higher returns from governments on the tradable debt instruments issued by them that, being backed by the...

06.10.2026 9

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Editorial

Remembering Ashok Singhal, karmayogi who worked with diligence and detachment

Remembering Ashok Singhal, karmayogi who worked with diligence and detachment

He gave up the possibilities of a personal life and chose national service. He attained fame, but remained detached from it. He provided leadership,...

06.10.2026 20

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Dattatreya Hosabale