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Shashi Tharoor writes: When Parliament becomes a rubber stamp

yesterday 10

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Shashi Tharoor

VB-G RAM G marks a breach of contract between the poorest citizen and the republic

yesterday 3

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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

The radical gentleness of Vinod Kumar Shukla’s world

yesterday 3

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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Cheese has been unfairly maligned. Now, will it help mental, physical health?

yesterday 3

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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Aravallis need the Supreme Court’s shield

yesterday 3

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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Court rescues due process in Akhlaq case

Court rescues due process in Akhlaq case

Justice was important in the Akhlaq case, therefore, not just for a measure of closure for the victim's family, but also for social healing.

yesterday 10

Indian Express

Editorial

Trade deal with New Zealand is much needed

Trade deal with New Zealand is much needed

The India-New Zealand agreement provides for duty-free access for all Indian exports.

yesterday 10

Indian Express

Editorial

Trumptastic warships continue a fine tradition

Trumptastic warships continue a fine tradition

The range of appropriate names runs the gamut from flowers and insects to heroes and kings. Politicians, too, have found a place in this...

yesterday 10

Indian Express

Editorial

New jobs law reverses hard-won gains on rural equality

New jobs law reverses hard-won gains on rural equality

Since there was no opportunity for a meaningful discussion on the Bill before its passage, it is necessary to seriously engage with the...

yesterday 7

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Nikhil Dey

Macaulay is only a useful punching bag. His ghost is resurrected to bury inconvenient ideas

Macaulay is only a useful punching bag. His ghost is resurrected to bury inconvenient ideas

Nearly two centuries since his Minute, if Macaulay were to revisit India, he would be mostly disappointed to find that major sections of elites and...

yesterday 7

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Suhas Palshikar

SIR is wrong on two counts. It’s neither complete nor sound

SIR is wrong on two counts. It’s neither complete nor sound

Applied to electoral rolls, completeness demands that no eligible citizen is disenfranchised, whereas soundness demands that no ineligible person...

yesterday 10

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Subhashis Banerjee

In West Asia, India’s diplomacy has delivered dramatic gains

In West Asia, India’s diplomacy has delivered dramatic gains

Perhaps the most striking change is political. Countries that once viewed India through the prism of Pakistan — such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE —...

tuesday 1

Indian Express

Editorial

The illusion of gentle living in a predatory world

The illusion of gentle living in a predatory world

Every creature, from a lactobacillus to a leopard, is living on borrowed life. Predation is simply the returning of that loan. In nature, being...

tuesday 10

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Editorial

Sreenivasan nudged Malayalis to look at themselves, and laugh

Sreenivasan nudged Malayalis to look at themselves, and laugh

The actor-writer-director, 69, who died last week, combined his rapier wit and astuteness with remarkable productivity, writing and acting in over...

tuesday 2

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Editorial

Amid fresh turmoil, Bangladesh’s interim government is floundering

Amid fresh turmoil, Bangladesh’s interim government is floundering

The Yunus government, if it wants to maintain a modicum of credibility, must be seen to calm the situation rather than fanning the flames, as it...

tuesday 2

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Editorial

‘Epstein class’ cuts deep on both sides of political divide in America

‘Epstein class’ cuts deep on both sides of political divide in America

If there's one thing the redacted documents have revealed it is this: That when consequences are rare and reputations endlessly salvageable, abuse...

tuesday 1

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Editorial

Is the Court turning its back on the Rohingya?

Is the Court turning its back on the Rohingya?

Although the CJI’s oral remarks are not legally binding, they risk shaping national public opinion in a harmful way and may further embolden the...

tuesday 1

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Deepak K. Singh

For a choking Delhi, going electric is the way out

Delhi cannot solve a structural problem through seasonal theatrics. What it needs is a permanent clean-transport war room and a unified five-year...

tuesday 2

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Amitabh Kant

India is No 1 on global doping list. It must clean up

India is No 1 on global doping list. It must clean up

This is a systemic failure that threatens to impact India’s ambitious bid for the 2036 Olympics.

tuesday 6

Indian Express

Editorial

New job guarantee Bill needed greater debate, legislative oversight

New job guarantee Bill needed greater debate, legislative oversight

MGNREGA provides wage employment to nearly 6 crore rural households for an average of 50 days a year. That the government chose not to refer the...

22.12.2025 2

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Editorial

Not English, neglect of rich bhashas is the problem

22.12.2025 4

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Oopalee Operajita

Prithviraj Chavan writes: We saw the IndiGO meltdown. Now let’s see the aviation sector’s restructuring

22.12.2025 5

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Prithviraj Chavan

India is No 1 on global doping list. It must clean up

22.12.2025 9

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Prithviraj Chavan

New job guarantee Bill needed greater debate, legislative oversight

22.12.2025 4

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Prithviraj Chavan

Ram Madhav writes: It’s time to deepen political engagement in Kashmir

21.12.2025 2

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Ram Madhav

Seeking veto over Sahitya Akademi awards, government targets one of the last bastions of intellectual freedom

21.12.2025 4

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M A Baby

Allahabad High Court affirms right to love and live as you please

21.12.2025 2

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M A Baby

RBI shores up rupee. It may be good to let it be

21.12.2025 2

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M A Baby

New job law is not a retreat from social protection. It aims to reform

21.12.2025 20

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Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Express View on PM’s three-nation tour: Three countries, one new story

21.12.2025 2

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M A Baby

Work from mandap: Hustle’s new mantra

21.12.2025 10

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M A Baby

Admire the work, question the power

Admire the work, question the power

Young women entering science today are asking whether brilliance can be recognised without demanding silence in return. Because the quiet truth is...

21.12.2025 1

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Anu Raghunathan

Under PM Nehru, India’s first Atomic Energy Act

Under PM Nehru, India’s first Atomic Energy Act

India has made progress after the first atomic energy law. Currently, the government-owned Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL)...

21.12.2025 3

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Chakshu Roy

Tavleen Singh writes: Why this Christmas season makes me nostalgic for the old India

Tavleen Singh writes: Why this Christmas season makes me nostalgic for the old India

The ban on Christmas came from a Delhi VHP official. The VHP is one of the uglier offspring of the RSS. Asked if this was not a restriction on the...

21.12.2025 2

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Tavleen Singh