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Punjab’s AAP govt should stop hounding the messenger

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P Chidambaram

Trump’s Greenland push needs a pushback from Europe

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P Chidambaram

The real reason most Indian cities are among worst governed global cities

The real reason most Indian cities are among worst governed global cities

The reunion of the Shiv Sena heirs of Bal Thackeray was given more attention than the city’s real problems. By next week, this municipal election...

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Tavleen Singh

From the Opinions Editor: Tax cuts have hemmed in Centre and state governments, shrunk their capacity to spend

From the Opinions Editor: Tax cuts have hemmed in Centre and state governments, shrunk their capacity to spend

These cuts will be difficult to reverse. The revenue constraints are, therefore, likely to be long-term

yesterday 10

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Ishan Bakshi

India-EU trade deal is a pact whose time has come

India-EU trade deal is a pact whose time has come

In recent years, India has stitched up a series of trade agreements with countries like Australia, UAE and UK, greatly easing market access. An...

yesterday 40

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Editorial

From Under 19 World Cup, a message: Cricket has embraced migrant & post-colonial spirit

From Under 19 World Cup, a message: Cricket has embraced migrant & post-colonial spirit

A game that was once segregated on racial lines in Africa, divided along social lines in England and Australia, that once saw a prominent British...

yesterday 40

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Editorial

Mumbai’s civic polls are done. Now, fix its problems

Mumbai’s civic polls are done. Now, fix its problems

If the BJP wishes to be true to its mandate, it must be fair and generous to the opposition – because otherwise, it is the citizen who suffers

yesterday 30

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Editorial

No unemployment in India!

No unemployment in India!

The theory that unemployment is not a big issue is a myth and hypocritical. While the government is self-congratulatory, we know that joblessness...

yesterday 100

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P Chidambaram

India-EU trade deal is a pact whose time has come

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Abhishek Lodha

What Indians are eating is changing. Farms that feed them need to as well

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Sanjeev Kapoor

This is a Railway moment for India in AI. It can drive the train or be a passenger

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Abhishek Lodha

From Under 19 World Cup, a message: Cricket has embraced migrant & post-colonial spirit

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Abhishek Lodha

Under Trump, the architect of the global system is leaving the site

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Syed Akbaruddin

Mumbai’s civic polls are done. Now, fix its problems

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Abhishek Lodha

‘Nothing seized’: How Mamata Banerjee turned an ED raid into a political win

By the time the court’s paperwork was finalised, TMC had already won the political round. They successfully turned a potentially damaging raid into...

saturday 7

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Editorial

Mahasweta Devi’s questions still resonate

Mahasweta Devi’s questions still resonate

For Mahasweta Devi, literary imagination was inseparable from activism.

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Editorial

To become a developed economy by 2047, four reforms for India

To become a developed economy by 2047, four reforms for India

India’s growth ambition is achievable if financing shifts from a focus on quantity to an emphasis on quality. Rebuilding domestic savings, shifting...

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Roopa Kudva

Shashi Tharoor writes: Sergio Gor’s arrival signals that a reset of India-US ties is within reach

16.01.2026 3

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Shashi Tharoor

PM Modi writes | Kashi & the Tamil Sangamam: A celebration of unity, a cultural confluence

16.01.2026 4

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Narendra Modi

Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the bandhgala is Indian

Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the bandhgala is Indian

Banning the bandhgala, though, doesn't attack the much-reviled ‘colonial mindset’. It just makes alien something that is, by history and use,...

16.01.2026 3

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Editorial

In BMC polls, where are the solutions Mumbai urgently needs?

16.01.2026 3

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Roopa Kudva

On climate, India, China are doing their fair share

On climate, India, China are doing their fair share

As the International Energy Agency has underlined, meeting clean energy goals depends largely on how developed economies overcome the recent...

16.01.2026 3

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Editorial

China’s exports hold up but there are pain points

China’s exports hold up but there are pain points

The latest data will raise the pressure on China to allow its currency to strengthen and boost domestic consumption.

16.01.2026 3

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Editorial

Jana Nayagan controversy shows — film certification process is punishment

Jana Nayagan controversy shows — film certification process is punishment

Over the years, attempts have been made to reform the certification process. As recommendations gather dust, the space for artistic expression...

16.01.2026 4

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Editorial

Dahi chooda, the unassuming dish at the political centre

Dahi chooda, the unassuming dish at the political centre

It is believed in Bengal that dahi chooda settles upset stomachs. But in neighbouring Bihar, it can presage political upsets.

16.01.2026 6

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Editorial

We, as consumers, know gig workers are exploited. So what do we owe them?

We, as consumers, know gig workers are exploited. So what do we owe them?

Do gig workers have a special right to our moral concern, or are they simply part of the considerable number of overworked and underpaid maids,...

16.01.2026 3

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Vijay Tankha

Fake news, deepfakes and influencers — welcome to elections 2026

Fake news, deepfakes and influencers — welcome to elections 2026

Some thoughts on the intersection of media and politics from an ever-eager student of both

16.01.2026 30

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Derek O’Brien

On climate, India, China are doing their fair share

16.01.2026 1

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Vijay Tankha

China’s exports hold up but there are pain points

16.01.2026 4

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Vijay Tankha

Jana Nayagan controversy shows — film certification process is punishment

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Vijay Tankha

Dahi chooda, the unassuming dish at the political centre

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Vijay Tankha