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Sports ecosystem is deprived of its due when funds are diverted for bureaucrats’ recreational facilities

Sports ecosystem is deprived of its due when funds are diverted for bureaucrats’ recreational facilities

India’s bureaucratic elite do not lack access to clubs and leisure amenities, while athletes across the country continue to grapple with inadequate...

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Indian Express

Editorial

Assam needs a politics of trust, not suspicion

Assam needs a politics of trust, not suspicion

Himanta Biswa Sarma’s mix of welfare and grievance has made Sarma one of the BJP’s strongest regional leaders, but his second term presents a...

latest 6

Indian Express

Editorial

Craig Venter’s genome lesson: Smallest cell, big secrets

Craig Venter’s genome lesson: Smallest cell, big secrets

Towering, sharp, impatient with anyone who wasn’t already moving, the first time I met him, that was the register I remember

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Indian Express

Anu Raghunathan

From the Opinions Editor: It's not tariffs, AI play, or energy imports that keep investors away. India lacks a growth story

From the Opinions Editor: It's not tariffs, AI play, or energy imports that keep investors away. India lacks a growth story

The India growth story cannot be one that is propped up by government spending alone. Private investment isn’t soaring. Domestic consumption isn’t...

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Ishan Bakshi

Why India and Pakistan don’t talk any more – looking back, and ahead

Why India and Pakistan don’t talk any more – looking back, and ahead

Neither comprehensive engagement nor kinetic force has deterred Pakistan from using terror. That is indicative of its desire to keep India on the...

latest 5

Indian Express

Vivek Katju

Craig Venter’s genome lesson: Smallest cell, big secrets

Craig Venter’s genome lesson: Smallest cell, big secrets

Towering, sharp, impatient with anyone who wasn’t already moving, the first time I met him, that was the register I remember

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Indian Express

Anu Raghunathan

From the Opinions Editor: It's not tariffs, AI play, or energy imports that keep investors away. India lacks a growth story

From the Opinions Editor: It's not tariffs, AI play, or energy imports that keep investors away. India lacks a growth story

The India growth story cannot be one that is propped up by government spending alone. Private investment isn’t soaring. Domestic consumption isn’t...

latest 10

Indian Express

Ishan Bakshi

Why India and Pakistan don’t talk any more – looking back, and ahead

Why India and Pakistan don’t talk any more – looking back, and ahead

Neither comprehensive engagement nor kinetic force has deterred Pakistan from using terror. That is indicative of its desire to keep India on the...

latest 10

Indian Express

Vivek Katju

Craig Venter’s genome lesson: Smallest cell, big secrets

Craig Venter’s genome lesson: Smallest cell, big secrets
latest 10

Indian Express

Anu Raghunathan

From the Opinions Editor: It's not tariffs, AI play, or energy imports that keep investors away. India lacks a growth story

From the Opinions Editor: It's not tariffs, AI play, or energy imports that keep investors away. India lacks a growth story
latest 9

Indian Express

Ishan Bakshi

Why India and Pakistan don’t talk any more – looking back, and ahead

Why India and Pakistan don’t talk any more – looking back, and ahead
latest 10

Indian Express

Vivek Katju

Sports ecosystem is deprived of its due when funds are diverted for bureaucrats’ recreational facilities

Sports ecosystem is deprived of its due when funds are diverted for bureaucrats’ recreational facilities

India’s bureaucratic elite do not lack access to clubs and leisure amenities, while athletes across the country continue to grapple with inadequate...

latest 10

Indian Express

Editorial

Assam needs a politics of trust, not suspicion

Assam needs a politics of trust, not suspicion

Himanta Biswa Sarma’s mix of welfare and grievance has made Sarma one of the BJP’s strongest regional leaders, but his second term presents a...

latest 10

Indian Express

Editorial

Govt lost sight of the ball

Govt lost sight of the ball
yesterday 10

Indian Express

P Chidambaram

Govt lost sight of the ball

Govt lost sight of the ball
yesterday 10

Indian Express

P Chidambaram

Small sacrifices for tough times

Small sacrifices for tough times

As individuals reacting to world events, it’s easy to think our decisions have no intrinsic value. To pare down the issue to its most basic, an act...

yesterday 10

Indian Express

Leher Kala

How 1970s marked a violent turn for Bengal’s electoral politics

How 1970s marked a violent turn for Bengal’s electoral politics

The period between 1967 and 1972 marked a turning point in West Bengal’s politics. Violence entered electoral politics in a sustained way and...

yesterday 10

Indian Express

Shyamlal Yadav

Tavleen Singh writes: I’m worried PM’s appeal for austerity will lead to tokenism

Tavleen Singh writes: I’m worried PM’s appeal for austerity will lead to tokenism

This time of war and tribulation can be turned into a time of real change for the way in which India is governed. Instead of cutting down on small...

yesterday 10

Indian Express

Tavleen Singh

Small sacrifices for tough times

Small sacrifices for tough times
yesterday 20

Indian Express

Leher Kala

How 1970s marked a violent turn for Bengal’s electoral politics

How 1970s marked a violent turn for Bengal’s electoral politics
yesterday 10

Indian Express

Shyamlal Yadav

Tavleen Singh writes: I’m worried PM’s appeal for austerity will lead to tokenism

Tavleen Singh writes: I’m worried PM’s appeal for austerity will lead to tokenism
yesterday 20

Indian Express

Tavleen Singh

Small sacrifices for tough times

Small sacrifices for tough times
yesterday 10

Indian Express

Leher Kala

How 1970s marked a violent turn for Bengal’s electoral politics

How 1970s marked a violent turn for Bengal’s electoral politics
yesterday 10

Indian Express

Shyamlal Yadav

Tavleen Singh writes: I’m worried PM’s appeal for austerity will lead to tokenism

Tavleen Singh writes: I’m worried PM’s appeal for austerity will lead to tokenism
yesterday 10

Indian Express

Tavleen Singh

Zubin Mehta’s break with Israel signals a moral reckoning for artists

Zubin Mehta’s break with Israel signals a moral reckoning for artists
previous day 10

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Suanshu Khurana

CM Satheesan can democratise power — or emulate his predecessor

CM Satheesan can democratise power — or emulate his predecessor
previous day 9

Indian Express

E P Unny

Vinesh Phogat vs wrestling system, and sadly the champion is on the mat

previous day 10

Indian Express

Sandeep Dwivedi

Vinesh Phogat vs wrestling system, and sadly the champion is on the mat

previous day 10

Indian Express

Sandeep Dwivedi

Vinesh Phogat vs wrestling system, and sadly the champion is on the mat

previous day 10

Indian Express

Sandeep Dwivedi

Zubin Mehta’s break with Israel signals a moral reckoning for artists

Zubin Mehta’s break with Israel signals a moral reckoning for artists
previous day 10

Indian Express

Suanshu Khurana

CM Satheesan can democratise power — or emulate his predecessor

CM Satheesan can democratise power — or emulate his predecessor
previous day 10

Indian Express

E P Unny

Zubin Mehta’s break with Israel signals a moral reckoning for artists

Zubin Mehta’s break with Israel signals a moral reckoning for artists
previous day 10

Indian Express

Suanshu Khurana

CM Satheesan can democratise power — or emulate his predecessor

CM Satheesan can democratise power — or emulate his predecessor
previous day 10

Indian Express

E P Unny

Ram Madhav writes: Is multipolarity dead in the age of Trump and Xi?

Ram Madhav writes: Is multipolarity dead in the age of Trump and Xi?
friday 10

Indian Express

Ram Madhav

After DMK’s shock loss, Stalin wants suggestions to turn the party around. His sister, Kanimozhi, may be the trump card

After DMK’s shock loss, Stalin wants suggestions to turn the party around. His sister, Kanimozhi, may be the trump card
friday 10

Indian Express

Karthick Ram Manoharan

Ram Madhav writes: Is multipolarity dead in the age of Trump and Xi?

Ram Madhav writes: Is multipolarity dead in the age of Trump and Xi?
friday 10

Indian Express

Ram Madhav

After DMK’s shock loss, Stalin wants suggestions to turn the party around. His sister, Kanimozhi, may be the trump card

After DMK’s shock loss, Stalin wants suggestions to turn the party around. His sister, Kanimozhi, may be the trump card
friday 10

Indian Express

Karthick Ram Manoharan