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One slip-up and SpikeJet takes your trip: Buying air tickets online can be an exercise closer to quantum mechanics

One slip-up and SpikeJet takes your trip: Buying air tickets online can be an exercise closer to quantum mechanics

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yesterday 10

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Ruchir Joshi

Beyond bloc politics: India’s BRICS bet on multipolarity

Beyond bloc politics: India’s BRICS bet on multipolarity

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yesterday 9

The Economic Times

Harsh Vardhan Shringla

Tagore, the AI economy and the people left behind

Tagore, the AI economy and the people left behind

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yesterday 10

The Economic Times

Ateesh Tankha

Working class rice just got nice, now that it's hit the supper club circuit

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yesterday 10

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Reshom Majumdar

The epistemology of power: Why BRICS must build a common scientific architecture

The epistemology of power: Why BRICS must build a common scientific architecture

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yesterday 5

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Shekhar Mande

India a vital strategic partner, says Egypt president; calls for stronger trade via Suez Canal

India a vital strategic partner, says Egypt president; calls for stronger trade via Suez Canal

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yesterday 20

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Abdel Fattah El-Sisi

Adversity, The Deliverer

Adversity, The Deliverer

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yesterday 10

The Economic Times

Devendraraj Suthar

Qualitatively 'happy hours': India’s liquor problem is not what you think

Qualitatively 'happy hours': India’s liquor problem is not what you think

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yesterday 10

The Economic Times

Palash Krishna Mehrotra

AI cracked the proof no human understands. Now what's a human? Navier-Stokes solve forces the question

AI cracked the proof no human understands. Now what's a human? Navier-Stokes solve forces the question

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yesterday 20

The Economic Times

Aditya Sinha

India’s food safety rules are giving restaurants heartburn: It’s the process, not just the product

India’s food safety rules are giving restaurants heartburn: It’s the process, not just the product

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yesterday 10

The Economic Times

Tushar Gore

Not a bloc, not anti-West: What India's BRICS hosting really signals

Not a bloc, not anti-West: What India's BRICS hosting really signals

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previous day 10

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Pankaj Saran

Art of inquiry

Art of inquiry

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previous day 10

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Ashok K Pandey

How you CSR, not what, matters: India's CSR mandate and the hidden cost for companies

How you CSR, not what, matters: India's CSR mandate and the hidden cost for companies

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previous day 20

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Aaraadhya Srivastava

From G7 to D10: Why the world's democracies should finally name their coalition

From G7 to D10: Why the world's democracies should finally name their coalition

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previous day 20

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Ajay Bisaria

India Inc’s Promoter Raj has run its course. Time to rewrite the succession script

India Inc’s Promoter Raj has run its course. Time to rewrite the succession script

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previous day 20

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Arijit Barman

Man's search for God

Man's search for God

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thursday 20

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Dada J P Vaswani

Part 'cream' from Dalit quota mix: Why Chirag Paswan & Jitan Ram Manjhi are clashing over SC reservations

Part 'cream' from Dalit quota mix: Why Chirag Paswan & Jitan Ram Manjhi are clashing over SC reservations

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thursday 20

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Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar

NSE IPO is selling a monopoly. Investors should watch the referee

NSE IPO is selling a monopoly. Investors should watch the referee

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thursday 20

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Krishnan Ranganathan

Subhash Chandra’s Zee pledge saga: How promoter leverage turned growth ambition into a debt trap

Subhash Chandra’s Zee pledge saga: How promoter leverage turned growth ambition into a debt trap

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thursday 20

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Amar Ambani

India knows where extreme weather is coming. It doesn’t know what it will cost

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09.09.2026 20

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Amit Kapoor

Most valuable relationship

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08.09.2026 20

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Chanchalapathi Dasa

Thru the optimism prism: GDP’s 7.8% print offers some hope for those willing to see it

Thru the optimism prism: GDP’s 7.8% print offers some hope for those willing to see it

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08.09.2026 20

The Economic Times

Ashok Malik

The four questions India must ask before its AI data centre boom outpaces its grid

The four questions India must ask before its AI data centre boom outpaces its grid

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08.09.2026 10

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Sharad Agarwal

What Raj Yog teaches us about the self behind the 'I'

What Raj Yog teaches us about the self behind the 'I'

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08.09.2026 20

The Economic Times

Brahma Kumari Asha

How BRICS can become a platform that helps businesses build together

How BRICS can become a platform that helps businesses build together

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08.09.2026 20

The Economic Times

Sumant Sinha

2xble deflation demystified: GDP numbers may look puzzling, but the new methodology measures the economy differently

2xble deflation demystified: GDP numbers may look puzzling, but the new methodology measures the economy differently

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08.09.2026 20

The Economic Times

Monika

BRICS at a crossroads: Why India's chairship must turn diversity into strength

BRICS at a crossroads: Why India's chairship must turn diversity into strength

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07.09.2026 20

The Economic Times

Anant Goenka

That elusive horizon

That elusive horizon

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07.09.2026 20

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Narayani Ganesh

Nuclear power expansion: India needs a clear financing strategy

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07.09.2026 20

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Ravi Madhavan

Summer of Summitry: India’s Global South credentials get a new test

Summer of Summitry: India’s Global South credentials get a new test

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07.09.2026 20

The Economic Times

Seema Sirohi

Between begging & belligerence: The psychology of getting customer service to help

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06.09.2026 20

The Economic Times

Tushar Gore

Working Naam Ke Vaaste on Benami Dealings: The politics of a name

Working Naam Ke Vaaste on Benami Dealings: The politics of a name

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05.09.2026 20

The Economic Times

Jug Suraiya

Politicians are emerging as India's new breed of brand endorsers

Politicians are emerging as India's new breed of brand endorsers

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05.09.2026 20

The Economic Times

Indrajit Hazra

Why footpaths in this country are not paved with the best of intentions

Why footpaths in this country are not paved with the best of intentions

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05.09.2026 20

The Economic Times

Palash Krishna Mehrotra

Curb misselling, not agents: Insurance reform needs a scalpel, not a hammer

Curb misselling, not agents: Insurance reform needs a scalpel, not a hammer

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05.09.2026 20

The Economic Times

Sriram Kalyanaraman

AI and teachers

AI and teachers

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05.09.2026 20

The Economic Times

Neil Vimalkumar

Energy efficiency: India's next strategic power resource

Energy efficiency: India's next strategic power resource

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05.09.2026 30

The Economic Times

Samir Saran

Let's know what we eat: The type of front-of-pack labels consumers actually need

Let's know what we eat: The type of front-of-pack labels consumers actually need

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05.09.2026 30

The Economic Times

Rohit Kumar Singh

Nepal’s flood disaster is bigger than the climate blame game

Nepal’s flood disaster is bigger than the climate blame game

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04.09.2026 20

The Economic Times

Safi A Rizvi

India has a solar land problem. Its reservoirs may hold the answer

India has a solar land problem. Its reservoirs may hold the answer

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04.09.2026 30

The Economic Times

Hitesh Doshi

2.7 ka 7.8, 7.8 ka 2.8... The data debate behind India’s GDP growth

2.7 ka 7.8, 7.8 ka 2.8... The data debate behind India’s GDP growth

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04.09.2026 30

The Economic Times

Ram Singh

​Make growth piggyback on savings

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04.09.2026 30

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Roopa Kudva

Celebrating Krishn

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03.09.2026 20

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Kamlesh Tripathi

Just Join the Paani Points: India’s data centre boom puts water use and local security under scrutiny

Just Join the Paani Points: India’s data centre boom puts water use and local security under scrutiny

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02.09.2026 20

The Economic Times

Nitin Bassi

India’s IPO party is in full swing. Just don’t mistake debut-day gains for a winning bet

India’s IPO party is in full swing. Just don’t mistake debut-day gains for a winning bet

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02.09.2026 30

The Economic Times

Ananya Roy

Cash no king, but don't stash it: India wants a digital economy, but cash still holds the power of choice

Cash no king, but don't stash it: India wants a digital economy, but cash still holds the power of choice

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02.09.2026 20

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Ateesh Tankha

Journey, not destination

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02.09.2026 30

The Economic Times

Sumit Paul

From more to meaning

01.09.2026 20

The Economic Times

Shibani Belwalkar

Can a right to collect toll become taxable payment? The GST question

01.09.2026 20

The Economic Times

Tanessa Puri

Our city-city needs bang-bang: India’s booming cities have a governance problem

01.09.2026 20

The Economic Times

Shreya Nath