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Does an actor really need to resemble the public figure he or she's playing?

Does an actor really need to resemble the public figure he or she's playing?

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yesterday 10

The Economic Times

Anuvab Pal

S Janaki's legacy rekindles debate on India's North-South cultural divide

S Janaki's legacy rekindles debate on India's North-South cultural divide

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yesterday 10

The Economic Times

Anna Mm Vetticad

Why India's uncles and aunties have no patience for young protesters

Why India's uncles and aunties have no patience for young protesters

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yesterday 10

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Indrajit Hazra

Actors and writers, getting under skins: Both share a predilection for empathy and the urge to step into someone else's shoes

Actors and writers, getting under skins: Both share a predilection for empathy and the urge to step into someone else's shoes

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yesterday 10

The Economic Times

Siddharth Chowdhury

Restorative practice

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yesterday 9

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Sandhya Vasudev

Why US' Russia act need not worry India

Why US' Russia act need not worry India

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yesterday 10

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Neeraj Kaushal

Look at them look at you: For a low-privacy, low-consent society like India, AI glasses pose risks that outweigh benefits

Look at them look at you: For a low-privacy, low-consent society like India, AI glasses pose risks that outweigh benefits

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yesterday 9

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Jaspreet Bindra

'Teaching' AI isn't theft, yet

'Teaching' AI isn't theft, yet

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yesterday 10

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Subimal Bhattacharjee

Cut through the BS chase: A generation with phones refuses to let media tell their story alone

Cut through the BS chase: A generation with phones refuses to let media tell their story alone

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previous day 20

The Economic Times

Siddharth Shanghvi

Spiritual intelligence vs Artificial intelligence

Spiritual intelligence vs Artificial intelligence

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thursday 10

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Reuben Ray

Gen Z gets into pest control: NEET protests cut across identity lines, and bypass mainstream media’s ‘manufactured consent’

Gen Z gets into pest control: NEET protests cut across identity lines, and bypass mainstream media’s ‘manufactured consent’

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thursday 10

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Palash Krishna Mehrotra

The Hugging Face breach and AI's cybersecurity reckoning

The Hugging Face breach and AI's cybersecurity reckoning

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thursday 20

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Anil Nair

Paper leaks are the symptom, the jobs gold rush is the disease

Paper leaks are the symptom, the jobs gold rush is the disease

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thursday 20

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Parikshit Ghosh

Paradox of choice

Paradox of choice

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22.07.2026 20

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Najib Shah

Why ISRO's loss is India's gain

Why ISRO's loss is India's gain

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22.07.2026 10

The Economic Times

Dhiraj Nayyar

Gen Z marks the rot: NEET protests mark a deep socioeconomic grievance, and fractured employment system

Gen Z marks the rot: NEET protests mark a deep socioeconomic grievance, and fractured employment system

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22.07.2026 20

The Economic Times

Rathin Roy

India, where AI discovers contexts

India, where AI discovers contexts

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22.07.2026 10

The Economic Times

Vijay Sheshadri

Sarbat Da Bhala

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21.07.2026 10

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Stuti Malhotra

Indian professionals are turning to EB-5 as decades-long green card waits make H-1Bs untenable

Indian professionals are turning to EB-5 as decades-long green card waits make H-1Bs untenable

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21.07.2026 10

The Economic Times

Suresh Rajan

The AI race isn't about bigger models—it's about India

The AI race isn't about bigger models—it's about India

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21.07.2026 10

The Economic Times

Vinod Dham

The geopolitics of AI: Why WAICO matters

The geopolitics of AI: Why WAICO matters

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21.07.2026 7

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Amit Kapoor And Mohammad Saad

Expressed universe

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21.07.2026 20

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Shri Shri Anandamurti

Don't put a toll on UPI: Why merchant discount rate isn't the answer

Don't put a toll on UPI: Why merchant discount rate isn't the answer

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21.07.2026 10

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Lalit Bhasin

Energy shock vs AI boom: RBI should act as and when external shocks push domestic data in a direction, not until then

Energy shock vs AI boom: RBI should act as and when external shocks push domestic data in a direction, not until then

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21.07.2026 20

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Shekhar Aiyar

Virtues that transform

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19.07.2026 10

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Narayani Ganesh

Private space invaders: Skyroot's perfect debut validates India Inc’s space push - repeat launches will prove the model

Private space invaders: Skyroot's perfect debut validates India Inc’s space push - repeat launches will prove the model

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19.07.2026 10

The Economic Times

Somak Raychaudhury

BBBump it up, boys! The great Indian economic rating puzzle

BBBump it up, boys! The great Indian economic rating puzzle

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19.07.2026 10

The Economic Times

Kaushik Das

The Wimbledon Royal Box and the colonial question: Should Indians accept the invitation?

The Wimbledon Royal Box and the colonial question: Should Indians accept the invitation?

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18.07.2026 20

The Economic Times

Tushar Gore

Cleats, Couture and Bromance: Football’s new ball game

Cleats, Couture and Bromance: Football’s new ball game

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18.07.2026 10

The Economic Times

Reshom Majumdar

Never mind Bastille, India storms Paris Haute Couture Week

Never mind Bastille, India storms Paris Haute Couture Week

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18.07.2026 20

The Economic Times

Kanika Gahlaut

From Chicken's Neck to growth corridor: Why North Bengal's next chapter matters

From Chicken's Neck to growth corridor: Why North Bengal's next chapter matters

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18.07.2026 10

The Economic Times

Harshavardhan Neotia

Obscured by clouds

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18.07.2026 10

The Economic Times

A K Jagannathan

Been played by deep play? How FIFA World Cup 2026 shapes the modern football fan

Been played by deep play? How FIFA World Cup 2026 shapes the modern football fan

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18.07.2026 20

The Economic Times

Supriya Chaudhuri

Teaching beyond the book: The next challenge for humanities

Teaching beyond the book: The next challenge for humanities

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18.07.2026 20

The Economic Times

Samya Brata Roy

Google DeepMind's AI safety proposal raises questions over self-regulation

Google DeepMind's AI safety proposal raises questions over self-regulation

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17.07.2026 10

The Economic Times

Sreeraman Thiagarajan

Soul power

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17.07.2026 10

The Economic Times

Brahma Kumari Asha

Time to score own goals: India's GCCs create world-class research, but rarely own the IP that generates future wealth

Time to score own goals: India's GCCs create world-class research, but rarely own the IP that generates future wealth

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17.07.2026 10

The Economic Times

Chandrika Soyantar

Poring over pouring monsoon data

Poring over pouring monsoon data

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17.07.2026 10

The Economic Times

Anil Padmanabhan

It's not just about tariffs, bruv: The real promise of India-UK CETA

It's not just about tariffs, bruv: The real promise of India-UK CETA

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17.07.2026 10

The Economic Times

P D Singh

Don’t become an alcoholic: India’s ethanol push risks solving one problem while creating another

Don’t become an alcoholic: India’s ethanol push risks solving one problem while creating another

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16.07.2026 10

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Ateesh Tankha

Keep on movin'

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16.07.2026 10

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Sant Rajinder Singh

Oh, what a lovely war, Delulus! The forgotten truth about Indian soldiers in World War I

Oh, what a lovely war, Delulus! The forgotten truth about Indian soldiers in World War I

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16.07.2026 10

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Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar

Jump on this bandwagon: India’s ethanol push gathers speed as it transforms energy security and rural economy

Jump on this bandwagon: India’s ethanol push gathers speed as it transforms energy security and rural economy

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16.07.2026 10

The Economic Times

Ravi Gupta

ED sells Hawker 800A jet for Rs 3 cr: Are you buying property or just a legal headache?

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15.07.2026 20

The Economic Times

Poonam Khaira Sidhu

Meaning of life

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14.07.2026 20

The Economic Times

Prithwis Datta

Triumphant ladies at Lord's: The Test match that broke more than just records

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14.07.2026 10

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Anand Vasu

India-UK CETA, not quite the king's ransom expected from a landmark trade deal

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14.07.2026 20

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Jayant Dasgupta

How small-town India is powering the next startup revolution

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14.07.2026 20

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S P Chun

Life, as tennis

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14.07.2026 10

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Andre Agassi

AI can write code in minutes. Can it keep it secure?

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14.07.2026 20

The Economic Times

Sharda Tikoo