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Will the Kamala Harris honeymoon last? She’s on a bumpy road while Trump cruises smoothly

With the Democrats in disarray, Harris’ road to the presidency is paved with stumbling blocks. She’s not yet an official nominee and doesn’t...

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Pia Krishnankutty

Jammu terror attacks should worry Modi 3.0—Article 370 abrogation not enough to stop Pakistan

The government must get serious about its agenda to normalise the situation in J&K by initiating elections. But before that, strong anti-terrorism...

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Seshadri Chari

Defence budget 2024 is disappointing. It’s inadequate to prepare India for 2.5 front war

High-technology wars of the 21st century cannot be fought with a military structured for the 20th Century.

yesterday 20

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Lt Gen H S Panag (Retd)

Displaying eatery owners’ names doesn’t protect Kanwariyas’ sentiments. It’s discrimination

If the intention was to facilitate devotees, a legitimate concern, UP and Uttarakhand police could have simply asked eateries to display whether...

yesterday 7

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Amana Begam

Macron has pulled off the unbelievable–advance leadership throughout 2024 Paris Olympics

A stable Emmanuel Macron at the helm of French politics is good news for Europe and its partners the world over, especially New Delhi.

yesterday 6

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Swasti Rao

Mamata Banerjee’s Durga Puja largesse comes with a hefty price tag—absolute loyalty

The govt appears to have little time for anything that is not politically expedient. Durga Puja has become politically useful, and Banerjee is...

yesterday 7

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Monideepa Banerjie

Instant delivery doesn’t work outside India. Zepto, Blinkit are a success here for a reason

Adoption of quick commerce is highest among those aged 18-35. People aged 36 and above are also adopting digital channels, with more than 30%...

yesterday 8

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Suveen Sinha

Contractualisation of academic jobs has severe consequences for India’s higher education

While administrative work, in general, has increased for teachers in higher educational institutions, this burden is also unfairly put on...

yesterday 8

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Rituparna Patgiri

Bengaluru doesn’t belong only to Kannadigas. Its history is shaped by 1,000 years of migration

For over a millennia, the Bengaluru region has been the meeting-point of the Kannada, Telugu, and Tamil cultural zones.

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Anirudh Kanisetti

Modi neglected his devoted salaried middle class. No reward for a decade of loyal support

Throughout the election campaign, Rahul Gandhi portrayed Modi as a patron of the oligarchs. The Prime Minister did not work too hard to dispel this...

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Vir Sanghvi

CSR must ensure investments are resilient in a hotter world. Time to integrate a climate lens

Out of the total annual spending of about Rs 26,000 crore in CSR by Indian corporates in 2021-22, only about 10 per cent is focused on...

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Abhishek Jain

Congo needs vaccines to curb mpox outbreak. West knows the danger in withholding resources

The humanitarian crisis in Congo has displaced millions, which increases the risk of the infection spreading to other African countries that are...

previous day 10

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Vinod Scaria

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Kursi Bachao’ stuck to Budget 2024. TV news to papers, all knew where to look

'It’s raining jobs, jobs, jobs,' said an elated Rahul Kanwal on India Today’s Budget Special. But Rajdeep Sardesai was dubious: 'right intent,...

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Shailaja Bajpai

Budget 2024 shows Modi govt’s priority areas have changed after election results

The 2024 Lok Sabha election results' impact is evident in the differences between Nirmala Sitharaman's interim and Union budgets, but nothing that...

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Suyash Rai

Budget 2024 stays clear of populism, continues to create a path for fiscal consolidation

The ‘Vivad se Vishwas' scheme 2024 will provide a fresh opportunity for taxpayers who, in the absence of the settlement commission, had no options...

wednesday 10

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Mukesh Butani

India must account for its growing emissions. No more hiding behind other countries

The developing world is not a monolith—there’s a growing risk of new fracture lines due to vastly divergent emissions and economic trajectories....

wednesday 7

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Sugandha Srivastav

US election is trending in Chinese media. Trump is a favourite

Regardless of whether Democrats or Republicans assume power, restoring US-China relations will be challenging.

wednesday 10

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Sana Hashmi

Kashmir’s Jamaat-e-Islami wants to participate in elections. Modi govt must not allow it

Through the 1990s, the Jamaat-e-Islami had gleefully replaced its political sword with the jihadist gun.

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Praveen Swami

Budget 2024 shows Nirmala Sitharaman is fiscally prudent, bold, and politically savvy

As for the long-term vision of the Budget, there are some reassuring messages from the finance minister.

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A K Bhattacharya

Budget 2024 signals rigour in farm policymaking, govt openness to align with states on reforms

Nirmala Sitharaman's speech marks a shift toward a more collaborative, transparent, and strategic policymaking. But Budget 2024 has its share of...

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Shweta Saini

If you’re outraged by the Meerut couple’s kiss at a mela, go get a life and love

In a world filled with real problems, like pollution, poverty, and corruption, a kiss between two consenting adults is hardly a catastrophe.

wednesday 7

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Triya Gulati

Budget 2024 a series of high-profile announcements. Even Andhra, Bihar measures are ad hoc

The measures announced in the Budget to address the problem of thwarted aspirations of young people don't seem to be a strategic response to the...

wednesday 7

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Sanjay G. Reddy

Budget 2024 bets on investment-led growth, shows long-term vision

With fiscal consolidation, the government’s debt-GDP ratio and interest payments to revenue receipts ratio would fall, opening up additional...

wednesday 5

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Dk Srivastava

Agnipath scheme has turned into political football. Time to strike a consensus on its tenure

The immediate and major step the CDS and the chiefs have to take is to decide the length of the retention period.

23.07.2024 5

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Lt General Prakash Menon

Punjab’s Green Revolution-era success is long over. Four factors now constrain its economy

Realising that the economic, social and environmental situation in Punjab is a matter of national concern is the first step in working towards a...

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Lakhwinder Singh

Kashmir is Rwanda, Gujarat is Italy, UP is Pakistan, Karnataka is France. A strange new India

Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran presented the Economic Survey 2023-24, displaying a map where each Indian state and Union Territory was...

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Anjali Thomas

Smriti Singh is no ‘gold digger’. Her greatest transgression is her refusal to be buried alive

If Captain Anshuman Singh’s parents are criticising their daughter-in-law in the media, they were likely doing worse in private. Smriti’s silence...

23.07.2024 4

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Karanjeet Kaur

Budget has complex political message. It shows BJP ko BASE pasand hai

If there’s anything this budget lacks in, it’s economic messaging. There are no wide statements of reform, no mention of privatisation,...

23.07.2024 7

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Shekhar Gupta

Modi govt’s Budget 2024 plays unabashed appeasement politics—after borrowing Congress ideas

Nirmala Sitharaman finally acknowledged the jobs emergency in her Budget 2024 speech, but the plans to provide employment for four crore youth over...

23.07.2024 2

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Praveen Chakravarty

Reduced fiscal deficit signals prudent spending in FY25, will boost foreign investment

Given the weakness in consumption and elevated inflation, Budget 2024 was expected to provide a cushion to individual taxpayers. Some comfort has...

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Radhika Pandey

INS Brahmaputra fire accident is alarming. It calls for a course correction

When an aspiring blue water navy loses two warships and one submarine in harbour in 13 peacetime years, it’s time we sit up and take notice.

23.07.2024 20

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Cdr Kp Sanjeev Kumar (Retd)

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