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Supreme Court Split Verdict Reignites Debate On Prior Sanction Under Prevention Of Corruption Act

Supreme Court Split Verdict Reignites Debate On Prior Sanction Under Prevention Of Corruption Act

The Supreme Court delivered a split verdict on the constitutional validity of Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, leaving unresolved...

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Making The Right To Education Work: Supreme Court Calls For Stronger RTE Enforcement

Making The Right To Education Work: Supreme Court Calls For Stronger RTE Enforcement

The Supreme Court has issued directions to make the RTE Act’s 25% EWS quota meaningful by addressing digital barriers, enforcing transparency and...

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Restore Trust In PSLV After Repeated Third-Stage Setbacks

Restore Trust In PSLV After Repeated Third-Stage Setbacks

Repeated setbacks in PSLV missions, particularly involving the third stage, have raised serious concerns about ISRO’s most trusted launch vehicle....

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An Ambassador’s Grand Entry And The Question Of Diplomatic Protocol

An Ambassador’s Grand Entry And The Question Of Diplomatic Protocol

The arrival of US Ambassador-designate Sergio Gor in New Delhi broke with diplomatic tradition, marked by unusual fanfare even before credential...

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India’s Growing Drug Menace Demands A Ruthless, Coordinated National Response To Protect Its Youth And Future

India’s Growing Drug Menace Demands A Ruthless, Coordinated National Response To Protect Its Youth And Future

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has ordered a nationwide, time-bound crackdown on drug networks, citing an alarming 11-fold rise in narcotics seizures...

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From Ancient Devils To Distant Stars: How Imagined Civilisations, Pop Culture And Pseudoscience Shaped Human Curiosity

From Ancient Devils To Distant Stars: How Imagined Civilisations, Pop Culture And Pseudoscience Shaped Human Curiosity

Despite scientific rejection, Erich von Däniken’s Chariots of the Gods reshaped popular fascination with extraterrestrials and ancient...

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AI Deepfakes Cross The Line As Elon Musk’s X Lets Grok Monetise Sexualised Abuse

AI Deepfakes Cross The Line As Elon Musk’s X Lets Grok Monetise Sexualised Abuse

India has a peculiar relationship with X, with the highest levels of political leadership across the spectrum using the platform to speedcast news,...

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Medical Seats Withdrawn In J&K Raise Alarms Over Bias, NEET Credibility And Regulator Autonomy

The success of the agitation in depriving 42 Muslim candidates of seats could be, as Omar Abdullah has pointed out, an own goal. It deprived the...

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US Withdrawal From Global Institutions Is Strategically Self-Destructive

US Withdrawal From Global Institutions Is Strategically Self-Destructive

The US decision to withdraw from dozens of international organisations signals a retreat from global leadership. Framed as strength, the move risks...

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Stray Dogs Gone To Court: When Compassion, Safety And Governance Collide

Stray Dogs Gone To Court: When Compassion, Safety And Governance Collide

The Supreme Court’s intervention on stray dogs has exposed the uneasy balance between compassion and public safety. With millions of strays, poor...

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SC Stresses Right To Speedy Trial, Reiterates Bail As Rule And Jail As Exception

SC Stresses Right To Speedy Trial, Reiterates Bail As Rule And Jail As Exception

Reiterating that bail is the rule and jail the exception, the Supreme Court held that prolonged incarceration without trial violates Article 21. The...

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Making Gig Work Sustainable Is Central To India’s Employment Future

Making Gig Work Sustainable Is Central To India’s Employment Future

As gig work expands rapidly in India, keeping millions employed through app-based platforms, the lack of regulation poses serious risks. Welfare...

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Liberty On Hold: Bail, Delay And The Cost Of Deferred Justice

Liberty On Hold: Bail, Delay And The Cost Of Deferred Justice

The Supreme Court’s refusal of bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, despite prolonged incarceration and delayed trials, highlights the uneasy...

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Alas! It’s Politics Over Cricket

Alas! It’s Politics Over Cricket

Bangladesh’s threat to skip World Cup matches in India underscores how political tensions are spilling into sport. Poor handling by cricket boards...

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Gurmeet Ram Rahim’s 15th Parole: When Justice Begins To Look Like Favouritism

Gurmeet Ram Rahim’s 15th Parole: When Justice Begins To Look Like Favouritism

The 15th parole granted to Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim since his 2017 conviction raises serious questions about selective leniency,...

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Pipelines Of Deadly Disease: India’s Failing Urban Water Systems

Pipelines Of Deadly Disease: India’s Failing Urban Water Systems

Recent deaths in Indore and disease outbreaks in Gujarat expose the chronic failure of India’s urban water systems. Sewage-contaminated pipelines,...

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Sanctions, Inflation And Street Protests Push Iran Into Renewed Turmoil As Economic Collapse And Global Pressures Deepen Crisis

In a country of 92 million people, with a perpetually sliding economy that is sanctioned from leveraging petroleum and other natural resources, hope...

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US Military Seizure Of Venezuela’s President Marks A Dangerous Return To Neo-Colonial Regime Change Politics

US Military Seizure Of Venezuela’s President Marks A Dangerous Return To Neo-Colonial Regime Change Politics

By abducting the Venezuelan leader and his wife from Caracas, using the American armed forces, and detaining them in New York on charges of being...

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Somnath Swabhiman Parv: A 1000 Years Of Unbroken Faith (1026-2026)

Somnath Swabhiman Parv: A 1000 Years Of Unbroken Faith (1026-2026)

Yet, one thousand years later, the temple stands as glorious as ever because of numerous efforts to restore Somnath to its grandeur. One such...

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FPJ For Better Mumbai: Citizens, Speak Up And Demand Better City For Yourself!,' Says Zoru Bathena

The first BMC elections were held in 1968. And 57 years later, has our city improved? Or has it deteriorated? Sadly, in Mumbai, the only purpose of...

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India–Bangladesh Relations At A Crossroads: What Jaishankar’s Dhaka Visit Really Signals

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s brief Dhaka visit for Khaleda Zia’s funeral signals a strategic reset in India–Bangladesh ties. As...

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Indore’s Crying Shame: ‘Cleanest City’ Title Rings Hollow As Sewage-Contaminated Water Kills Residents

Indore’s drinking water turning toxic has exposed grave civic negligence, killing at least 10 people and sickening thousands. The tragedy highlights...

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Unnao Case: Supreme Court Steps Into Halt A Moral Collapse Of Justice

The Supreme Court has stayed the Delhi High Court order releasing convicted ex-MLA Kuldeep Sengar in the Unnao rape case, reaffirming that political...

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Vaping Ban Exists Only On Paper

India’s e-cigarette ban has failed in practice, with smuggled vapes flooding cities and online markets. Lack of enforcement, rising seizures and...

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Brigitte Bardot: A Screen Goddess Whose Stardom, Scandals And Contradictions Defined An Era

Brigitte Bardot, the iconic French actress and global sex symbol, has died, leaving behind a legacy marked by cinematic brilliance, scandalous...

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New Alliances, Old Confusions: BMC Polls Turn Into A Battle Of Survival And Convenience

With barely weeks to go for BMC polls, Mumbai’s political landscape is tangled in shifting alliances driven more by survival than vision. As parties...

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Why ₹45 Crore In Refunds By National Consumer Helpline Means More Than Money Returned

Consider the case highlighted by the helpline itself. A consumer in Bengaluru paid for an Internet package that was never installed. For four months,...

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From Vote Chori To MGNREGA Stir: Congress Struggles To Regain Momentum Amid Leadership Dissonance

However, the CWC resolutions were overshadowed by the X post made by Congress veteran Digvijay Singh, where he posted a photograph showing a much...

29.12.2025 10

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Practical Vedanta As A Way Of Life: From Abstract Philosophy To Action In Daily Living, Governance And Inner Calm

I have been asked to say something about the practical position of the Vedanta philosophy. As I have told you, theory is very good indeed, but how are...

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Navi Mumbai International Airport Inauguration Signals Mumbai’s Leap Into The Future Of Global Aviation, Infrastructure And Urban Planning

What had caught public imagination even before the first passengers walked through its terminals was the airport’s striking design. The giant...

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Christmas Message Of Love And Harmony Undermined By Rising Intolerance, Targeted Disruptions And The Silence Of Political Authority

What sets the present apart is the absence of swift and strong condemnation and effective steps to assert the constitutional right to freedom of...

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India A Serious Space Contender As ISRO’s BlueBird Launch Signals Global Commercial Leap

The successful launch of BlueBird Block-2 aboard ISRO’s LVM3 rocket marks a strategic leap for India in the global commercial space market. With...

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Cousins Unite To Survive: Why Thackeray Alliance Is About Political Relevance In Mumbai

Uddhav and Raj Thackeray’s alliance for the BMC elections is driven less by sentiment and more by survival. Facing the threat of political...

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India–New Zealand FTA: Why Trade Agreements Matter In A Fragmenting Global Economy

Trade agreements involve compromise, not perfection. The India–New Zealand FTA reflects a pragmatic approach to economic cooperation amid global...

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Justice Delayed, But Not Denied: The Akhlaq Case Ruling Matters

A decade after Mohammed Akhlaq was lynched in Dadri, a fast-track court has rightly rejected the UP government’s plea to withdraw prosecution. The...

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Maharashtra’s Civic Verdict: Power Consolidation Amid Democratic Concerns

The BJP-led Mahayuti’s strong showing in Maharashtra’s local body polls confirms its dominance, but allegations of irregularities, large-scale...

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‘Behnon Aur Bhaiyon…’: Radio Ceylon Turns 100 And Celebrates A Shared South Asian Legacy

As Sri Lanka marks 100 years of Radio Ceylon, the editorial revisits its global wartime role and its deep cultural bond with India—especially...

24.12.2025 10

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Karnataka’s Hate Speech Law And The Fine Line Between Deterrence And Democratic Freedoms

As Karnataka proposes stricter hate speech laws amid global concern over violence-fuelled rhetoric, the real challenge lies in precise definitions and...

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Power, Patriarchy And The Politics Of Humiliation: Nitish Kumar Crosses A Line

Nitish Kumar’s act of forcibly removing a Muslim woman doctor’s veil in public was a grave violation of dignity and consent. The episode exposes...

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Freedom Of Choice And Decision Anxiety

While this is experienced as true, one should not forget that the freedom of choice is a glory of a human being. Only humans can wake up in the...

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India Tops Global Anti-Doping Violations For Third Year, Raising Concerns Ahead Of 2036 Olympics

The malaise runs so deep that even school athletics meets are tainted by doping claims. Used syringes lying discarded on washroom floors are a common...

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SHANTI Bill 2025 Opens India’s Nuclear Sector To Private Players Amid Liability Concerns

Proponents of private sector participation will welcome this as a long-overdue reform. Critics, however, may not find much comfort in the degree of...

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Mumbaikars, Speak Up And demand A Better City!

As BMC elections return after years of delay, this opinion piece questions whether civic polls truly improve Mumbai’s quality of life or merely...

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Bondi Horror Is a Stark Reminder That Terrorism Is Driven By Hate, Not Religion

A terror attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach during a Hannukah gathering killed at least 15 people, exposing the deadly reality of antisemitic hatred....

17.12.2025 10

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BJP’s Surprise Choice: Nitin Nabin Emerges As Modi–Shah Pick For Party President

The BJP has named Bihar minister Nitin Nabin as its new working president, paving the way for him to become national president in 2026. Seen as a...

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Prada’s Kolhapuri Deal Promises Prestige — But Will India’s Artisans Get Their Fair Share?

With the Italian luxury brand Prada signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two government organisations that represent the interests of the...

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Engaging The Taliban: India’s Strategic Shift Comes With High Stakes

India’s permanent representative to the UN, ambassador Parvathaneni Harish’s statement calling for a “practical engagement with the Taliban”...

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India Breathes Toxic Air — And The Centre Claims It Has No Record Of Damage

India’s junior health minister Prataprao Jadhav’s admission in Parliament that the Union government does not have the data on the deaths and...

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SIR Chaos Exposes Systemic Faults — The Supreme Court Draws A Red Line

The Supreme Court’s intervention in the ongoing controversy over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls could not have come at a...

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Rubaiya Sayeed Kidnapping Case: After 36 Years, CBI Arrest Exposes India’s Deep Failures In Justice And National Security

The Central Bureau of Investigation’s custody of Shafat Ahmad Shangloo—an alleged JKLF functionary who reportedly handled the outfit’s...

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