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Trumped in Beijing
China asserts itself as Washington's equal in global power politics
3 min |
May 31, 2026
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Faraway neighbours
Prolonged conflict in Manipur is bringing back unresolved questions and placing them alongside newer anxieties
3 min |
May 31, 2026
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Employability is a shared responsibility between universities and industry
INTERVIEW: Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, former chairman, University Grants Commission, and former VC, JNU
2 min |
May 31, 2026
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COSTLY COMFORT
Personal loan is one of the quickest ways to raise funds; but it is also among the most expensive
2 min |
May 31, 2026
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Unmasking marital rape
Preoccupied by the war in the Middle East, it took me a while to realise that something explosive was cooking on JioHotstar too. Launched on March 20, Chiraiya (bird), a tale of the sustained marital rape of a new bride by her 'charming' husband in a middle-class Hindu household in Lucknow, quickly became the most-watched limited-episode series nationwide across OTT platforms.
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May 31, 2026
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Quiet revolution in diagnostics
Good health begins with accurate diagnosis—this was the principle behind the launch of Apollo's Digi-Smart Central Reference Laboratory in Chennai.
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May 31, 2026
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Assam's defining moment
OVER THE PAST five years, Assam witnessed visible improvements in infrastructure.
2 min |
May 31, 2026
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Students undervalue consistent hard work and persistence
My JNU years were shaped significantly by my sociology professor Anand Kumar.
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May 31, 2026
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NEET isn't tidy
Rebuilding trust in a faulty system could be far more difficult than preventing a paper leak
5 min |
May 31, 2026
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Holding on to power
In Shakespearean England, the most popular pastime was bear-baiting. Dogs were unleashed to bite and torment the bear chained to a stake.
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May 31, 2026
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The lunar rebound
For decades, the conquest of the moon was little more than a dusty relic of the Cold War, a giant, pockmarked nightlight of which the US could say, \"been there, done that\".
3 min |
May 31, 2026
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Thucydides Trap and the claptrap
I had a cousin, a reputed backbencher in his class, who once impressed his literature professor by peppering his essay with a few wise-sounding lines in Tamil.
2 min |
May 31, 2026
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NOW FOR THE SEQUEL
Vijay has achieved one part of the MGR story-quitting at the peak of his cinematic powers and getting the throne. The second part, leaving a political legacy beyond his years, will be the bigger challenge
4 min |
May 31, 2026
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A rebel in the family
Personal grievances, political ambition and ideological positioning give momentum to Kalvakuntla Kavitha's campaign against the BRS
4 min |
May 31, 2026
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Rely on credible information
Over the past few weeks, global attention has once again turned to infectious diseases— this time, Ebola and hantavirus.
2 min |
May 31, 2026
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The wisdom of the crowds
This month's election results, across five states, carry deep-rooted messages-political parties and analysts alike.
2 min |
May 24, 2026
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Shifting altitudes
Beneath Ladakh's infrastructure push lies a deeper struggle over autonomy, ecology and the meaning of progress
5 min |
May 24, 2026
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Letters for post: Vajpayee to Vijay
Mark Antony offered the crown of Rome to Julius Caesar thrice during the festival of Lupercalia; Caesar spurned it each time.
2 min |
May 24, 2026
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Congress-TVK: the winning alliance in 2029
Even before the elections, there were many voices within the party that wanted an electoral alliance with the TVK.
3 min |
May 24, 2026
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THE TECHADE TAKES SHAPE
India's semiconductor push is entering a new phase—creating a talent, research and investment ecosystem that produces not just chips, but indigenous technology and intellectual property
6 min |
May 24, 2026
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COMMANDER OF CHANGE
Vijay's win will alter not just the state's dravidian politics but also the poll arithmetic nationally
5 min |
May 24, 2026
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Our first priority is law and order
AGNIMITRA PAUL was sworn in as cabinet minister on May 9.
4 min |
May 24, 2026
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From bridge to bloc
Fresh off its role as mediator between Washington and Tehran, Pakistan eyes a bold mission to unite Iran, Saudi Arabia and Turkey within an Islamic Nato
8 min |
May 24, 2026
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Trust with Centre has declined drastically
It was never my goal to be a hero or a villain.
3 min |
May 24, 2026
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INDIA'S SEMICONDUCTOR JOURNEY
After training, employees were allowed to choose the section of the assembly line they wanted to work in.
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May 24, 2026
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Fungus, films and the future of Hollywood
Through the 1990s, when films still belonged mainly to theaT tres and the internet remained a distant idea, entertainment arrived at home in black rectangular plastic cases called video cassettes.
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May 24, 2026
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The fancification of life
My wife and I are as megalopolitan as the next puffed-up Delhiwallah; well-read, semi-sophisticated and just snobbish enough to sneer at people who say aloo sabzi instead of potato-au-gratin.
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May 24, 2026
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GUNS AND GIGGLES
Malayalam cinema is rediscovering itself in blood, gore and black comedy
5 min |
May 24, 2026
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We are moving from a consumer nation to a product nation
Ashwini Vaishnaw Union Minister for Railways, Electronics and Information Technology, and Information and Broadcasting
10 min |
May 24, 2026
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MBA, their own way
The story of the newer IIMS is not one of effortless success, but of deliberate, often strenuous, progress
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