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Can netas uphold Rajdharm over conditional imperatives
January 7, 2025, 9:07 AM IST
By Vijay Hashia Politics and ethical leadership often clash, yet pressing societal demand for moral governance remains paramount. Should Indian political leaders prioritise universal moral imperatives over conditional strategies? Should public welfare take precedence over…
January 7, 2025, 9:07 AM IST
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For the other half, reserve 50% of govt jobs
January 7, 2025, 9:04 AM IST
Women make up slightly less than half (48.4%) of India’s population but contribute less than a fifth (18%) of GDP, per World Economic Forum’s (WEF) 2024 Global Gender Gap Report, which also shows that purely…
January 7, 2025, 9:04 AM IST
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Are big cities still big spenders?
January 7, 2025, 7:52 AM IST
The ‘Great Metro Slowdown’ has become a hot topic among consumer-facing companies and economists. Is this a passing phase or a seismic shift in urban buying patterns? Is there a spark that can reignite the…
January 7, 2025, 7:52 AM IST
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40 years of distrust
January 7, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Why MP’s HC & govt can’t just expect people to believe assurance on Bhopal waste disposal Forty years since the world’s worst industrial accident, the Bhopal gas leak, it’s still the people left to clean…
January 7, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Mall and man
January 7, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Dodging between the creams, shoes and ‘phonambulists’ It is disappointing that shopping has not lived up to its promise, and failed to be the retail therapy it was meant to be. The blame can be…
January 7, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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40 years of broken promises
January 7, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Imagine if something really bad happened in your town, and even after 40 years, it still wasn’t fixed. That’s what happened in Bhopal, where the world’s worst industrial accident took place. In 1984, a gas…
January 7, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Room with a bed
January 7, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
When unmarried couples can’t book a hotel room it tells us something ugly about our society Our fundamental rights are individual rights. They do not come down to us via tradition or identity or community….
January 7, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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A room with a bed
January 7, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Imagine this: A young couple wants to book a hotel room to spend some peaceful time together, but they’re told, “Sorry, we don’t allow unmarried couples.” Sounds unfair, right? That’s exactly what’s happening in some…
January 7, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Beyond the gavel: The costly courtroom delays
January 6, 2025, 10:21 PM IST
The Indian judicial system, known for its resilience and robustness, is grappling with a critical challenge: pendency in litigation. Despite technological and procedural advancements, courts are burdened with an ever-increasing docket of cases. The ordeal…
January 6, 2025, 10:21 PM IST
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Modi 3.0: Time to shake things up
January 6, 2025, 6:40 PM IST
Prime Minister Modi is in his third term and his fire to rule has not dimmed one bit. The prime minister has many detractors in this giant land of ours which they believe has been…
January 6, 2025, 6:40 PM IST
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100 years on, can we repeat Vaikom in Tamil Nadu?
January 6, 2025, 4:43 PM IST
M K Stalin is a rockstar in Kerala. Last week, when he was there to participate in the centenary celebration of Vaikom satyagraha, the non-violent protest that helped people considered to be of ‘lower castes’…
January 6, 2025, 4:43 PM IST
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Inequality in rural areas has fallen narrowing the Urban-Rural Gap – Finding of the latest Household Consumption Expenditure Survey
January 6, 2025, 2:57 PM IST
Introduction According to the latest Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES), based on the data collected from 2.61 lakh households in Rural areas and over 1 lakh in Urban areas, the average monthly per capita expenditures…
January 6, 2025, 2:57 PM IST
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A politically incorrect history of personal computing
January 6, 2025, 2:16 PM IST
Long, long ago, the world was a quiet place. People still wore Bell bottom trousers, without being stoned to death and spectacles used to be made in the same factories where they made windscreens. But…
January 6, 2025, 2:16 PM IST
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Time, tales and timeless bonds
January 6, 2025, 2:03 PM IST
Gently the new year unfolded, carrying with it the lingering warmth of a year-end reunion with classmates — a gathering that felt less like an ending and more like a new beginning. The friends’ meet…
January 6, 2025, 2:03 PM IST
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Soghra Khurasani woodcuts waft scenic bounty
January 6, 2025, 1:53 PM IST
In 2021 when I curated Yatra Nariyastha, a Women’s Day show at NGMA in Delhi Soghra Khurasani’s work was loaned for the show by Tarq Mumbai and it stood as a testimony to the explorations…
January 6, 2025, 1:53 PM IST
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A new era of peace and development begins
January 6, 2025, 9:25 AM IST
11 Naxalites, including hardcore Naxalite Tarakka, from Gadchiroli district surrendered in the presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and embraced the path of constitution at the beginning of this New Year. The police had announced…
January 6, 2025, 9:25 AM IST
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‘Digital arrests are an effective scam globally; people need to know their info is widely available online & harvested at scale’
January 6, 2025, 8:31 AM IST
Increasing number of Indians are becoming victims of ‘digital arrest’, a cyber-enabled scam. A recent analysis by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (SE Asia and the Pacific) shows that these types of cyber-enabled…
January 6, 2025, 8:31 AM IST
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Fair promotions for generals
January 6, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
The Indian Army is changing the way it promotes its top generals, especially lieutenant generals (Lt-Gens). Instead of promoting them based just on how long they’ve been in the army (called seniority), promotions will now…
January 6, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Ugly is official
January 6, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Monuments to museums, India does a generally poor, sometimes shoddy, job of preserving things of beauty This is peak tourist season. Indians are in travel-mode. But travel is not without its headaches. Winter fog, for…
January 6, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Ugly is official
January 6, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
It’s peak tourist season in India, and people are traveling all over. But traveling here can come with its own set of problems. One example is the situation in Agra, which has made headlines recently….
January 6, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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