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Yin & Yang Of Quad 

May 28, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

India needs more FDIs from Chinese companies, while doing more for Indo-Pacific. Learn from Southeast Asia    ‘Speak softly and carry a big stick’ is an adage attributed to Theodore Roosevelt. With Quad foreign ministers meeting…

May 28, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

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Look Up. Stop

May 28, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

The stars whisper, why the heck are we killing each other? Our borders are invisible from space Growing up in a Manipur village, Ronaldo Laishram would spend nights looking up at the stars. Children have…

May 28, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

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GymKhandan

May 27, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

Elite clubs serve a networking purpose. But not when what it means to be elite doesn’t change with times There are dozens of Raj-era exclusive clubs in India. That, by itself, isn’t a problem. It…

May 27, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

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It’s CBSE Now

May 27, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

Another digitised exam process brings grief. Why is change rolled out without stress-testing systems? Onscreen marking, offscreen trauma. Several Class 12 students, teenagers all, have exposed more than just the botch-up of mismatched answer sheets….

May 27, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

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The Shortcut Species

May 26, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

In athletics, steroids are no match for training and spirit. In science, AI hallucinations can’t beat research We are living in the golden age of artificial enhancement, and things are getting weird. In science, the…

May 26, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

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Gymkhanas All

May 26, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

Privilege will never go away. Because it’s pure human instinct. But it’ll take interesting forms  Privilege is many things. One of them is the ability to say no to authority. Govt builds a new expressway,…

May 26, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

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National Embarrassment

May 25, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

WFI’s more interested in vendetta than sport, so Vinesh Phogat has to keep fighting off the mat Ideally, each of India’s 60-odd sport federations should be a genuine custodian of its respective sport. But if…

May 25, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

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What Twisha Told Us

May 25, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

Why do parents tell daughters to adjust to dowry demands or cruelty? Three cases, last week, burst the bubble, yet again, for many who assumed India’s getting ahead of its most regressive practice – dowry….

May 25, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

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Nanny state

May 23, 2026, 7:47 AM IST

The wisdom, or otherwise, of college uniforms. It’s touching when govt loves citizens so much, it even lays out the clothes they should wear to college – like UP has just done. “Nanny,” you cry,…

May 23, 2026, 7:47 AM IST

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Trump dives in

May 23, 2026, 7:43 AM IST

Commercial mining on the ocean floor? Terrible idea Washington’s nod to commercial deep-sea mining, the boat pushed out Friday, has prospectors diving in, to loot the ocean floor. UN-backed International Seabed Authority has called Trump’s…

May 23, 2026, 7:43 AM IST

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Beware Of BOThors

May 22, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

Storytelling is inseparable from human consciousness. Let AI not render them apart The ability to speak about fictions, as bestselling philosopher Yuval Noah Harari says, is the most unique feature of Sapiens language. Nations, gods,…

May 22, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

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Hello CJP

May 22, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

Political party named after cockroach makes sense. Roaches have all the qualities netas need   There can be no quarrel with the new political kid on the block: Cockroach Janta Party. The very name courts attention….

May 22, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

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Let our teens be

May 21, 2026, 7:42 AM IST

A shoutout to Nepal’s law minister. Her first decision, on assuming office on April 26, was to review their rape law that criminalises teen sexual relations. Her task force’s recommendation: include a close-in-age exemption, as…

May 21, 2026, 7:42 AM IST

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Who you calling old?

May 21, 2026, 7:40 AM IST

At 82, Billie Jean King, yes, she of the 39 Grand Slam titles, has got herself a new one: College graduate. Why is this making headlines? Because it rudely interrupts retirement mythology, which in US…

May 21, 2026, 7:40 AM IST

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New sutra’s other putra

May 21, 2026, 7:39 AM IST

‘Austerity’ is the new MD: Mantri Darling. This now-WOW is not displacing earlier official Word Of Week like perennial vikas or pollbol ‘ poriborton ’. It has only extended them. In post-Hormuz world, progress can…

May 21, 2026, 7:39 AM IST

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Who You Calling Old?

May 21, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

People over 60 are increasingly fitter, wealthier & full of zest for life. The trend will grow stronger  At 82, Billie Jean King, yes, she of the 39 Grand Slam titles, has got herself a…

May 21, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

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Let Our Teens Be

May 21, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

Nepal’s done well to actively consider decriminalising teenage sexuality. India must do the same  A shoutout to Nepal’s law minister. Her first decision, on assuming office on April 26, was to review their rape law…

May 21, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

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Way to make peace

May 20, 2026, 8:04 AM IST

Trump unfreezes Iran assets & lifts sanctions. Iran lifts Hormuz blockade In an interview to this newspaper, former US special representative for North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, had said the art of diplomacy is getting your…

May 20, 2026, 8:04 AM IST

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Sense & insurance

May 20, 2026, 7:55 AM IST

Irdai is right, insurers should put customers before shareholders. CEO incentives are a good place to start Insurance is a business, but it’s no ordinary business. It exists to provide financial stability to families when…

May 20, 2026, 7:55 AM IST

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How to go electric…

May 19, 2026, 8:57 AM IST

Smaller EVs, battery-as-service model for cars. Govt campaign for e-cooking India uses roughly 20mn tonnes of petroleum products in a month. Diesel, petrol, and LPG, in that order, make up about 75% of the total….

May 19, 2026, 8:57 AM IST

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