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Congress’s ‘CM-in-waiting’ model, Munir’s Icarus moment, CJP, a story of dogs…
May 29, 2026, 3:29 PM IST
What happens when power is distributed or diluted in ways no one fully controls: The Congress party’s “CM‑in‑waiting” model has created a culture of endlessly jockeying for the kursi. In Rawalpindi, Pakistan’s Asim Munir risks…
May 29, 2026, 3:29 PM IST
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Bangalored: Sidda & his successor
May 29, 2026, 8:15 AM IST
Congress picked a new CM midstream to try and blunt Karnataka’s anti-incumbency instincts. But that won’t address deep regional inequalities. Plus, don’t bet on ex-CM being politically passive. In replacing Karnataka’s longest serving CM, Congress…
May 29, 2026, 8:15 AM IST
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Language, Interrupted
May 29, 2026, 5:00 AM IST
CBSE’s mid-session shock to Class 9 students betrays a larger, inconsiderate disposition The CBSE circular landed mid-May. Saying that by July’s start, a three-language framework would be compulsory for Class 9 students. No reason provided,…
May 29, 2026, 5:00 AM IST
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Law & Lemonade
May 29, 2026, 5:00 AM IST
Golden rule for good deals, judgments and juice – don’t squeeze more than absolutely necessary Jane Austen didn’t say this, but it’s a truth universally acknowledged…that one lemon can’t make lemonade for five. No matter…
May 29, 2026, 5:00 AM IST
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Law & Lemonade
May 29, 2026, 5:00 AM IST
Don’t squeeze too hard There’s an old saying that if you squeeze a lemon hard enough, you’ll get every drop of juice out. But there’s a limit. One lemon still can’t make lemonade for five…
May 29, 2026, 5:00 AM IST
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Cockroach rising
May 29, 2026, 5:00 AM IST
Indian scientists are doing new research on an insect that is 320 million years old Indian entomologists, scientists who specialise in the study of insects, are opening new lines of research into the origins and…
May 29, 2026, 5:00 AM IST
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All roads lead to Mussoorie: What will remain of its natural beauty, hill culture and ecology?
May 28, 2026, 8:03 PM IST
Once celebrated as the “Queen of Hills,” Mussoorie stood apart not merely because of its cool climate and scenic vistas, but because of its fragile ecological balance, unique hill culture, and carefully evolved demographic character….
May 28, 2026, 8:03 PM IST
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Skilling India for a future-ready workforce by enhancing skills and employability of the working age population – Part – II
May 28, 2026, 7:50 PM IST
Continuing………. National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) Launched in August 2016, the scheme is currently being implemented in its second phase NAPS 2.0. The programme promotes apprenticeship training by providing partial stipend support to apprentices, thereby…
May 28, 2026, 7:50 PM IST
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Youth are connected to the world, but drifting away from meaning
May 28, 2026, 4:38 PM IST
There was a time when the idea of success for most young Indians was fairly straightforward. Study well, get a secure job, support the family, build a respectable life. It was not always easy, but…
May 28, 2026, 4:38 PM IST
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Stray dog debate built on fear, not facts: Ban breeding, reward Indie adoption
May 28, 2026, 4:29 PM IST
Highlighting India’s questionable stray dog bite statistics, noted lawyer Siddhartha K Garg pens an open letter to an SC judge arguing that the path to safer streets does not lie in punishing healthy community dogs…
May 28, 2026, 4:29 PM IST
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When one flew over the gilded cage
May 28, 2026, 11:24 AM IST
By Farida Khanam An ordinary moment can sometimes open the door to an extraordinary insight. This happened recently when one of my birds, a small bajri tota, suddenly flew out of its cage. It all…
May 28, 2026, 11:24 AM IST
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East Bengal, Arsenal & what football still means to us
May 28, 2026, 8:19 AM IST
Yes, the game is now a shiny product that’s marketed. Yes, following EPL teams shows colonisation of our imagination. But, when teams your heart beats for become champs, you feel something that can’t be bought….
May 28, 2026, 8:19 AM IST
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Yes SIR, but also no SIR
May 28, 2026, 8:05 AM IST
Good that SC recognised voting as a constitutional right. But, for that to have meaning, ensuring inclusion in voter rolls must be EC’s positive duty. And the burden of justifying exclusion must shift to it….
May 28, 2026, 8:05 AM IST
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From ‘Euw!’ to awe
May 28, 2026, 5:00 AM IST
How do cockroaches feel about CJP fuss? In 1916, columnist Don Marquis created ‘archy’ the cockroach. A free-verse poet in its past life, it clambered on the newspaper’s typewriter at night to write about surviving…
May 28, 2026, 5:00 AM IST
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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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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 When Ronaldo Laishram was growing up in a village in Manipur, he would often spend nights looking at…
May 28, 2026, 5:00 AM IST
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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 There is an old saying: “Speak softly and carry a big stick.” It means that a country should talk…
May 28, 2026, 5:00 AM IST
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The Samudra Manthan and the lota of a teacher
May 27, 2026, 10:24 PM IST
Old teachers often narrate a humorous yet deeply pathetic tale about the condition and working of teachers in India. It is said that during the great Churning of the Ocean (Samudra Manthan), the gods and…
May 27, 2026, 10:24 PM IST
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The Weekly Vine Edition 93: The Three Cs bugging Indian democracy
May 27, 2026, 6:10 PM IST
Hello and welcome to the 93rd edition of the Weekly Vine. This week we run the rule over the three Cs in the news: clubs, cockroaches, and CBSE answer-sheet mismatches. We also explain why the Pope…
May 27, 2026, 6:10 PM IST
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