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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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Why Elon lost the fight with Sam
May 20, 2026, 9:38 AM IST
Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI and Altman was always a personal, petulant battle, about their ambitions to command the future of humanity. For SpaceX boss, this means the loss is acutely painful On Monday, a federal…
May 20, 2026, 9:38 AM IST
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We know ABC works for strays, but we don’t learn it
May 20, 2026, 9:34 AM IST
SC’s order sidesteps many practical problems, and it can lead to arbitrary removal of some peaceful dogs from institutional areas. That’s neither humane nor a solution Supreme Court’s order, yesterday, on community dogs, offers partial…
May 20, 2026, 9:34 AM IST
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Self-discipline enables a positive outlook
May 20, 2026, 8:50 AM IST
After an enormous struggle, we may move only a small step towards the Truth; however, the invisible hand helping us will never fail us. Such was the belief of the scientist Madame Curie. On the…
May 20, 2026, 8:50 AM IST
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Roadside recipes
May 20, 2026, 8:26 AM IST
Thanks to chaat, Indian cuisine is literally streets ahead of the competition India’s food is as varied as are its people, in their customs and their clothes, their languages and their creeds. Among this daunting…
May 20, 2026, 8:26 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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It’s not what’s hot, it’s what’s fact & what’s not
May 19, 2026, 8:59 AM IST
In the shadow of algorithms that can now fabricate faces, voices, and entire events with chilling precision, humanity confronts a fundamental rupture, as the very fabric of reality has now become editable. No longer confined…
May 19, 2026, 8:59 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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…How to make biofuel
May 19, 2026, 8:54 AM IST
The shift to ethanol blends must include a shift from crop-based to agri residue-based options GOI is pushing to ramp up its biofuels mission. Not a day too soon, yet not hard enough. Biofuels, yes,…
May 19, 2026, 8:54 AM IST
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Austerity & posterity
May 19, 2026, 8:52 AM IST
Husbands should not be permitted to sit at home – it creates a crisis worse than war. Kamala was livid, because I had decided to follow the austerity measures suggested for all patriotic Indians. I…
May 19, 2026, 8:52 AM IST
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Love in six shades of grey and a hint of white
May 19, 2026, 8:46 AM IST
By Anmol Saxena The concept of ‘God’ is deeply complex, spanning religion, philosophy, psychology, and language. Different traditions interpret it differently, making a single definition impossible. A grihast sant , Shyam Lal Saxena (Babuji Maharaj,…
May 19, 2026, 8:46 AM IST
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Let the Rupee do its work
May 18, 2026, 10:02 AM IST
Falling exchange rate can curb imports more effectively than austerity measures. Don’t intervene in forex market India faces a familiar policy conundrum. A sharp rise in global prices of oil, gas, and fertilisers, triggered by…
May 18, 2026, 10:02 AM IST
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Woo investors, go electric
May 18, 2026, 9:55 AM IST
To increase resilience, massively scale up renewables, electrify transport, and make India attractive for world’s best companies From an oasis-of-comfort to crisis-time (sankat kaal) in mere weeks? That was fast. Mid-April, GOI declared India an…
May 18, 2026, 9:55 AM IST
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Being Chipper
May 18, 2026, 9:42 AM IST
With Tata-ASML deal, India’s finally getting into chip manufacturing, and in a big way It won’t be long before semiconductors, or chips, sold in a year are worth more than oil. Just last week, TSMC,…
May 18, 2026, 9:42 AM IST
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Protect, Don’t Lecture
May 18, 2026, 9:40 AM IST
Himachal HC should have responded differently to a habeas corpus case A man seeks Himachal HC’s help, for a woman whose life he believes to be under threat, going by her text messages to him….
May 18, 2026, 9:40 AM IST
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Once broken, consider sold
May 18, 2026, 9:17 AM IST
Two wise men have a little chat on Iran’s Hormuz toll Socrates meets Trump in the street… Donald, you’ve been a father five times? “Yes.” And what did fatherhood teach you? “To keep at it,…
May 18, 2026, 9:17 AM IST
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Rebirth is grounded in reason & meditative insight
May 18, 2026, 8:57 AM IST
By The XIV Dalai Lama Among the Buddha’s profound teachings, few are as thought-provoking or as often misunderstood as the teaching of rebirth. For those raised in a materialist worldview, the idea that life continues…
May 18, 2026, 8:57 AM IST
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To truly become a premier league, IPL must disrupt itself
May 17, 2026, 5:00 AM IST
The Indian Premier League is already India’s greatest sporting success story. In less than two decades, it has transformed cricket from a sport into a high-voltage entertainment industry combining glamour, celebrity, commerce, fandom and athletic…
May 17, 2026, 5:00 AM IST
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