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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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Net-zero needs citizens, not just governments
May 28, 2026, 6:24 PM IST
India cannot achieve net-zero through government action alone. Climate policy asks citizens to change their behaviour every day — consume less energy, use cleaner transport, reduce waste, conserve resources — yet rarely rewards them for…
May 28, 2026, 6:24 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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10.09 Seconds from the Quarterdeck to history
May 27, 2026, 8:58 AM IST
Every once in a while, Indian sport throws up a story that feels larger than the stopwatch itself. This week, that story came from Ranchi. While the country was busy scrolling through politics, IPL chatter,…
May 27, 2026, 8:58 AM IST
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CHARTING THE FUTURE WITH COURAGE AND COMMITMENT: A Requiem for the Hoi Pollo
May 26, 2026, 4:10 PM IST
There is no smooth road into the future. We begin to spawn novae approaches, to have new little gains. The time is running rather hard to come up with the stolidity and the staunchness of …
May 26, 2026, 4:10 PM IST
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The pot belly is not prosperity. It’s price signal we ignore!
May 25, 2026, 2:16 PM IST
In Nagesh Kukunoor’s nearly three-decade-old cult classic Hyderabad Blues, there is a fleeting moment that still stings with a sharp, contemporary truth. Looking at the soft swell of his childhood friend’s waistline, the film’s repatriated…
May 25, 2026, 2:16 PM IST
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The Desperate Illusory Struggle of the Defeated
May 25, 2026, 10:38 AM IST
During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tour of the Nordic countries, a multitude of BJP opponents, both within the country and abroad, launched a campaign on social media against the Modi government and the Bharatiya Janata…
May 25, 2026, 10:38 AM IST
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Rajasthan’s culling strays? When judges ignore economics, cruelty follows
May 25, 2026, 8:51 AM IST
A noted SC lawyer argues that the apex court’s recent stray dog order carrying a potential Rs 50,000 crore yearly price tag is colliding headfirst with India’s economic realities — despite repeated calls from PM…
May 25, 2026, 8:51 AM IST
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NSO’s health survey shows real gains but also a crisis hiding in plain sight
May 24, 2026, 5:00 AM IST
Every few years, the National Statistical Office (NSO) holds up a mirror to the nation’s health. The 80th round of the Household Social Consumption Survey, released recently, is that mirror. What it reflects is not…
May 24, 2026, 5:00 AM IST
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FROM TOI PRINT EDITION
500 years later, replicas and road signs may fall, but Babur lives on
May 24, 2026, 5:00 AM IST
In April 1526, Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi on the plains of Panipat, surprising the Hindustani army with his artillery and, even more so, with his cavalry’s expert flanking manoeuvres, pressing Lodi’s men upon themselves in…
May 24, 2026, 5:00 AM IST
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AI will not save banks that cannot decide
May 23, 2026, 2:27 PM IST
Artificial intelligence is being treated as the next great transformation in banking. In some ways, it is. AI can reduce manual work, improve fraud detection, personalise financial guidance, accelerate underwriting, strengthen customer service, and help…
May 23, 2026, 2:27 PM IST
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Crude Neglect
May 23, 2026, 2:01 PM IST
Every monsoon, many whites and beaches along India’s west coast are encrusted in black by waves of oil and tar balls. This year, the pollution arrived unusually early: Normally washing ashore in June first week,…
May 23, 2026, 2:01 PM IST
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London: The city of my childhood dreams
May 22, 2026, 8:34 PM IST
My first visit to London in 1997 was truly a dream come true, a journey that felt less like tourism and more like stepping into the pages of my childhood imagination. Having studied in an…
May 22, 2026, 8:34 PM IST
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Beat the heat, don’t break the grid
May 22, 2026, 8:21 PM IST
India’s power grid is buckling under the summer heat. Air conditioners (ACs) are fast becoming the single largest driver of peak electricity demand — contributing as much as 70 GW, or 25%. ACs are power…
May 22, 2026, 8:21 PM IST
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To kill the unperturbed bird
May 22, 2026, 7:24 PM IST
The age of capricious ignorance “Reason and Ignorance, opposites of each other, influence the great bulk of mankind. Reason obeys itself; Ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it,” as Thomas Paine wrote in The…
May 22, 2026, 7:24 PM IST
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US Executive Nuclear mission to India: Unlocking private sector opportunities
May 22, 2026, 3:49 PM IST
A high-level 20-member U.S. Executive Nuclear Industry Delegation visited India from May 18 to May 21, 2026, to explore private investment and technology commercialization opportunities in India’s civil nuclear energy sector. Co-hosted by the Nuclear…
May 22, 2026, 3:49 PM IST
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How capping insurance commissions could hurt the very consumers it aims to protect
May 22, 2026, 9:56 AM IST
India has made major strides towards expanding financial inclusion through robust digital public infrastructure, rapid innovation in the payments ecosystem, rising digitization and smartphone penetration, and transformative government initiatives such as the Jan Dhan–Aadhaar–Mobile (JAM)…
May 22, 2026, 9:56 AM IST
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How Punjab CM is straying far away from the law
May 22, 2026, 8:29 AM IST
A noted Supreme Court advocate argues that Bhagwant Mann’s proposed culling operations may rest on a dangerous misreading of the recent apex court judgment that never authorised mass euthanasia of street dogs in violation of…
May 22, 2026, 8:29 AM IST
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The day I learned my heart medicine was useless for me
May 21, 2026, 2:44 PM IST
For nearly a year, standard treatment failed to lower my dangerously high homocysteine levels. Then one genetic test revealed the real problem: my body could not efficiently use ordinary folic acid. A simple switch in…
May 21, 2026, 2:44 PM IST
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Digital India at scale: Is TRAI equipped for the challenge?
May 21, 2026, 1:59 PM IST
India’s telecom sector has long been a cornerstone of its digital transformation story. From enabling affordable connectivity to powering platforms that underpin Digital India, the sector’s success has rested not just on technology or investment,…
May 21, 2026, 1:59 PM IST
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