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SIR Still Sparks Controversy

SIR Still Sparks Controversy

The process, which involves verification and revalidation of voters’ credentials, has already begun in these states.

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Babies And The Battle For The Future: What India Offers

Miss that window, and the consequences are lifelong. “When children miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” as UNICEF warns, “they pay...

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Patralekha Chatterjee

Supreme Court Cracks Whip On States

Supreme Court Cracks Whip On States

The other states and Union Territories have been found wanting, forcing the apex court to summon their chief secretaries on November 3 to explain...

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Pump And Delay: SEBI’s Hollow Talk On Manipulation

Pump And Delay: SEBI’s Hollow Talk On Manipulation

The Whole-Time Member (WTM) responsible for adjudicating the case went into hibernation. Months passed without hearings or progress, even though...

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Deepak Sanchety

India's AI Labelling Push: A Crucial Step Toward Accountability In The Digital Age

India's AI Labelling Push: A Crucial Step Toward Accountability In The Digital Age

India plans to mandate labelling of AI-generated content to curb misinformation and protect public trust. The proposal, part of IT Rules...

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Legends' Last Dance: Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli Leave Australia With A Century Of Memories

Legends' Last Dance: Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli Leave Australia With A Century Of Memories

In what was likely their final match in Australia, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli turned a dead rubber into a memorable spectacle at the SCG. Chasing...

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Toxic Delhi: When Politics Pollutes & Accountability Suffocates

Toxic Delhi: When Politics Pollutes & Accountability Suffocates

Delhi’s air has turned toxic again, with AQI levels soaring past 500 and PM2.5 ten times the safe limit, triggering a surge in respiratory...

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Sayantan Ghosh

Prashant Kishor's Political Gamble In Bihar Faces A Reality Check

Prashant Kishor's Political Gamble In Bihar Faces A Reality Check

As Bihar heads into its 2025 Assembly elections, familiar faces and new ambitions collide. Nitish Kumar seeks continuity, Tejashwi Yadav eyes a...

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Ajay Jha

Bihar Elections 2025: Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Faces Tough Reality As Nitish, Tejashwi Battle For Power

Bihar Elections 2025: Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Faces Tough Reality As Nitish, Tejashwi Battle For Power

From famed strategist to fledgling challenger, Prashant Kishor’s experiment with Jan Suraaj confronts Bihar’s political complexities and the...

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Ajay Jha

Delhi’s Dead Air: Politics, Apathy And The Betrayal Of India’s Fundamental Right To Breathe

Delhi’s Dead Air: Politics, Apathy And The Betrayal Of India’s Fundamental Right To Breathe

Delhi’s air, suffocating under a toxic haze, betrays the fundamental right to life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. The Air Quality...

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Sayantan Ghosh

A Defining Phase For India's Economy: Key Outcomes Due By March 2026

A Defining Phase For India's Economy: Key Outcomes Due By March 2026

The next four months are crucial for India’s economy as key developments unfold in tariff talks with the U.S., oil import strategies, GST-driven...

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Madan Sabnavis

Five Key Economic Shifts To Watch: Tariffs, Trade, GST, Investment And Fiscal Health

Five Key Economic Shifts To Watch: Tariffs, Trade, GST, Investment And Fiscal Health

The next four months will be critical for the Indian economy as several conjectures will soon face concrete outcomes. The financial year began...

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Madan Sabnavis

Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli Script Emotional Farewell Masterclass As India Crush Australia In Final ODI At Sydney

Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli Script Emotional Farewell Masterclass As India Crush Australia In Final ODI At Sydney

For a match that was technically dead—Australia having already sealed the three-match ODI series—the final encounter at the Sydney Cricket Ground...

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Rodrigo Paz Wins Bolivian Presidency, Ending 2 Decades Of Leftist Rule

Rodrigo Paz Wins Bolivian Presidency, Ending 2 Decades Of Leftist Rule

Bolivian voters have repudiated two decades of leftist rule and overwhelmingly backed a centrist senator and son of a former president in Sunday’s...

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Andhra Pradesh Highway Tragedy Sparks Debate On Sleeper Bus Safety Standards In India

Andhra Pradesh Highway Tragedy Sparks Debate On Sleeper Bus Safety Standards In India

The fiery bus crash on a highway in Andhra Pradesh that killed at least 20 people might have been less deadly if it had seats instead of sleeper...

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India’s Proposal To Mandate AI-Generated Content Labelling Marks A Crucial Step In Regulating Deepfakes

India’s Proposal To Mandate AI-Generated Content Labelling Marks A Crucial Step In Regulating Deepfakes

The Union government’s proposal to make labelling of synthetic content generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems mandatory is a timely and...

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Patterns Of Power And Plunder: How India’s Corruption Cycles Persist Across Regimes

Patterns Of Power And Plunder: How India’s Corruption Cycles Persist Across Regimes

From IRCTC to National Herald, India’s corruption template remains unchanged—power, privilege, and public loss endure.

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S Murlidharan

Why Modi Avoids Trump

Why Modi Avoids Trump

On a previous occasion, while addressing a rally in Odisha, he famously told the crowd that he preferred to spend time with the people of Odisha...

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Fpj Editorial

All In The Name Of Development

All In The Name Of Development

Last month, after an inexplicable delay of seven years, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) released the draft zonal master plan for the...

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The Dazzle Of Diwali In A Shining And Struggling Mumbai

Searching for answers to such questions is like trying to find a quiet and no-smoke spot in the city that routinely goes berserk with firecrackers,...

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Smruti Koppikar

Begum Akhtar: The Queen Of Ghazal Who Defied The Pardah

Begum Akhtar: The Queen Of Ghazal Who Defied The Pardah

Begum Akhtar's greatest contribution to Indian music is considered to be elevating and popularising the genres of ghazal, thumri, and dadra.

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Deepa Ghalot

Prahlad Kakkar Remembers Piyush Pandey: The Man Who Turned ‘Down-Market Hindi’ Into Advertising Gold

Prahlad Kakkar Remembers Piyush Pandey: The Man Who Turned ‘Down-Market Hindi’ Into Advertising Gold

Piyush was very good in Hindi, even though he was from St. Stephens. As I got to know him, I realized that there was a lot of depth to the man...

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Kabir Singh Bhandari