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‘Nothing seized’: How Mamata Banerjee turned an ED raid into a political win

By the time the court’s paperwork was finalised, TMC had already won the political round. They successfully turned a potentially damaging raid into...

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Editorial

Mahasweta Devi’s questions still resonate

Mahasweta Devi’s questions still resonate

For Mahasweta Devi, literary imagination was inseparable from activism.

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Editorial

To become a developed economy by 2047, four reforms for India

To become a developed economy by 2047, four reforms for India

India’s growth ambition is achievable if financing shifts from a focus on quantity to an emphasis on quality. Rebuilding domestic savings, shifting...

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Roopa Kudva

Shashi Tharoor writes: Sergio Gor’s arrival signals that a reset of India-US ties is within reach

yesterday 10

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Shashi Tharoor

PM Modi writes | Kashi & the Tamil Sangamam: A celebration of unity, a cultural confluence

yesterday 10

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Narendra Modi

Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the bandhgala is Indian

Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the bandhgala is Indian

Banning the bandhgala, though, doesn't attack the much-reviled ‘colonial mindset’. It just makes alien something that is, by history and use,...

yesterday 10

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Editorial

In BMC polls, where are the solutions Mumbai urgently needs?

yesterday 10

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Roopa Kudva

On climate, India, China are doing their fair share

On climate, India, China are doing their fair share

As the International Energy Agency has underlined, meeting clean energy goals depends largely on how developed economies overcome the recent...

yesterday 10

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Editorial

China’s exports hold up but there are pain points

China’s exports hold up but there are pain points

The latest data will raise the pressure on China to allow its currency to strengthen and boost domestic consumption.

yesterday 6

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Editorial

Jana Nayagan controversy shows — film certification process is punishment

Jana Nayagan controversy shows — film certification process is punishment

Over the years, attempts have been made to reform the certification process. As recommendations gather dust, the space for artistic expression...

yesterday 5

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Editorial

Dahi chooda, the unassuming dish at the political centre

Dahi chooda, the unassuming dish at the political centre

It is believed in Bengal that dahi chooda settles upset stomachs. But in neighbouring Bihar, it can presage political upsets.

yesterday 6

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Editorial

We, as consumers, know gig workers are exploited. So what do we owe them?

We, as consumers, know gig workers are exploited. So what do we owe them?

Do gig workers have a special right to our moral concern, or are they simply part of the considerable number of overworked and underpaid maids,...

yesterday 6

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Vijay Tankha

Fake news, deepfakes and influencers — welcome to elections 2026

Fake news, deepfakes and influencers — welcome to elections 2026

Some thoughts on the intersection of media and politics from an ever-eager student of both

yesterday 6

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Derek O’Brien

On climate, India, China are doing their fair share

yesterday 4

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Vijay Tankha

China’s exports hold up but there are pain points

yesterday 4

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Vijay Tankha

Jana Nayagan controversy shows — film certification process is punishment

yesterday 4

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Vijay Tankha

Dahi chooda, the unassuming dish at the political centre

yesterday 4

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Vijay Tankha

Mahasweta Devi would be angry with today’s India

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Tathagata Bhattacharya

Life mustn't imitate art, Shah Rukh Khan should not be made to feel like Kabir Khan

previous day 20

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Sandeep Dwivedi

Mumbai civic poll is latest theatre of freebie politics

previous day 10

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Ajit Ranade

Mahasweta Devi’s questions still resonate

previous day 10

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Tathagata Bhattacharya

Amid uncertainty, the US Fed holds the fort. Don’t breach it

previous day 10

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Tathagata Bhattacharya

Delhi and Berlin seek common ground

previous day 10

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Tathagata Bhattacharya

Mob cannot have the last word at KGMU

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Tathagata Bhattacharya

How to raise a boy: We are fixing the narrative around girls. But what about boys?

wednesday 20

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Pratap Bhanu Mehta

Iran’s street is speaking, do not hijack the voice

wednesday 20

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Yogendra Yadav

Fear of Tehran’s regime is receding in Iran

Fear of Tehran’s regime is receding in Iran

Iran’s streets have again become a national ledger of grievance. The protest wave began in late December 2025 with a familiar trigger: A currency...

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Sujata Ashwarya

P B Mehta writes: Equality is not the enemy of growth – oligarchy is

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Pratap Bhanu Mehta

Yogendra Yadav writes: In the age of reels, a literary renaissance that connects children to their roots

wednesday 20

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Yogendra Yadav

Amid uncertainty, the US Fed holds the fort. Don’t breach it

Amid uncertainty, the US Fed holds the fort. Don’t breach it

The challenge the world over is to ensure that monetary policy does not become subservient to the executive and subject to the whims and fancies of...

wednesday 40

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Editorial

Some dogs can learn more words. But all dogs are man’s best friend

wednesday 20

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Yogendra Yadav

Grok’s creation of harmful content undermines X’s claim to safe harbour protection in India

13.01.2026 20

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Subimal Bhattacharjee

After Venezuela, strategic autonomy can’t be just words

13.01.2026 5

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D. Raja

Thirty five years after liberalisation, let's pick up threads from an incomplete 1991 story

13.01.2026 1

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Manish Sabharwal