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India’s Testing times in cricket must end

India’s Testing times in cricket must end

While our limited-overs teams continue to blossom, India’s Test pack doesn’t come out smelling of roses often enough Gautam Gambhir The Indian...

yesterday 7

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The Editorial

What if everything was all good?

A new virus starts a pandemic that turns humans into a kind, gentle, caring and sharing species. Would you finally be happy? Don’t read the last...

yesterday 3

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C Y Gopinath

Decent workplace premises is a basic human right

This unofficial “rest area” doubles as their waiting point between trips, as it has for years together Sharad Deshmukh, an NMMT conductor for 24...

previous day 7

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The Editorial

Colony of lost heritage

Colony of lost heritage

Originally constructed as a multicultural, middle-class neighbourhood, and an ode to Art Deco architecture, Hindu Colony will lose its...

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Fiona Fernandez

Let’s not dawdle over vital infrastructure work

The reason behind this daily mess is a complete lack of planning and coordination between agencies Representational Image Motorists wait for trains...

monday 2

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The Editorial

History’s burden on Kashmiris

History’s burden on Kashmiris

Denied self-determination and fair elections, the people of Kashmir have endured decades of misery. Addressing their political grievances, even in...

monday 2

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Ajaz Ashraf

The surgical loneliness

The surgical loneliness

Recovery after surgery doesn’t depend solely on the surgeon’s skill, but also on whether there’s loved ones waiting outside the ICU...

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Dr Mazda Turel

If it’s fine in Australia, why criticise India?

The Perth Test ended in less than two days with 32 wickets falling, including 19 on Day One, but as yet there’s not a word of criticism about the...

monday 4

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Sunil Gavaskar

A problematic Indra

A problematic Indra

With blood on his hands, Indra runs away and hides under water, inside a lotus stalk Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik In Vedas, Indra is the king of...

23.11.2025 10

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Devdutt Pattanaik

Who MI?

Who MI?

I decided to interview Innaritu and Cruise myself. Finally they relented Illustration/Uday Mohite And so Tom Cruise, got his honorary Oscar Award,...

23.11.2025 2

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Rahul Da Cunha

Chopin and chocolates at Little Flower

Chopin and chocolates at Little Flower

Multi-instrumentalist and founder of the Pops Symphony Orchestra, Josic Menzie tutored hundreds of city youngsters to enjoy and excel at music,...

23.11.2025 7

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Meher Marfatia

There are no friends in politics

There are no friends in politics

Eknath Shinde is learning the hard way that karma exists. It is looking increasingly possible that Operation Lotus, which catapulted him to...

23.11.2025 5

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Sanjeev Shivadekar

#TheNewNormal

There is no such thing as a situationship; only relationships whose capacity to manifest multiple forms, defies all norms, timidities, labels and...

23.11.2025 2

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Paromita Vohra

Keep citizens in mind when revamping Shivaji Park

Keep citizens in mind when revamping Shivaji Park

According to information from the G North ward, the works include removing existing mosaic chips, repairing existing tree basins as well as...

22.11.2025 1

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The Editorial

Practising in imperfect conditions

Practising in imperfect conditions

Sustaining a writer’s vocation is deeply linked to an individual’s commitment to words, not when they are succeeding, but when they are...

22.11.2025 3

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Rosalyn Dmello