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A census that counts them all

The census is not just a headcount — it is the foundation of planning, policy and political power. What happens when that count is incomplete, when...

sunday 5

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Puneet Singh Singhal

An exclusive dharma

The BJP’s constitution (Article 3) says, ‘Integral Humanism shall be the philosophy of the party.’ The party’s membership form bears a pledge which...

sunday 3

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Puneet Singh Singhal

Time again to defend what is ours

By the time this is read, someone in the Sangh parivar may again have proposed “debating” the removal of the words ‘socialist’ and...

05.07.2025 10

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Sanjay Hegde

Nine myths and a bitter truth about Bihar electoral roll revision

You haven’t seen a more brazen attempt to disenfranchise Indian citizens than the nationwide ‘special intensive revision’ of voter rolls the...

05.07.2025 10

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Ashok Swain

The nuclear apartheid

On 13 June 2025, Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran, striking supposed nuclear facilities besides civilian areas and even a state...

05.07.2025 30

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Ashok Swain

Havoc in the Hills: Overtourism and under-planning

The deputy commissioner of Shimla announced on 17 June that 300,000 vehicles had entered Shimla in the last two weeks due to the tourist rush. That...

05.07.2025 2

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Avay Shukla

India’s diplomatic isolation is worrying

On 1 July, Pakistan assumed a month-long presidency of the United Nations Security Council, the most powerful constituent of the United Nations....

05.07.2025 4

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Ashis Ray

As India nears US trade deal, rural economy braces for impact

The United States has recently finalised a trade agreement with Vietnam, and now the spotlight is firmly on a potential deal with India. An Indian...

03.07.2025 2

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Herjinder

Puri Rath Yatra stampede: Has state government learned its lesson yet?

A day after three people were killed and 50 others injured in a stampede near the Gundicha temple in Puri, Odisha on Sunday, 29 June, thousands of...

01.07.2025 1

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Ashutosh Mishra

Why the US still fears a full-scale war with Iran

The spectre of a US–Iran war has long hovered over the Middle East, occasionally erupting in tanker attacks, assassinations, dramatic standoffs in...

30.06.2025 3

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Ashok Swain