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So, it's trendy-ing, grey is the new black: Indian women challenge beauty norms through silver transitions

So, it's trendy-ing, grey is the new black: Indian women challenge beauty norms through silver transitions

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Sudha G Tilak

At a pandal near you: Who's dressed for whom? Who's being watched?

At a pandal near you: Who's dressed for whom? Who's being watched?

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Reshom Majumdar

Disagree to disagree? Go fight with Gandhi: Why arguments matter

Disagree to disagree? Go fight with Gandhi: Why arguments matter

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yesterday 10

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Indrajit Hazra

Mocking ‘ghar ka khana’ on flights, eh? The joke’s on sneering 'dehatists', since we know airline food is crap

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yesterday 10

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Ruchir Joshi

Trump’s super intelligence diplomat: Marco Rubio

Trump’s super intelligence diplomat: Marco Rubio

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Al Mason

Is love blind?

Is love blind?

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yesterday 10

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Osho

Uniform, but for which gender(s)? India's UCC push faces a crucial question on same-sex couples and transgender rights

Uniform, but for which gender(s)? India's UCC push faces a crucial question on same-sex couples and transgender rights

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yesterday 10

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Shally Bhasin

Luxe redux, it's a pleasure: Luxury retail in India is moving away from 'dictatorial' exclusivity to 'collaborative' empathy

Luxe redux, it's a pleasure: Luxury retail in India is moving away from 'dictatorial' exclusivity to 'collaborative' empathy

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yesterday 10

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Shivaji Dasgupta

Putting plurilaterals to good use: India signals change in WTO stance by engaging in plurilateral agreement discussions after BRICS declaration

Putting plurilaterals to good use: India signals change in WTO stance by engaging in plurilateral agreement discussions after BRICS declaration

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yesterday 10

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Anwarul Hoda

Small victories

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Dharmen Shah

Catch a bully by its horns: How India can turn the latest round of US visa curbs affecting Indian techies to its advantage

Catch a bully by its horns: How India can turn the latest round of US visa curbs affecting Indian techies to its advantage

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Kiran Karnik

Eyes now on Viksit, net zero later :Can India achieve high-income status by 2047 without compromising on climate promises?

Eyes now on Viksit, net zero later :Can India achieve high-income status by 2047 without compromising on climate promises?

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thursday 10

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Bjørn Lomborg

Hold Your Horses, Bulls Will Come: What should investors do as oil prices, AI frenzy weigh on Indian stock market

Hold Your Horses, Bulls Will Come: What should investors do as oil prices, AI frenzy weigh on Indian stock market

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thursday 10

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R Venkataraman

Pump price before politics: Is Trump's Russian diesel purchase a necessary compromise or blatant hypocrisy?

Pump price before politics: Is Trump's Russian diesel purchase a necessary compromise or blatant hypocrisy?

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thursday 10

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Sanjeev Choudhary

Early Diwali dhamaka: With the IDBI strategic sale to Fairfax, GoI has taken a giant step in the disinvestment pathway

Early Diwali dhamaka: With the IDBI strategic sale to Fairfax, GoI has taken a giant step in the disinvestment pathway

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thursday 10

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Madan Sabnavis

India can catch up in AI by focusing on applications

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thursday 10

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Ananya Roy

Go On, Show Us the Money! Rs 3 lakh cr foreign outflows spark concerns about India's investment landscape

Go On, Show Us the Money! Rs 3 lakh cr foreign outflows spark concerns about India's investment landscape

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Joe Wallen

The Invincible Adya Shakti

The Invincible Adya Shakti

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14.10.2026 10

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Narayani Ganesh

GST reforms aim to boost compliance by removing fear, widening tax base

GST reforms aim to boost compliance by removing fear, widening tax base

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14.10.2026 10

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V Anantha Nageswaran

Crude oil crisis in Hormuz: Much more than just price and quantity

Crude oil crisis in Hormuz: Much more than just price and quantity

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13.10.2026 10

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Col Rajeev Agarwal

What an old 20th c. Delhi move

What an old 20th c. Delhi move

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13.10.2026 10

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Kumkum Dasgupta

Tantra vision

Tantra vision

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13.10.2026 20

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Narayan Sirdesai

Election Commission faces growing rift with voters, opposition and its own system

Election Commission faces growing rift with voters, opposition and its own system

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13.10.2026 10

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Pranab Dhal Samanta

Inches, not just percentages: India’s GDP is rising, but a four-inch gap with China tells another story

Inches, not just percentages: India’s GDP is rising, but a four-inch gap with China tells another story

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13.10.2026 20

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Ashish Gupta

Devil's in the diesel, get E-truckin'

Devil's in the diesel, get E-truckin'

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13.10.2026 10

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Arijit Barman

The art of leading

The art of leading

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12.10.2026 20

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Brahma Kumaris

India-UK trade deal to boost bilateral trade by £25.5 billion annually by 2040

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12.10.2026 20

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Jonathan Reynolds

Centre of forging partnerships

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12.10.2026 20

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Michael R Bloomberg

Go slow on rate hikes: Make capital accessible and affordable to drive investment and job creation

Go slow on rate hikes: Make capital accessible and affordable to drive investment and job creation

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12.10.2026 20

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Neelkanth Mishra

Police on My Back

Police on My Back

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11.10.2026 20

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Indrajit Hazra

A Resurgent Champion: As world title defence approaches, Gukesh seems to have rediscovered his winning touch

A Resurgent Champion: As world title defence approaches, Gukesh seems to have rediscovered his winning touch

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11.10.2026 20

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Rakesh Rao

Online hate is stealing the joy from sport

Online hate is stealing the joy from sport

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11.10.2026 20

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Gaurav Kalra

Jeffrey Archer was Brit, but dil tha Hindustani

Jeffrey Archer was Brit, but dil tha Hindustani

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11.10.2026 20

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Anuvab Pal

Gen Z stereotypes are wrong, every generation shares the same human needs

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11.10.2026 20

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Papa Cj

Now you have a safe flight, dear reader: We live in turbulent times - if it's just turbulence, thank your lucky stars

Now you have a safe flight, dear reader: We live in turbulent times - if it's just turbulence, thank your lucky stars

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11.10.2026 20

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Indrajit Hazra

PERMafrost without bite: Indian IT must stop treating every US rule change as a crisis to be lobbied away, fix lies elsewhere

PERMafrost without bite: Indian IT must stop treating every US rule change as a crisis to be lobbied away, fix lies elsewhere

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Subimal Bhattacharjee

As you think so you become

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10.10.2026 20

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Dada J P Vaswani

Be mindful, listen, empathise: Is modern life killing our mental health? New findings reveal alarming truths about social isolation

Be mindful, listen, empathise: Is modern life killing our mental health? New findings reveal alarming truths about social isolation

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10.10.2026 20

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Rohini Nilekani

Apple Pay’s India launch shows how RBI’s outcome-based regulation lets technology evolve

Apple Pay’s India launch shows how RBI’s outcome-based regulation lets technology evolve

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09.10.2026 20

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Rohit Kumar Singh

Healthcare paradox: More access, but who pays?

Healthcare paradox: More access, but who pays?

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09.10.2026 20

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M Muneer

Intelligence and wisdom

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09.10.2026 20

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Ashok Pandey

Why wait for Starlink when the rural internet gap is India’s to fix

Why wait for Starlink when the rural internet gap is India’s to fix

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08.10.2026 20

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Pravin Kaushal

IAF needs to spread its wings: Is the declining squadron strength in the IAF a sign of deeper systemic issues?

IAF needs to spread its wings: Is the declining squadron strength in the IAF a sign of deeper systemic issues?

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08.10.2026 20

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Manvendra Singh

Be agent provocateur: India's internet needs an AI makeover

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08.10.2026 30

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Nikhil Pahwa

IRDAI and the avoidable art of regulatory jaywalking

IRDAI and the avoidable art of regulatory jaywalking

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08.10.2026 20

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Prakash Balakrishnan

Freedom from debt

Freedom from debt

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08.10.2026 20

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Devendraraj Suthar

‘Emerging Markets’ is obsolete: India, Taiwan and South Korea no longer fit neatly in the same box

‘Emerging Markets’ is obsolete: India, Taiwan and South Korea no longer fit neatly in the same box

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08.10.2026 30

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Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar

RBI’s rate hike matters. Its shift to calibrated tightening matters more

RBI’s rate hike matters. Its shift to calibrated tightening matters more

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08.10.2026 30

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Prateek Ancha

Celebrating differences

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06.10.2026 30

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Sumit Paul

France student protest and India's CJP movement share one demand: Young people want to be heard, not policed

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06.10.2026 30

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Gilles Verniers