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Going Dutch can mean bill-splitting turning into a full-blown hair-splitting affair

Going Dutch can mean bill-splitting turning into a full-blown hair-splitting affair

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latest 10

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Reshom Majumdar

Bina Paul: From IFFK to Cannes, A trailblazer's journey in Indian cinema

Bina Paul: From IFFK to Cannes, A trailblazer's journey in Indian cinema

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yesterday 9

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Anna Mm Vetticad

The many roles editors play in shaping writers and stories

The many roles editors play in shaping writers and stories

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yesterday 10

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Siddharth Chowdhury

How to make poverty disappear: Never mind trickle-down effect, or the rising tide that'll lift all boats

How to make poverty disappear: Never mind trickle-down effect, or the rising tide that'll lift all boats

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yesterday 10

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Indrajit Hazra

Why the help of women MPs is neces-saree: Parliament could give many languishing 6-yard weaves a fillip

Why the help of women MPs is neces-saree: Parliament could give many languishing 6-yard weaves a fillip

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yesterday 8

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Reshmi Dasgupta

The fall of the TMC machine and the rise of political survivalism

The fall of the TMC machine and the rise of political survivalism

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yesterday 10

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Ujjwal katiyar

Under Success Lies Internal Affairs: The hidden question leaders rarely answer

Under Success Lies Internal Affairs: The hidden question leaders rarely answer

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yesterday 10

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Amit anand

Embodying the light

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previous day 9

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Sudha Devi Nayak

Hot wheels got intelligent: Carmakers are device-fying, and tech companies making cars are bringing their world view with them

Hot wheels got intelligent: Carmakers are device-fying, and tech companies making cars are bringing their world view with them

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previous day 8

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Jaspreet Bindra

In harmony with nature

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previous day 10

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Devendraraj suthar

India needs to remove tax friction for more FDI

India needs to remove tax friction for more FDI

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previous day 10

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Ashish Dhawan

Business as second nature: Biomimicry offers a framework to shift from replication to innovation using natural principles

Business as second nature: Biomimicry offers a framework to shift from replication to innovation using natural principles

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previous day 10

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Kumkum Dasgupta

Don't allow hiding under forgetting: Why Delhi HC's 'right to be forgotten' ruling raises serious concerns

Don't allow hiding under forgetting: Why Delhi HC's 'right to be forgotten' ruling raises serious concerns

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thursday 10

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Prashant Reddy T

The rupee warning: Six actions for business leaders

The rupee warning: Six actions for business leaders

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thursday 5

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Ram Charan

Go and see

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thursday 10

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Sandhya Vasudev

Tokenisation could be the next big upgrade to India's market plumbing

Tokenisation could be the next big upgrade to India's market plumbing

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thursday 10

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Srikumar misra

Is India's 1991 economic model dead? Why 'reforms' aren't enough & the state must step in

Is India's 1991 economic model dead? Why 'reforms' aren't enough & the state must step in

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thursday 10

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Ashok Malik

View: US-India relations need more than Trump calls and warm words

View: US-India relations need more than Trump calls and warm words

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thursday 10

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Seema Sirohi

Will we K-Pop (desi remix)? How India can turn Tata, Adani, Reliance into global titans

Will we K-Pop (desi remix)? How India can turn Tata, Adani, Reliance into global titans

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03.06.2026 10

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Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar

Thou art that

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03.06.2026 10

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Narayan Sirdesai

Time to walk and cycle the talk: Unsafe roads and broken footpaths are worsening India’s obesity crisis

Time to walk and cycle the talk: Unsafe roads and broken footpaths are worsening India’s obesity crisis

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03.06.2026 10

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K nandhnee

AI: Wisdom Vacuum?

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02.06.2026 10

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Sumit Paul

Why India's manufacturing future needs more than jugaad

Why India's manufacturing future needs more than jugaad

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02.06.2026 10

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Soumitra bhattacharya

Double, Trouble, Toil and the AI Bubble: Why the boom may not be what it seems

Double, Trouble, Toil and the AI Bubble: Why the boom may not be what it seems

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02.06.2026 10

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Devina mehra

Narrow the Gulf for Delhi: Conversation on derisking the future from Hormuz is good news for India

Narrow the Gulf for Delhi: Conversation on derisking the future from Hormuz is good news for India

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02.06.2026 10

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Pranab Dhal Samanta

Cabin Baggage

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01.06.2026 10

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Prithwis Datta

Raise it, regulators: A repo rate hike - 50 bps increase to 5.75 perhaps - will reduce CAD, incentivise capital flows

Raise it, regulators: A repo rate hike - 50 bps increase to 5.75 perhaps - will reduce CAD, incentivise capital flows

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01.06.2026 10

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Mythili Bhusnurmath

Shot of hike as painkiller: India’s economic storm calls for decisive MPC action

Shot of hike as painkiller: India’s economic storm calls for decisive MPC action

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01.06.2026 10

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Mc Govardhana Rangan

How to regain funds & frolic: India’s capex push needs savings, competitiveness and global capital flows to align

How to regain funds & frolic: India’s capex push needs savings, competitiveness and global capital flows to align

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01.06.2026 10

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Chetan Ahya

Living in the land of cheater cockroaches takes guts, spunk & moxie

Living in the land of cheater cockroaches takes guts, spunk & moxie

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31.05.2026 10

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Palash Krishna Mehrotra

Cuteathetic new party wannabes

Cuteathetic new party wannabes

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30.05.2026 10

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Indrajit Hazra

Putting the Bekaart before AI's racehorse: How widespread adoption of the tech can fill the nation with Kantian roaches

Putting the Bekaart before AI's racehorse: How widespread adoption of the tech can fill the nation with Kantian roaches

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30.05.2026 10

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Ateesh Tankha

The coolest ideas are often the oldest

The coolest ideas are often the oldest

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30.05.2026 10

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Reshmi Dasgupta

First, learn how to listen

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30.05.2026 10

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Swami Sukhabodhananda

The world is becoming training data for AI, for which everyone is unprotected

The world is becoming training data for AI, for which everyone is unprotected

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30.05.2026 10

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Nikhil Pahwa

AI in literature debate: Does the book still matter?

AI in literature debate: Does the book still matter?

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30.05.2026 10

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Roopa Kudva

Dear IPL, we didn't mean to fall in love

Dear IPL, we didn't mean to fall in love

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30.05.2026 10

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Harsh Goenka

India's AIF industry grows up: What comes after the boom?

India's AIF industry grows up: What comes after the boom?

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29.05.2026 20

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Siddharth Shah

View: Rupee crossing 100 may not be catastrophic, but can India convince the world about its growth story?

View: Rupee crossing 100 may not be catastrophic, but can India convince the world about its growth story?

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29.05.2026 20

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Ananya Roy

Symphony or Cacophony?

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28.05.2026 10

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Narayani Ganesh

Industrial Bong for the Buck: A blueprint for West Bengal’s evolution from an entrepot to a production hub

Industrial Bong for the Buck: A blueprint for West Bengal’s evolution from an entrepot to a production hub

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28.05.2026 10

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Abheek Baruah

Fix the ABC of IBC: Why we should re-engineer the bankruptcy code further

Fix the ABC of IBC: Why we should re-engineer the bankruptcy code further

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28.05.2026 10

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Arijit Barman

Time to Reawaken

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27.05.2026 10

The Economic Times

Nazeer ahemd kazi

India’s solar crisis has been failure of planning, coordination and infrastructure: Swaminathan Aiyar

India’s solar crisis has been failure of planning, coordination and infrastructure: Swaminathan Aiyar

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27.05.2026 10

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Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar

Why 5G’s real test lies in the daily commute

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27.05.2026 20

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Kazim Rizvi

Conserve your energy

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27.05.2026 20

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Dada J P Vaswani

Bond won't help this time: Why RBI should hike interest rate, instead of unleashing forex mobilisation schemes as in the past

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27.05.2026 20

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Ashish Gupta

TRAI, network clarity, please?

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27.05.2026 10

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Payal Malik

The Trump-Xi Summit: Facts behind the noise

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26.05.2026 10

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Ram Charan

Inspired action

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26.05.2026 10

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V Balasubramaniam