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Odisha: How one girl’s choice is challenging child marriage

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Swapna Majumdar

The writer I was, the typist I became, longing to return

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Asha Iyer Kumar

The window that changed the world

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Santhosh Mathew

New pension dilemma: Why the 2025 validation law has stirred anxiety

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Vk Bahuguna

Why India must treat terrorism as a national disaster

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Satendra Singh

Nitish Kumar 10.0: The ultimate survivor

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Congress: Existential crisis deepens

Congress: Existential crisis deepens

The Congress party’s dismal performance in the Bihar Assembly elections has once again raised questions about its organisational strength,...

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Kalyani Shankar

Tamoguna reveals darkness hidden within us

Tamoguna reveals darkness hidden within us

Tamoguna is commonly translated into English as the mode of darkness. But what does this really mean in our day-to-day lives? We often classify...

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Ajit Kumar Bishnoi

Bihar elections: The crash and collapse of Congress

Bihar elections: The crash and collapse of Congress

The reasons for the recent Congress’s miserable performance in the Bihar Assembly elections are readily discernible in two succinct statements—...

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Balbir Punj

Japan and China face off over Taiwan

Taiwan is the bone of contention in East Asia which refuses to perish. A small island nation to the north of the South China Sea, which China...

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The forgotten Indian theory now powerfully driving the quantum age

The forgotten Indian theory now powerfully driving the quantum age

A hundred years ago, a young physics teacher in Calcutta quietly rewrote the way nature counts. On November 20, the idea he discovered, known as...

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Nishant Sahdev

A major yet preventable health risk for pregnant women

A major yet preventable health risk for pregnant women

Anaemia continues to be a major health risk for pregnant women in India. According to the National Health Survey-5 (2019-21), nearly 57 per cent of...

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Rishma Dhillon Pai

Catalysing innovation in India’s ESDM ecosystem

Electropreneur Park (EP), Bhubaneswar, has emerged as a transformative force in India’s innovation landscape, particularly within the Electronics...

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Arvind Kumar

Inspiring the young: Most urgent national mission

With over 65 per cent of its population below the age of 35, India possesses one of the largest and youngest workforces in the world. A UN report...

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Rajyogi Brahma Kumar Nikunj Ji

Gallows for Sheikh Hasina, dilemma for India

Gallows for Sheikh Hasina, dilemma for India

As things were progressing in Bangladesh, a harsh punishment for the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was on the cards, but few thought it would...

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The Indian heritage of overland outreach

The Indian heritage of overland outreach

In prehistoric times, the civilisations of Egypt and Mesopotamia flourished to the west of India, with China to its east. India’s mountain passes...

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Raghvendra Singh

Bihar’s verdict and the emerging grammar of Indian politics

Bihar’s verdict and the emerging grammar of Indian politics

The people of Bihar have delivered a mandate whose weight goes well beyond the arithmetic of seats. The National Democratic Alliance has won 202 of...

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Hardeep Singh Puri

Red Fort blast signals a dangerous new phase in India’s fight against terror

Red Fort blast signals a dangerous new phase in India’s fight against terror

On November 10th , after a decade, India experienced its first terror attack on its heartland, starting from the capital, which killed 13 and...

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Srijan Sharma

Constitutionalised coup d’état in Pakistan

Constitutionalised coup d’état in Pakistan

While taking over Pakistan through Martial Law in 1958, Field Marshal Ayub Khan proclaimed, “I have no intention of perpetuating martial law. As...

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Bhopinder Singh

The silent paycheque cage we choose daily

The silent paycheque cage we choose daily

Modern society has perfected the art of imprisonment — so gracefully, so tastefully — that most people never realise they are trapped. Today’s cage...

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Sakshi Sethi

Pakistan: The making of a new military state

Pakistan: The making of a new military state

While Pakistan and Bangladesh wrestle with their fragile relationship under the interim government led by Yunus, the International Tribunal is set...

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Nilantha Ilangamuwa

Red Fort blast in Delhi: A wake-up call to reshape strategies on a real-time basis

Red Fort blast in Delhi: A wake-up call to reshape strategies on a real-time basis

Transparency is certainly not the hallmark of the Narendra Modi government. This is true in its normal functioning, when there is ample elbow room...

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Anil Anand

A new age of global warfare

A new age of global warfare

Discussing the Russia-Ukraine war — or even the tragic events in Gaza — has become so routine that the very act of analysing them feels almost...

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Balraj Mehta

Gen Z rage ignites Mexico’s streets

Gen Z rage ignites Mexico’s streets

Gen Z’s rage knows no bounds. It is spreading across the world like wildfire, and the latest country to witness their fury is Mexico. Protests are...

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India showcases combat readiness

India showcases combat readiness

The Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force concurrently conducted three massive and high-tech exercises in October-November 2025, across the full span of...

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Anil Bhat

Trump’s agri tariff rollback signals reset

Finally, there is respite for Indian farmers and exporters of agri and processed food products to the US. The US President Donald Trump’s decision...

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India’s youth crave freedom but resist responsibility

In an era where technology lets you order a mango shake at 2 am, track your REM cycles with scientific precision, and even outsource college...

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Shainy Sharma

Healing starts with letting go

We often hear people say, “Live in the present. Forget the past.” But for many, that’s easier said than done. The human mind has its own way of...

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Pratiksha Vats

Technological empowerment of Women: The way forward for climate resilience

The Himalayan region, with its breathtaking landscapes and ecological sensitivity, is also a volatile and temperamental ecosystem. Rapidly changing...

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Reema Pant

The need for a decisive shift toward inclusive development

The need for a decisive shift toward inclusive development

India today stands at a crucial turning point of rapid economic growth, technological innovation, and social transformation. The country is not...

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Bhuvnesh Yadav