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Nepal’s first woman PM rides Gen Z wave

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Kalyani Shankar

Supreme Court’s stray dog verdict: Justice, bias, and the cost of public safety

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Hasan Khurshid

Ayub Khan, John F Kennedy and the Kashmir chessboard

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A human tragedy on the brink

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Free will exists within God’s supreme will

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Ajit Kumar Bishnoi

Modi@75: The upsurge in the Howdy Modi-Namaste Trump spirit

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Anoop Bose

When hate politics consumes its own

When hate politics consumes its own

Polarising politics and the normalisation of hate in American public life may just have cost Donald Trump’s popular supporter, Charlie Kirk, his...

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Bhopinder Singh

Turning 75 together: Modi’s article signals new RSS-BJP equation

Turning 75 together: Modi’s article signals new RSS-BJP equation

From laudatory to adulatory! This is how Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi’s endeavour to keep the RSS chief Dr Mohan Bhagwat in good humour can be...

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Anil Anand

A moment of thaw, but no easy answers

It may sound cliché, but diplomacy is truly the art of the impossible — and diplomats thrive in the toughest negotiations. Indian diplomacy now...

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Encroachment crisis threatens ecology, food and water security

Encroachment crisis threatens ecology, food and water security

The forest resources of India have always been a victim of encroachments ever since India attained freedom in 1947. Because of land hunger and...

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V K Bahuguna

Cultivating peace through moral responsibility

A better world has always been the dream of humanity. We all yearn for a future where harmony, justice, and compassion guide our collective...

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Rajyogi Brahm Kumar Nikunj Ji

FinBlue: Powering India’s FinTech revolution

FinBlue: Powering India’s FinTech revolution

As India accelerates towards becoming a global FinTech leader, a quiet yet powerful transformation is underway. At the forefront of this evolution...

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Arvind Kumar

Tamil Nadu Politics: Shadows of BJP Control

It is indeed strange that a political party which ruled Tamil Nadu for more than a decade is now unable to handle its affairs on its own and seeks...

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Anantapur

Bihar deserves better: A legacy too rich to stay poor

Bihar deserves better: A legacy too rich to stay poor

Bihar’s economic backwardness is neither a sudden accident nor a mere result of contemporary neglect. Its roots run deep, back to the British...

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Pankaj Lal & Manvendra Prasad

A welcome pause, but long road ahead

The SC’s interim order on the Waqf (Amendment) Act has struck a careful balance — putting on hold the contentious provisions while keeping the law...

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Gen Z’s quake that shook Nepal

Gen Z’s quake that shook Nepal

Nepal’s digitally savvy youth have upended the nation’s political order. Yet, amid fractured leadership and swirling conspiracy theories, the...

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Ashok K Mehta

Empowering women through access to menstrual hygiene and awareness

Empowering women through access to menstrual hygiene and awareness

Access to menstrual hygiene is not just a health issue; it is key to empowering women and girls, improving their education, and upholding their...

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Rekha Sharma

Modi turns 75: A life devoted to nation with unwavering resolve

Modi turns 75: A life devoted to nation with unwavering resolve

As Narendra Modi turns 75, the nation reflects on a journey from Vadnagar’s railway platform to the Prime Minister’s Office — a life defined by...

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Rahul Kaushik

Forgiveness as ontology of human survival

Today we live in a world edging toward collapse under the weight of violence. Every day brings fresh images of conflict, leaving us helpless. While...

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Asha Gupta

Ten years of India’s digital revolution

Ten years of India’s digital revolution

As India moves toward its $5 trillion economy goal, new frontiers are emerging: AI-enabled governance, decentralised commerce, and multilingual,...

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Rao Inderjit Singh

Unite the Kingdom: Pride to Prejudice

Britain stands at a crossroads. It can either allow fear-driven nationalism to redefine its identity or reaffirm its legacy as a multicultural...

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Safeguarding stratosphere, tackling surface ozone

Each year on September 16, the world comes together to celebrate World Ozone Day, a reminder of the ozone layer’s importance and the shared...

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Tanushree

India’s roadmap to a global knowledge powerhouse

India’s roadmap to a global knowledge powerhouse

Beyond economic might, the true strength of a developed India will rest on its intellectual, social, ethical, and innovation-driven ecosystem. To...

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Raghavendra P Tiwari

India must learn from Albania’s bold AI-powered governance leap

India must learn from Albania’s bold AI-powered governance leap

On 11 September 2025, Albania took a decision that left the world stunned. Defying conventional political wisdom, the Albanian government appointed...

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Santhosh Mathew

India’s journey in Swachh Bharat Mission-Grameen

India’s significant cleanliness initiative brought in a huge transformation in sanitation drive through the Swachh Bharat Mission-Grameen (SBM-G),...

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T Senthil Siva Subramanian

Promises of peace, pathways of progress

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s long-awaited visit to the Northeast marks both a political statement and a humanitarian gesture, even if it comes...

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GST 2.0 fuels hope, hurdles remain for renewables

GST 2.0 fuels hope, hurdles remain for renewables

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council’s 56th meeting set in motion the next generation GST reforms as announced by the Prime Minister Narendra...

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Kota Sriraj

Prayer heals wounds, wounds heal through faith

Prayer heals wounds, wounds heal through faith

From my earliest childhood, prayer came to me as naturally as breathing. Whenever I was sick, anxious, or dreading an exam, I instinctively folded...

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Ajit Kumar Bishnoi

Nepal’s Gen Z fury turns moral outrage into chaos, not reform

Nepal’s Gen Z fury turns moral outrage into chaos, not reform

Just like in Bangladesh, we witness the same pattern in Nepal. Unwise groups of youth, armed with social media channels and a distorted sense of...

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Nilantha Ilangamuwa

Women directors and the rewriting of world cinema

Women directors and the rewriting of world cinema

Across Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Busan, Toronto, and India’s own IFFI, women are no longer a token presence but a defining force: winning grand...

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Chaitanya K Prasad

NITI Aayog’s human capital revolution

NITI Aayog’s human capital revolution

More than just achieving targets, NITI Aayog has focused on creating systems that are sustainable, inclusive, and future-ready. Its commitment to...

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Rao Inderjit Singh

The urgent case for family planning and abortion awareness in tribal Rajasthan

The urgent case for family planning and abortion awareness in tribal Rajasthan

The community health centre in Jhadol, Rajasthan, was recently in the news for a startling reason. It was here that Rekha Galbelia, a 55-year-old...

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Swapna Majumdar

Saving others, but struggling to save themselves

Nothing feels more paradoxical than this — a cardiac surgeon doing his rounds, checking on patients who have come to him to mend failing hearts,...

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Asha Iyer Kumar

Before outer revolutions, we first need an inner one

Before outer revolutions, we first need an inner one

History is littered with revolutions, and with the heartbreak that follows them. Crowds fill streets, slogans shake capitals, and for a moment it...

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Acharya Prashant