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For nearly three decades, the internet thrived on a simple economic bargain: users got free content, and publishers earned revenue through ads,...
As India marks 26 years of its triumph in the Kargil War, the time is ripe to look beyond the symbolism of the conflict and examine a disturbing...
Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls, initiated by the Election Commission of India in Bihar a month ago, concluded its first phase...
When a Milan runway becomes the unlikely stage for Kolhapur’s traditional leather sandals, it reveals more than just a fleeting fashion statement ~...
India’s move to resume tourist visas for Chinese nationals after a five-year freeze is not just a bu – reaucratic gesture ~ it is a diplomatic...
In India’s often-theatrical political landscape, it is not the noise but the silence that sometimes says the most. The resignation of Mr Jagdeep...
The British author, Sir Ken Robinson said, “My contention is that creativity now is as important in education as literacy, and we should treat it...
The fluctuating international context compels states of this region and beyond to recalibrate their labour laws, policies and practices. This is...
US President Donald Trump’s new roadmap for artificial intelligence promises speed, strength, and supremacy. It’s framed as a bold attempt to...
It was the usual school dispersal, and all the children were walking with their guardians who had come to pick them up, chattering away about their...
After years of cautious negotiations, India and the United Kingdom have finally inked a free trade agreement that promises a new chapter in...
Efforts to end the relentless siege of Gaza have been set back by the abrupt end to peace talks in Qatar. Both the United States and Israel have...
Integrity. Humility. Selfless commitment. Conviction. These loaded words are grabbing media space with unending tributes to VS Achuthanandan, the...
China’s decision to begin construction on what is poised to become the world’s largest hydropower dam in the ecologically fragile Yarlung Tsangpo...
It was the best of times for us aspiring to join the IAS, it was perhaps the worst of times for India since Independence. We had been preparing for...
The new trade agreement between the United States and Japan ~ hailed by President Donald Trump as the “largest trade deal in history” ~ may be...
In much of the West, bilingualism is often framed as a cognitive edge ~ an acquired skill to sharpen the ageing brain or enrich young minds. In...
As the dust settles from the 12-day conflict that began with Israel’s “Operation Rising Lion” on 12 June 2025, and escalated with U.S. strikes...
The acquittal of 12 men in the 2006 Mumbai train bombings ~ an attack that claimed 187 lives and injured over 800 ~ demands not just legal...