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US reciprocal tariffs will only impact 2-3% of India’s GDP: Keki Mistry at Money9 Financial Freedom Summit

US reciprocal tariffs will only impact 2-3% of India’s GDP: Keki Mistry at Money9 Financial Freedom Summit

New Delhi: It’s true that global trade realignments may create a ricochet effect but Keki Mistry emphasised that India, with its predominantly...

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No to fat shaming, yes to inane weight loss fads: Hypocrisy, habit or circumstance?

No to fat shaming, yes to inane weight loss fads: Hypocrisy, habit or circumstance?

New Delhi: Fat or fit, fab or flab — believe it or not these are questions that are still very much a part of our current discourse. And we are in...

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Duologue with Barun Das S3: Falguni Nayar, Das on dreams, risk & ‘beauty’ of business

Duologue with Barun Das S3: Falguni Nayar, Das on dreams, risk & ‘beauty’ of business

New Delhi: This episode of the ‘Duologue’ between Barun Das and Falguni Nayar isn’t yet another interview, it’s a dialogue between two...

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Maha CM Devendra Fadnavis' crackdown on corruption signals both intent and integrity

Maha CM Devendra Fadnavis' crackdown on corruption signals both intent and integrity

New Delhi: There’s governance and then there’s progressive governance — where one concerns itself with routine administration, the other is...

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Fool’s Gold? Donald’s Trump’s policy on gold card ‘glitters’ but doesn’t have shine

Fool’s Gold? Donald’s Trump’s policy on gold card ‘glitters’ but doesn’t have shine

New Delhi: Before we get into the $5 million gold card citizenship for business that US president Donald Trump wants to roll out, here’s how such an...

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EU in India: Friends with benefits, situation-ship or simply casual flirting?

EU in India: Friends with benefits, situation-ship or simply casual flirting?

New Delhi: If you have heard of the ‘laws of attraction’ you would appreciate that India is right in the center of it. Be it the law of magnetism,...

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B’Desh Army chief warns infighting may hurt sovereignty; foresees escalating turmoil?

B’Desh Army chief warns infighting may hurt sovereignty; foresees escalating turmoil?

New Delhi: Bangladesh Army chief has been a busy man since 2024 but the work is only half done. A fact that Wakar-Uz-Zaman himself acknowledged lately...

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Optional Subject: Is Shashi Tharoor suddenly ambitious; will that cost the Congress in Kerala?

Optional Subject: Is Shashi Tharoor suddenly ambitious; will that cost the Congress in Kerala?

New Delhi: First, he sang praises of the ruling Kerala government’s astute politics that, according him, has benefitted the economics of the state...

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Duologue with Barun Das S3: A nuanced exchange with Kiran Rao on cinema & identity

Duologue with Barun Das S3: A nuanced exchange with Kiran Rao on cinema & identity

New Delhi: In a world where conversations often skim the surface, ‘Duologue With Barun Das Season 3’ offers depth and authenticity to the...

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Explained: What is HKU5-CoV-2, a bat coronavirus that can infect humans too

Explained: What is HKU5-CoV-2, a bat coronavirus that can infect humans too

New Delhi: In other news coming from China, there is a potential virus outbreak which poses considerable threat to us. The HKU5-CoV-2 is a known...

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Ladies’ Knight: Rekha Gupta takes oath as Delhi CM, is it another BJP masterstroke?

Ladies’ Knight: Rekha Gupta takes oath as Delhi CM, is it another BJP masterstroke?

New Delhi: From the 13th century to the 21st, Delhi has been a fortress for female leadership. Notable women, be it historical monarchs or political...

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Is USAID ‘Biggest Scam’: Case for transparency, and why India’s concerns are valid

New Delhi: Elon Musk has just thrown a googly and it’s baffling for all sides in the game. For one, it is not a ‘smart’ ball and neither is Musk...

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Dunki Routes and Darién Gap: Is US-Panama diplomacy holding back a crackdown?

Dunki Routes and Darién Gap: Is US-Panama diplomacy holding back a crackdown?

New Delhi: So, the US has identified the Darién Gap to be the entry point of all illegal immigrant infringement. And yet, every year, almost 70 per...

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US-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia: Why Kyiv isn't at the table

US-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia: Why Kyiv isn't at the table

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump has been a busy man ever since assuming the Oval office in January. While he is ticking off many important boxes,...

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BAFTA Awards: Is it all we imagine as light or is it dark tale of colonial bias?

BAFTA Awards: Is it all we imagine as light or is it dark tale of colonial bias?

New Delhi: Both movies had female protagonists as their core, both were dealing with “identity narratives”, both were trend aligned… yet one...

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Shallow earthquakes are unseen threats: Cause intense shaking, growling noise, massive damage

Shallow earthquakes are unseen threats: Cause intense shaking, growling noise, massive damage

New Delhi: According to the latest census, the population of Dhaula Kuan in New Delhi was pegged at 11,604, and the density was 5,806 people per...

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Ragging in medical colleges: A toxic mix of discipline, pressure, and mental strain

Ragging in medical colleges: A toxic mix of discipline, pressure, and mental strain

New Delhi: It’s supposed to be Valentine’s week but we have news that is morally reprehensible, grotesque, and utterly unsavoury. Five third-year...

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Stealth and strategy: India’s rise in the global Defence arena

Stealth and strategy: India’s rise in the global Defence arena

New Delhi: There’s something about all India-US meets, something that piques interest globally, even when it may not concern nations and...

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Does NTA’s JEE Mains blunder highlight deadly consequences of academic negligence?

Does NTA’s JEE Mains blunder highlight deadly consequences of academic negligence?

New Delhi: 8,876 Engineering colleges (private and government colleges), 39 lakh students enrolled in them, close to 17 lakh students appeared for the...

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Tamil pride or misplaced Dravidian ego: DMK is at it again with an imbecilic comparison with Sanskrit

New Delhi: This is the 21st century. The world is seeing an AI revolution like never before, global boundaries are blurring, the world is becoming one...

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PM Modi on AI: First leader to stress 'humans hold the key' — why responsibility must guide AI dream

New Delhi: We will take it one step ahead and begin our piece with a question — be ready to be perplexed — What’s common between, The Thing...

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NTA's new fiasco or minor hiccup: JEE Mains results URL created but NO scorecard yet

New Delhi: Another day, another issue. About 13 lakh students, who appeared for the JEE Mains Session 1 test, held between January 22-30, were in for...

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Ranveer Allahbadia controversy — If vulgarity is comedy, lndia is better off keeping this talent ‘latent’

New Delhi: Risqué is risk! Particularly if you don’t know where to draw the line between humour and ribald. Ranveer Allahbadia, or Beer Biceps,...

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AI Mahabharata: PM Modi to co-chair Paris summit; Why India’s ‘vishwa guru’ dream hinges on tech supremacy

New Delhi: There’s a race brewing at the ‘City of Romance’ today (tomorrow as well) and the significance of the timing is not lost on any of us....

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Milkipur too: Ahead of Valentine's Day, BJP's Cupid charms voters from Delhi to UP

New Delhi: With back-to-back victories in state elections (post the Lok Sabha events in 2024), the Bharatiya Janata Party, seems to have reconciled...

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Parvesh Saheb Singh Verma — political legacy, prominent Jat face, RSS roots, possible Delhi CM?

New Delhi: According to Dr Orison Swett Marden, an American inspirational author, “Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the...

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Aam Aadmi don't live in Sheesh Mahals: Delhi votes against Arvind Kejriwal, snubs AAP

New Delhi: In 2014, he had emphasised on the empowerment of the “aam aadmi” or the common man in all of his speeches. He had advocated for a...

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Shackles & supremacy: US deportation theatrics reeks of tyranny, misplaced policies

New Delhi: If you haven’t watched ’12 Years A Slave’ (2013), where Chiwetel Ejiofor (Solomon Northup) is caught in the crosshairs of pursuing a...

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Green card dreams to Military plane landings: US deportation hits home

New Delhi: If it’s true that Rome was not built in a day; neither was the image of India as the emerging leader of the global South. As the...

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The price of being Trump-ish: Is it $252K for a C-17 flight to deport 205 Indians?

New Delhi: As is the fad these days, we asked Google ‘one word to use for a person who wants to impose himself and his ideas’ and pat came the...

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El Salva-DOOR open for criminals, deportees; reeks of odd transactional relationship

New Delhi: If you are not interested in studying about (or watching) volcanoes, there is an off-chance that you wouldn’t have heard about this...

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JNU report on illegal immigration adds context to ongoing political battle in New Delhi

New Delhi: As we come to the conclusion of political campaigning for Delhi Assembly polls (by 5 pm, today) to be held on February 5, there is a recent...

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From start-ups to geospace: Budget 2025 embodies the new age in spirit and vision

New Delhi: It’s a Budget that had a little something for everyone — some relief (much needed) for the middle class in the form of income tax slab...

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Rs 12 lakh tax relief: PM Modi's Budget move is both an economic boost and political masterstroke

New Delhi: Cometh the hour, cometh the man! Before every Budget session takes place, there is immense pressure of performance on the incumbent...

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Chasing H-1B or building India: Donald Trump’s ‘slaves’ jibe should be wake-up call

New Delhi: In the past few weeks, we have faced awkward questions about how many hours should be enough if our main aim was ‘nation building’....

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PM Modi's 'no videshi chingaari' jibe; has Opposition aligned with Viksit Bharat or lost its spark?

New Delhi: There’s some good news even before the Budget 2025 is tabled tomorrow — surely this is a sign of all good things to come in the New...

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Trump threatens Guantanamo Bay for 'worst criminal aliens'; bold move or sheer hubris?

New Delhi: The President of the United States has been a busy man ever since his glamourous inauguration on January 20, he has been signing executive...

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House in Order: SC’s call for 'Domestic Workers' protection is both timely and essential

New Delhi: While it is impossible to estimate the exact number of domestic workers that are working in India today, which is a challenge due to...

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Amrit Snan on Mauni Amavasya: Seeking immortality or moksha at Maha Kumbh?

New Delhi: Moksha or salvation — either or, neither nor, or both — these are important spiritual questions that one is bound to face when the talk...

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Water Wars: Kejriwal’s ‘BJP poisoning Yamuna’ jab doesn’t make any waves, and sinks on facts

New Delhi: The Delhi Assembly elections is nothing short of a potboiler. It never has been, never will be. But to what extent will this go? The jury...

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Is Kejriwal pulling an Oprah — ‘You get a freebie, everyone gets a freebie!’— or heading for freefall?

New Delhi: Free water, electricity, education, healthcare… (and also money) promised to the aam aadmi of Delhi. As election season heats up (along...

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Indonesian President’s quip on Indian DNA is proud moment; lesson for global fad around Arabian ancestry

New Delhi: President Prabowo Subianto has had good words for India ever since he landed in the country on January 25. He is the fourth Indonesian...

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Kumbh Tax: British law met with grit, Rs 1 offering shows Hindu Dharma’s noble legacy

New Delhi: The 45-day spectacle currently underway at Prayagraj, in Uttar Pradesh, is a trove of priceless stories. Mostly of our spiritual prowess,...

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Stalin’s push to decipher Indus script: Bid to link Dravidian roots and challenge Sanatana Dharma?

New Delhi: What is there in an old Indus Valley Script, you ask? For starters, there is a prize money of $1 million up for the grabs to anyone who...

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Too young for a spanking: US may tauten ‘porn for all’ ages online, India should too

New Delhi: In India, it may be difficult for you to get an alcoholic drink without furnishing your Aadhaar card — if you are (or look) underage —...

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China’s Concern, QUAD’s Confidence: Leaders vow to protect a free Indo-Pacific

New Delhi: The inauguration of POTUS Donald Trump and the extravagant ceremony that was held in his honour were not the only two things that hold...

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With Saif back home, can we ‘stop’ with our curiosity and let the police take over?

New Delhi: Saif Ali Khan’s discharge from Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital today has sparked a wave of relief and celebration across the nation. After...

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Trump Returns: Headlines point at global watchfulness and tempered celebrations

New Delhi: Before we begin with the analysis, here’s a look at the top headlines which celebrated, or, announced the return of US president Donald...

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Trump is "rich as hell"; in second term may 'Make Himself Great Again'

New Delhi: You are either rich, uber rich, or you are Donald Trump! President of the United States, with a net worth of around $6.4 billion, is all...

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Trump’s India-China Pivot: Early visits signify strategic shift to woo Asian majors?

New Delhi: As all action shifts (indoors) to the Rotunda in the US Capitol, Washington DC, tonight for the inauguration ceremony of POTUS Donald...

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