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Derek O’Brien writes: 8 suggestions for the Vice President of India — whoever that may be

Derek O’Brien writes: 8 suggestions for the Vice President of India — whoever that may be
01.08.2025 20

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Opinion | The Vice Presidents of India I Know

25.07.2025 10

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Question Hour is one of the few tools still available to hold this government accountable

18.07.2025 10

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Opinion | We Are Indian. Can We Please Say That In Any Language We Like?

11.07.2025 9

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Two quizmasters, on the facts

04.07.2025 20

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Opinion | For Amit Shah, A Note On What Ambedkar, Gandhi, Azad Said About 'English'

27.06.2025 10

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As Trump ramps up pressure, the US Fed’s job becomes more challenging

20.06.2025 30

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Class XII board exam data for 2024 show science is no longer a boys’ club

20.06.2025 10

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In England, the Indian cricket team starts over

20.06.2025 10

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Standardising AC temperature will be a quick fix

20.06.2025 20

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Derek O’Brien writes: Unseeing the Northeast

20.06.2025 10

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Opinion | BJP Manifesto: Promise Versus Reality

09.06.2025 10

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Derek O’Brien writes: Cagey in the House

06.06.2025 10

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Derek O’Brien writes: Cagey in the House

06.06.2025 10

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Blog | 30 Terrifying Minutes On A Delhi-Srinagar Flight That Changed My Life - By Derek O'Brien

28.05.2025 10

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Derek O’Brien writes: A quizmaster's tribute to the Indian Armed Forces

24.05.2025 20

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Derek O’Brien writes: A quizmaster's tribute to the Indian Armed Forces

23.05.2025 10

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What Is Your 'War Quotient'? A Quiz By Derek O'Brien

14.05.2025 10

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Derek O’Brien writes: With child labour, law is not the problem — enforcement is

09.05.2025 10

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As Trump's tariff policies play out, the US Fed takes a longer pause

09.05.2025 10

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Express View on Rohit Sharma’s retirement: A semi-tragic trajectory

09.05.2025 10

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What applicants for a job on the Scottish isle of Colonsay must remember

09.05.2025 20

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Derek O’Brien writes: With child labour, law is not the problem — enforcement is

09.05.2025 20

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Derek O’Brien writes: He was my Pope

25.04.2025 10

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Derek O’Brien writes: He was my Pope

25.04.2025 10

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Opinion | Am I Indian Enough? - By Derek O'Brien

18.04.2025 10

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Ten questions during Question Hour — and what the government’s responses reveal

11.04.2025 10

Indian Express

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Ten questions during Question Hour — and what the government’s responses reveal

11.04.2025 4

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Opinion | Parliament Session: Don't Let The All-Nighters Deceive You

07.04.2025 10

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Best of Both Sides: In ‘Adolescence,’ the loneliness and rejection we tucked away

28.03.2025 10

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Seven issues raised by MPs in Parliament

28.03.2025 40

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Best of Both Sides: In ‘Adolescence,’ the loneliness and rejection we tucked away

28.03.2025 7

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Seven issues raised by MPs in Parliament

28.03.2025 10

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Opinion | PM Modi Podcast: An Alternate View

19.03.2025 10

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Dis/Agree: Revitalising Kannada film industry needs much more than low ticket prices

14.03.2025 10

Indian Express

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Derek O’Brien writes: Government is not serious about human-animal conflict

14.03.2025 10

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Opinion | New Parliament Session, Same Old Habits

06.03.2025 10

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How I went from cricket fanatic to cricket apathetic

28.02.2025 10

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Opinion | Rail Fail. That's The Headline: By Derek O'Brien

21.02.2025 10

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Derek O’Brien writes: How to be a visible politician

14.02.2025 20

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Opinion | Who's Afraid Of Criminalising Marital Rape?

12.02.2025 10

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The first salvo

03.02.2025 20

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Notes from my Parliament Diary

03.02.2025 20

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Opinion | It's Time India's Parliament Had A Calendar

20.01.2025 30

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Express View: From Rahul Gandhi, a disquieting petulance

17.01.2025 7

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Express View: ISRO’s latest success, an example to follow

17.01.2025 6

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The Third Edit: ‘Nanoship’ destroys something beautiful

17.01.2025 8

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How laws are passed under NDA – in silence, without consultation

17.01.2025 8

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Church leadership needs to listen to the people and heed their concerns and insecurities

Church leadership needs to listen to the people and heed their concerns and insecurities

03.01.2025 20

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Church leadership needs to listen to the people and heed their concerns and insecurities

Church leadership needs to listen to the people and heed their concerns and insecurities

03.01.2025 3

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