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The Progress Of The Country Can’t Be At Gunpoint

The Progress Of The Country Can’t Be At Gunpoint

Protests against Arunachal Pradesh’s proposed 11,200 MW Siang mega-dam have raised concerns over displacement, ancestral land, seismic risks and...

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Wild Boar Hunting Goes Wrong At Sanjay Gandhi National Park

Wild Boar Hunting Goes Wrong At Sanjay Gandhi National Park

The alleged shooting death of 60-year-old civic worker Vijay Sukharu Sapte by poachers in Sanjay Gandhi National Park has renewed concerns over...

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Man’s Best Friend Turns Into His Biggest Foe

Man’s Best Friend Turns Into His Biggest Foe

Mumbai recorded 154,017 dog bite cases in 2025, averaging nearly 17 incidents hourly, according to RTI data. The figures highlight the need for...

previous day 10

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The Irony Of Being Mrs Trump

The Irony Of Being Mrs Trump

US First Lady Melania Trump's reported mediation of a localised Russia-Ukraine ceasefire has renewed attention on the humanitarian crisis in Oleshky,...

previous day 10

Free Press Journal

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Foreign hand bogey is wearing thin. Bury it

Foreign hand bogey is wearing thin. Bury it

A kind of political and intellectual bankruptcy lies behind the attempt to blame domestic turmoil on secret plots hatched abroad and malevolent...

saturday 20

Indian Express

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On climate, a long road back to Paris

On climate, a long road back to Paris

The scale of the challenge becomes clear when the projected reductions are measured against the climate action plans countries submitted under the...

saturday 10

Indian Express

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Allahabad High Court Underscores Electricity As A Fundamental Right

Allahabad High Court Underscores Electricity As A Fundamental Right

The Allahabad High Court has held that electricity cannot be denied solely because ownership of a property in Rae Bareli is disputed. Proof of...

23.10.2026 20

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Delhi High Court Secures The Right To Protest

Delhi High Court Secures The Right To Protest

The Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR against a student who attended a protest at Ramlila Maidan over alleged corruption in SSC exams, ruling that...

23.10.2026 10

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Foreign hand bogey is wearing thin. Bury it

Foreign hand bogey is wearing thin. Bury it

A kind of political and intellectual bankruptcy lies behind the attempt to blame domestic turmoil on secret plots hatched abroad and malevolent...

23.10.2026 10

Indian Express

Editorial

On climate, a long road back to Paris

On climate, a long road back to Paris

The scale of the challenge becomes clear when the projected reductions are measured against the climate action plans countries submitted under the...

23.10.2026 10

Indian Express

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When AI vies for literary glory

When AI vies for literary glory

The 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize was caught in a storm over charges of AI use in its winning entries.

23.10.2026 10

Indian Express

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Supreme Court Warns ED Against Meddling In Functioning Of Other Agencies

Supreme Court Warns ED Against Meddling In Functioning Of Other Agencies

The Supreme Court has warned the Enforcement Directorate against exceeding its statutory powers or interfering with other investigating agencies. The...

22.10.2026 10

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Government Mandates Mobile IDs In a CNAP

Government Mandates Mobile IDs In a CNAP

India’s CNAP mandate will require telecom providers to display callers’ identities from November 1, including registered business names. The...

22.10.2026 20

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The Controversial Faces Of RSS

The Controversial Faces Of RSS

Mohan Bhagwat’s contrasting remarks in Mumbai and Nagpur have exposed a tension in the RSS’s approach to youth dissent. While he urged dialogue...

21.10.2026 20

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The EU Is Witnessing A Winter Of Discontent

The EU Is Witnessing A Winter Of Discontent

Protests over housing costs, education, fuel prices and living expenses are intensifying across France, Italy, Spain and other EU countries. Student...

21.10.2026 30

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Making Sure Peace Prevails On Public Transport

Making Sure Peace Prevails On Public Transport

Indian Metro and railway authorities are penalising passengers who play music or videos aloud on mobile phones. Bengaluru and Chennai Metro Rail...

20.10.2026 20

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A shooting in Juhu, a warning for Mumbai

A shooting in Juhu, a warning for Mumbai

Mumbai is still some distance from a return to the dark days of the 1990s, when gang violence and extortion were an almost routine feature of the...

20.10.2026 20

Indian Express

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Sure, measure time. But let lunch hour be an illusion

Sure, measure time. But let lunch hour be an illusion

The quest for accuracy in measuring time is not merely the province of obsessive bosses. For the physicist and the computer engineer, the difference...

20.10.2026 30

Indian Express

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The Bishnoi Attack: A City Forever Living In Fear

The Bishnoi Attack: A City Forever Living In Fear

The reported attack on actor Tiger Shroff in Mumbai has renewed scrutiny of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's alleged criminal network. An editorial...

19.10.2026 20

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Kolkata Tragedy: The Scourge Of Stampedes

Kolkata Tragedy: The Scourge Of Stampedes

A deadly stampede at Kolkata's Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal has renewed concerns about crowd management at major religious gatherings. An editorial...

19.10.2026 20

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Disinvestment: Five Years Of Promises, Three Sales

Disinvestment: Five Years Of Promises, Three Sales

The proposed ₹52,878 crore sale of a 60.72% stake in IDBI Bank to a Fairfax-linked entity raises questions about India's privatisation programme....

19.10.2026 40

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As global money gets costlier, India must protect investor trust

As global money gets costlier, India must protect investor trust

The increased liquidity and broadening of the investor base in India have made it possible for the likes of Blackstone to fund startups, real estate...

19.10.2026 20

Indian Express

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In Manipur, a flailing state, a missing political process

In Manipur, a flailing state, a missing political process

The sharp erosion of social cohesion has contributed to political failure, and the state’s response has failed to heal fractured inter-community...

19.10.2026 30

Indian Express

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EC Confession With Smoke And Mirrors

EC Confession With Smoke And Mirrors

The Election Commission's decision to conduct Special Summary Revision in 17 states and Union Territories has renewed scrutiny of the controversial...

18.10.2026 20

Free Press Journal

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Turning Gen Next Into A Green Brigade

Turning Gen Next Into A Green Brigade

Assam's new wildlife classrooms at Nameri Tiger Reserve aim to introduce students to biodiversity and conservation. Home to rich birdlife, tigers and...

18.10.2026 20

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Turn down the noise, let language find its way in

Turn down the noise, let language find its way in

The ability to listen shaped a child’s grasp of language.

18.10.2026 20

Indian Express

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Exports surge paves the way for much-needed reforms

Exports surge paves the way for much-needed reforms

In recent years, government has entered into several free trade agreements, but it must move forward on some of the more contentious ones as well. It...

18.10.2026 20

Indian Express

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Governors Must Remain Above Politics

Governors Must Remain Above Politics

The appointments of Dushyant Kumar Gautam as Sikkim Governor and Braj Mohan Ram as Odisha Governor-designate have renewed debate over political...

16.10.2026 20

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A Besieged Capital, A Paranoid Government

Two Cockroach Janta Party leaders, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, have been jailed for five days amid a crackdown on protests in Delhi. The article...

16.10.2026 40

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Government Must Read The Economic Signals Well

India's retail inflation rose to 5.54% in September 2026, while food inflation climbed to 7.74% and core inflation reached 4.6%. A deficient monsoon...

15.10.2026 20

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Government Gives Lmited Relief On Essential Drug Prices

The government has proposed cutting cancer drug prices by 20%–70% following Supreme Court scrutiny of excessive markups. The editorial argues that...

14.10.2026 20

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Flaky US President Does A U-Turn, Again

Donald Trump’s reported Russian diesel deal has drawn criticism over its ability to reduce US fuel prices before the November midterm elections. The...

14.10.2026 20

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Government Is Making Every Place A Jantar Mantar

The decision to de-notify Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site has raised concerns about peaceful assembly and democratic freedoms. The article...

14.10.2026 20

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Poet, Novelist Anne Carson Gets Nobel Prize For Literature

Anne Carson's Nobel Prize for Literature has renewed attention to her distinctive blend of poetry, prose and Greek mythology. Works such as...

13.10.2026 40

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Barricades, detentions do not fortify the ECI

What will it take for Gyanesh Kumar to realise that his refusal to acknowledge or answer questions is taking a mounting toll on an institution that...

13.10.2026 10

Indian Express

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US IT salvo opens new front for India

With the outcome of trade negotiations with Washington uncertain, the pressure on multiple fronts — energy, services exports, and labour mobility...

13.10.2026 10

Indian Express

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Maharashtra Govt Must Clear The Pending Dues Of Contractors

Maharashtra has reportedly recorded nine contractor suicides since July 2025 amid prolonged delays in government payments. Outstanding dues range from...

12.10.2026 30

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GST Reforms Should Boost Trust

Proposed GST reforms aim to ease compliance, reduce enforcement-related anxiety and strengthen trust between businesses and tax authorities. Key...

12.10.2026 30

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Engage, Do Not Suppress Protesters

Delhi witnessed extensive police deployment, transport restrictions and detentions aimed at preventing protests demanding Chief Election Commissioner...

12.10.2026 30

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Barricades, detentions do not fortify the ECI

What will it take for Gyanesh Kumar to realise that his refusal to acknowledge or answer questions is taking a mounting toll on an institution that...

12.10.2026 20

Indian Express

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Navanethem Pillay Awarder The Nobel Peace Prize

The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to South African jurist Navanethem Pillay highlights international justice amid mounting pressure on global courts....

11.10.2026 30

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Anne Carson’s unruly art of becoming

This year's Nobel Prize in Literature acknowledges Carson for her ability to alchemise myth, memory, and language into new meaning.

11.10.2026 20

Indian Express

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It’s about the voter, not the party they vote for

In a democracy, the Opposition is best placed to amplify their voice but it should not lose sight of the fact that this issue transcends party lines,...

11.10.2026 200

Indian Express

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WHO’s obesity prescription goes beyond the clinic

Nutritional awareness must be combined with stronger regulation of junk-food marketing, women's empowerment and initiatives that make healthier...

11.10.2026 200

Indian Express

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Nana Patekar, an actor with presence, who didn’t fit the mould

A popular, connected-to-the-grassroots actor who is also a powerful orator straying from active politics is a mystery. Patekar refused to be a...

11.10.2026 30

Indian Express

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It’s about the voter, not the party they vote for

In a democracy, the Opposition is best placed to amplify their voice but it should not lose sight of the fact that this issue transcends party lines,...

11.10.2026 20

Indian Express

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Nana Patekar: Fire And Fury, But Also Compassionate And Considerate

Nana Patekar, who died aged 75 in Goa on October 8, leaves behind a legacy of intense performances, philanthropy and controversy. Remembered for films...

10.10.2026 40

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Chemistry Nobel: Explaining Molecular Orientation, Elegantly

Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai’s Nobel-recognised chemistry research explains how mirror-image molecules can be selectively produced and amplified...

09.10.2026 30

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A Freeze Timed For November

The US suspension of eight IT services companies from the PERM programme has raised concerns over permanent residency pathways for skilled foreign...

09.10.2026 30

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Anne Carson’s unruly art of becoming

This year's Nobel Prize in Literature acknowledges Carson for her ability to alchemise myth, memory, and language into new meaning.

09.10.2026 30

Indian Express

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