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The skin I grew up in

The skin I grew up in

It is also a wake-up call for me and countless women like me to inspect and introspect. How much of the systems we fight do we embody in ourselves?...

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Indian Express

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What two gramophones tell us about Vande Mataram

What two gramophones tell us about Vande Mataram

Between the monumental 1938 recording and the 1950 statement lies another, little-noticed gramophone record. The six stanza became four, pressed on a...

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Indian Express

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Government Must Protect Migrant Kashmiri Pandits

Government Must Protect Migrant Kashmiri Pandits

A threat letter targeting Kashmiri Pandits in Jammu has raised serious security concerns after reportedly naming individuals and listing their...

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Free Press Journal

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A Guarantee That Couldn't Guarantee

A Guarantee That Couldn't Guarantee

The NCLT has approved a repayment plan offering creditors Rs 6.5 crore in Subhash Chandra’s personal insolvency case, against aggregate claims of Rs...

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Free Press Journal

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Building BRICS for the world

Building BRICS for the world

As important neighbours, we are both at a critical stage of national development and rejuvenation. Cooperation brings common prosperity, while...

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Indian Express

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Building BRICS for the world

Building BRICS for the world

As important neighbours, we are both at a critical stage of national development and rejuvenation. Cooperation brings common prosperity, while...

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Indian Express

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Building BRICS for the world

Building BRICS for the world

As important neighbours, we are both at a critical stage of national development and rejuvenation. Cooperation brings common prosperity, while...

previous day 10

Indian Express

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Dolly Parton: An Artist, Philanthropist And Businesswoman The World Will Miss Terribly

Dolly Parton: An Artist, Philanthropist And Businesswoman The World Will Miss Terribly

Dolly Parton, the country music superstar who rose from poverty in Tennessee to global fame, has died at 80. Known for hits including “Jolene” and...

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Nepal: The Land Of Beauty And Deep Sorrow

Nepal: The Land Of Beauty And Deep Sorrow

Nepal continues to face devastating cycles of floods, earthquakes and avalanches, deepening economic and humanitarian challenges. The latest flash...

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Beggar-Free Stats But Berozgari Realities Persist

Beggar-Free Stats But Berozgari Realities Persist

The latest census framework’s reported removal of the separate “beggars and vagrants” category is used as a lens to examine India’s deeper...

26.08.2026 10

Free Press Journal

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XHumanoid: A Chinese Bolt To Usain From The Blue

XHumanoid: A Chinese Bolt To Usain From The Blue

A Chinese humanoid robot reportedly beat Usain Bolt’s 9.58-second 100m record, while another robot surpassed the human 400m record. The development...

26.08.2026 20

Free Press Journal

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Rebuilding Memories Of Operation Sindoor, For Better Or Verse

Rebuilding Memories Of Operation Sindoor, For Better Or Verse

The article revisits Operation Sindoor and the reported rebuilding of sites targeted in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. It questions...

25.08.2026 20

Free Press Journal

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For The Love Of Marathi Language

For The Love Of Marathi Language

The Maharashtra government’s Marathi language rule for taxi, autorickshaw and app-based cab drivers has triggered protests in Mumbai. While the move...

25.08.2026 20

Free Press Journal

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416 Marriages In A Day: Guruvayoor Temple Creates A Record

416 Marriages In A Day: Guruvayoor Temple Creates A Record

Guruvayoor Temple in Kerala solemnised 416 marriages on the first Sunday of Malayalam Chingam month, surpassing its earlier record of 334. Couples...

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The Malaise In Indian Education System And How It Is Ruining India’s Future

The Malaise In Indian Education System And How It Is Ruining India’s Future

Rajasthan government informed the Assembly that 611 of its 64,484 schools lack buildings, while 2,047 have no toilets and 1,049 lack drinking water...

23.08.2026 20

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India’s Smashing Rise In The Game Of Badminton

India’s Smashing Rise In The Game Of Badminton

India’s performance at the World Badminton Championship indicated the country’s growing strength in the sport, with one medal and two...

23.08.2026 30

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Parliamentary Standing Committee Recommends Making Cancer A Notifiable Disease

Parliamentary Standing Committee Recommends Making Cancer A Notifiable Disease

A Parliamentary Standing Committee has recommended making cancer a notifiable disease nationwide amid rising cases and deaths in India. Mandatory...

21.08.2026 20

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The BMC Must Secure, Not Sell Open Spaces In The City

The BMC Must Secure, Not Sell Open Spaces In The City

The Neville D’souza Football Ground in Bandra Reclamation remains at the centre of a dispute over its proposed conversion into a convention centre....

21.08.2026 20

Free Press Journal

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On J&K, US envoy says it like it is

On J&K, US envoy says it like it is

The pushback from Pakistan and its lobbyists in Washington is likely to grow. It is important for India not to overreact to this.

21.08.2026 20

Indian Express

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Buffalo meat exports boom: Read the message

Buffalo meat exports boom: Read the message

Consumption of milk, especially high-fat, is growing in India on the back of rising incomes. The support to buffalo milk production from meat exports...

21.08.2026 20

Indian Express

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Because parents, too, like to play

Because parents, too, like to play

NYC’s “Parents’ Night Out” initiative offered four hours of free, supervised childcare for children aged six to 13, giving parents the...

21.08.2026 10

Indian Express

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On J&K, US envoy says it like it is

On J&K, US envoy says it like it is

The pushback from Pakistan and its lobbyists in Washington is likely to grow. It is important for India not to overreact to this.

21.08.2026 10

Indian Express

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Buffalo meat exports boom: Read the message

Buffalo meat exports boom: Read the message

Consumption of milk, especially high-fat, is growing in India on the back of rising incomes. The support to buffalo milk production from meat exports...

21.08.2026 10

Indian Express

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On J&K, US envoy says it like it is

On J&K, US envoy says it like it is

The pushback from Pakistan and its lobbyists in Washington is likely to grow. It is important for India not to overreact to this.

21.08.2026 20

Indian Express

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Buffalo meat exports boom: Read the message

Buffalo meat exports boom: Read the message

Consumption of milk, especially high-fat, is growing in India on the back of rising incomes. The support to buffalo milk production from meat exports...

21.08.2026 30

Indian Express

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It Is The Reforms That Matter, Not Committees

It Is The Reforms That Matter, Not Committees

The Supreme Court has urged the Centre to implement concrete reforms in the National Testing Agency instead of repeatedly appointing committees after...

20.08.2026 30

Free Press Journal

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Artificial Intelligence Replaces Natural Intelligence In Tech-Addict Teens

Artificial Intelligence Replaces Natural Intelligence In Tech-Addict Teens

OpenAI’s teen-focused ChatGPT comes with added safeguards, including parental controls and age-prediction features, amid concerns over AI...

20.08.2026 30

Free Press Journal

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Cancel with caution, livelihoods are at stake

Cancel with caution, livelihoods are at stake

The cancellation of exams that have undergone judicial scrutiny is arguably a blunt instrument that scores political points without addressing the...

20.08.2026 30

Indian Express

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ChatGPT for Teens is step forward. It’s not enough

ChatGPT for Teens is step forward. It’s not enough

It arrives amid lawsuits in the US alleging that the chatbot contributed to suicides of teenagers

20.08.2026 30

Indian Express

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Because parents, too, like to play

Because parents, too, like to play

NYC’s “Parents’ Night Out” initiative offered four hours of free, supervised childcare for children aged six to 13, giving parents the...

20.08.2026 10

Indian Express

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Supreme Court Chalks Out A Health Plan For Elephants

Supreme Court Chalks Out A Health Plan For Elephants

The Supreme Court has directed the Union government and states to establish specialised clinics for captive elephants and set minimum standards for...

19.08.2026 30

Free Press Journal

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The Strait Of Absurdity And Gulf Of Delusion

The Strait Of Absurdity And Gulf Of Delusion

Donald Trump’s reported depiction of the Strait of Hormuz as “new US territory” has drawn criticism over territorial overreach and escalating...

19.08.2026 20

Free Press Journal

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The BJP’s New Team Comprises Old Warlords

The BJP’s first organisational reshuffle since Nitin Nabin became party president brings 51 new faces among 65 office-bearers while retaining...

18.08.2026 20

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Student Protests: All Questions, No Answers

Jharkhand’s cancellation of exams conducted by TDPL may end the 24-day protest over the JSSC-CGL paper leak, but it highlights India’s wider...

18.08.2026 20

Free Press Journal

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Attack on Sukhbir Badal is disturbing, deepens unease in Punjab

It is striking that a state confronted by a host of pressing challenges, be it drugs, gangsters, a faltering agricultural economy and the continuing...

18.08.2026 10

Indian Express

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60 days later, a US-Iran stalemate, a disturbing new normal

It remains to be seen who will blink first, whether either side can gain decisive leverage to negotiate a settlement, or the deadlock becomes the new...

18.08.2026 20

Indian Express

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When Delhi University chooses to shrink Delhi’s past

The Delhi Sultanate paper opened a window to the political formations of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its omission renders connections to a rich and...

18.08.2026 20

Indian Express

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60 days later, a US-Iran stalemate, a disturbing new normal

It remains to be seen who will blink first, whether either side can gain decisive leverage to negotiate a settlement, or the deadlock becomes the new...

18.08.2026 20

Indian Express

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When Delhi University chooses to shrink Delhi’s past

The Delhi Sultanate paper opened a window to the political formations of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its omission renders connections to a rich and...

18.08.2026 20

Indian Express

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In the margins of old books, what AI cannot replace

The second-hand book industry was democratising knowledge long before AI. But to browse through books once prized by others and to find among them a...

18.08.2026 30

Indian Express

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Dimagi Naxal: A New Phrase Coined By The PM For The Educated

An opinion piece criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s use of the term “Dimagi Naxal” during his Independence Day address, arguing that such...

17.08.2026 30

Free Press Journal

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Bar Council Of India Chairman Must Hand In His Resignation

A commentary criticised BCI chairman Manan Kumar Mishra after he threatened action against NALSAR law graduates following their refusal to allow the...

17.08.2026 30

Free Press Journal

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Bar Council breaks the law to crawl, its chief must go

The CJI’s rebuke isn’t enough. BCI chairman Manan Kumar Mishra has embarrassed himself and undermined the institution he leads

17.08.2026 20

Indian Express

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Attack on Sukhbir Badal is disturbing, deepens unease in Punjab

It is striking that a state confronted by a host of pressing challenges, be it drugs, gangsters, a faltering agricultural economy and the continuing...

17.08.2026 30

Indian Express

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Removing Roadblocks To Safety On Maharashtra Highways

Maharashtra has directed local bodies to remove highway encroachments within two months following Supreme Court directions on road safety. Dhabas,...

16.08.2026 20

Free Press Journal

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Monsoon Session Of Parliament Fails To Serve The People

The editorial concludes that Parliament’s session failed by combining legislative haste with political disruption. It argues that Bills require...

16.08.2026 20

Free Press Journal

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Bar Council breaks the law to crawl, its chief must go

The CJI’s rebuke isn’t enough. BCI chairman Manan Kumar Mishra has embarrassed himself and undermined the institution he leads

15.08.2026 20

Indian Express

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Kerch Strait warning, a call for vigilance

Amid the Russia-Ukraine war, the paralysis of export trade, with most shipowners suspending port calls and hesitant to make voyages amid skyrocketing...

15.08.2026 30

Indian Express

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Sumit Sarkar, the historian who looked from the margins

From his first major work, The Swadeshi Movement in Bengal, he demonstrated how ordinary people could be simultaneously hierarchical and democratic,...

15.08.2026 30

Indian Express

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How independent does my state want me to be?

We often imagine that today’s generation has limitless opportunities. Yet many young people are trapped inside dreams they never chose for themselves

15.08.2026 20

Indian Express

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