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Ujjain’s shadows and sunlight: Why Dharmendra Pradhan’s claim betrays science

Ujjain’s shadows and sunlight: Why Dharmendra Pradhan’s claim betrays science

Why did the man steering India’s school curriculum feel the need to make such an outrageously false claim? Was it driven by WhatsApp forwards, a...

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The atomic fatwa: Iran’s post-Khamenei nuclear paradox

The assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on 28 February didn't just plunge the Islamic Republic of Iran into a succession crisis;...

29.03.2026 20

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War without victory: Why Washington risks losing West Asia as missiles fly

As the United States–Israel war on Iran approaches its fourth week, the conflict has settled into a dangerous rhythm of escalation without...

20.03.2026 30

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Beyond the veil: Iran's women redefining progress amid western narratives

Western media often paints Iran under Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a dystopia for women, fixated on hijab mandates and protests while...

17.03.2026 40

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West Asia: Eclipse of imperial meddling, dawn of sovereign solidarity

In the scorched sands of West Asia, a seismic shift is underway, one that buries decades of externally orchestrated discord beneath the weight of...

13.03.2026 20

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The BJP’s latest history heist

On 23 February 2026, Rashtrapati Bhavan was the site of another brazen act of cultural vandalism: the bust of Edwin Lutyens, principal architect of...

28.02.2026 20

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The great appropriation: Why Netaji’s vision clashes with the politics of today

23.01.2026 9

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Annus Horribilis: The broken ledger of 2025

31.12.2025 20

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Muslim objections to Vande Mataram are about faith, not rejection of India

Ibn Khaldun Bharati’s core claim—that Muslim resistance to ‘Vande Mataram’ reflects an unwillingness to merge into an “organic whole” with...

17.12.2025 40

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An idiot’s guide to Macaulay’s legacy

07.12.2025 10

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Stop rewriting history: Rammohan Roy was a revolutionary, not a ‘British agent’

18.11.2025 20

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Comrades in nation-building: Nehru and Patel, beyond the myth of rivalry

14.11.2025 10

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There’s a new M-Y formula at work in Bihar this time

The old M-Y, Muslim-Yadav, is clashing with a new axis.

12.11.2025 20

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The limits of billionaire power

11.11.2025 20

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Maulana Azad: The mind that shaped modern India

11.11.2025 20

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Why Zohran Mamdani's victory matters beyond the ballot

05.11.2025 10

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Indira Gandhi: The Iron Lady who forged a nation’s destiny

31.10.2025 10

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Hate, not heroism: Media glorification of Rakesh Kishore exposes moral decay

09.10.2025 10

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Gandhi Jayanti meets RSS centenary: Of inclusive harmony, exclusive nationalism

02.10.2025 20

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RSS at 100: Foundational flaws and fear of freedom

27.09.2025 20

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Remembering Stan Swamy — and confronting India’s migrant crisis

15.09.2025 20

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Nepal upheaval: Why India cannot afford to be a bystander

14.09.2025 10

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Remembering Sitaram Yechury: Gentleman communist, humanist at heart

12.09.2025 10

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Charlie Kirk’s death exposes rot of right-wing extremism

11.09.2025 20

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Warning signals from Nepal’s Gen-Z to politicians and ‘nepo kids’

09.09.2025 10

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Nepal’s fury: Why autocrats should fear the people’s voice

09.09.2025 10

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Say hello to muhūrta mathematics

07.09.2025 10

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An Urdu poet's timeless tributes to Lord Ganesha

06.09.2025 10

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AI is amazing, but the best digital classrooms need human teachers

05.09.2025 20

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The politics of abuse: How stray words turn into a national controversy

04.09.2025 10

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Two minutes to injustice: Delhi HC bail denial to Khalid, others raises troubling questions

03.09.2025 20

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Akbar wasn’t a Hindu-made hero. Don’t use communal filters to frame his legacy

What made him ‘Akbar the Great’ was not the might of his armies alone, but the political architecture he built to sustain power over a...

04.08.2025 10

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Amit Shah’s Jibe at English Speakers Revives Old Fault Lines of Linguistic Politics in India

26.06.2025 20

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The paradox of English: It is both a foreign tongue and a deeply embedded Indian language

21.06.2025 10

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