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Not another MGR: Why Vijay's landslide victory in Tamil Nadu is different

Not another MGR: Why Vijay's landslide victory in Tamil Nadu is different
04.05.2026 10

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Pooja Pillai

Not another MGR: Why Vijay's landslide victory in Tamil Nadu is different

Not another MGR: Why Vijay's landslide victory in Tamil Nadu is different
04.05.2026 10

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Pooja Pillai

A Kerala bhajan group’s refusal to apologise for singing a Christian hymn is the moral clarity we need

Nandagovindam Bhajans, unlike so many others, simply refused the terms of the engagement that polices religious boundaries. 'We didn’t cross a line....

26.04.2026 20

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A Kerala bhajan group’s refusal to apologise for singing a Christian hymn is the moral clarity we need

25.04.2026 20

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Pooja Pillai

A Kerala bhajan group’s refusal to apologise for singing a Christian hymn is the moral clarity we need

25.04.2026 20

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Pooja Pillai

Best of Both Sides: Politics has caught up with the Oscars -- and it goes deeper than just the speeches

20.03.2026 30

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Best of Both Sides: Politics has caught up with the Oscars -- and it goes deeper than just the speeches

20.03.2026 20

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Protests at Indian high commission in Dhaka: Insulate India-Bangladesh ties from short-term politics

19.12.2025 10

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Little Foot tells a big evolution story

19.12.2025 10

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RBI shores up rupee. It may be good to let it be

19.12.2025 10

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Cleaning Delhi’s air requires a Delhi-specific plan

19.12.2025 10

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Aftermath of Dhurandhar shows — space for good-faith criticism in Indian cinema is shrinking

19.12.2025 10

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IPL’s nurseries, Test cricket’s loss

19.12.2025 10

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Pooja Pillai

Protests at Indian high commission in Dhaka: Insulate India-Bangladesh ties from short-term politics

19.12.2025 10

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Pooja Pillai

Little Foot tells a big evolution story

19.12.2025 10

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Pooja Pillai

RBI shores up rupee. It may be good to let it be

19.12.2025 10

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Pooja Pillai

Cleaning Delhi’s air requires a Delhi-specific plan

19.12.2025 10

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Pooja Pillai

Aftermath of Dhurandhar shows — space for good-faith criticism in Indian cinema is shrinking

19.12.2025 20

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DMK move to impeach HC judge is disquieting

13.12.2025 10

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On climate talks, the US shadow

13.12.2025 20

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Tripura’s arc underlines cricket’s possibilities

13.12.2025 10

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Trump administration fights woke culture, this time with fonts

13.12.2025 20

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Trump administration fights woke culture, this time with fonts

13.12.2025 20

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Pooja Pillai

DMK move to impeach HC judge is disquieting

13.12.2025 20

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Pooja Pillai

On climate talks, the US shadow

13.12.2025 30

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Pooja Pillai

Tripura’s arc underlines cricket’s possibilities

13.12.2025 20

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Pooja Pillai

Trump administration fights woke culture, this time with fonts

13.12.2025 20

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American appetite for shrimps spawned an Indian success story. Now, tariffs threaten to undo it all

27.08.2025 20

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As Trump clashes with US Fed, independence of central bank is being tested

27.08.2025 20

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'Ghuspaithiye', the tragedy of Sunali Bibi and a thinning line in India today

27.08.2025 20

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Does AI have feelings, and are they entitled to rights? Two sci-fi films frame the issue

27.08.2025 20

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American appetite for shrimps spawned an Indian success story. Now, tariffs threaten to undo it all

27.08.2025 10

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Express View: New Bills on ministers with criminal charges are bad faith, bad law

21.08.2025 50

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Express View on sedition case against The Wire editor: Heavy-handed state

21.08.2025 50

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Mid-age professionals are driving AI adoption. It’s because they must

21.08.2025 40

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Express View: With Alaska and Washington summits, Trump has moved the needle towards peace

20.08.2025 30

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Recent cloud bursts show — India needs early warning systems

20.08.2025 30

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With a new format, in US Open Mixed Doubles, charges of gimmickry will be difficult to avoid

20.08.2025 30

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The untold stories of Bengali women revolutionaries who got us freedom

20.08.2025 20

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Dressing up for the bully: What Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s 'suit' says about appeasement in the age of Trump

20.08.2025 30

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National Awards to 'The Kerala Story': Are the Awards worth fighting for — or fighting over — anymore?

07.08.2025 30

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National Awards to 'The Kerala Story': Are the Awards worth fighting for — or fighting over — anymore?

06.08.2025 20

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Janaki is everywhere. But only CBFC sees a problem

11.07.2025 20

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MIT taught her well. That is why Megha Vemuri could speak for others

03.06.2025 20

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MIT taught her well. That is why Megha Vemuri could speak for others

03.06.2025 20

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'Naked' dresses and long trains? No Cannes do, except if you're a star

17.05.2025 20

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India should lower tariffs – for the right reason

17.05.2025 30

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An attempt at understanding dolphin language is being made — will people listen?

17.05.2025 30

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Express View: Talking to Taliban

17.05.2025 20

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'Naked' dresses and long trains? No Cannes do, except if you're a star

17.05.2025 20

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Pooja Pillai