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Living in his splendour
April 17, 2025, 9:20 AM IST
A miracle is like a screen which obscures the reality from view, said Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya (1238-1325), the beloved saint and one of the most famous Sufis of the Indian sub-continent. There are innumerable miracles…
April 17, 2025, 9:20 AM IST
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8 reasons why GOI’s Waqf law is discriminatory
April 17, 2025, 7:25 AM IST
The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2024, introduced in the name of reform, is a regressive measure that undermines constitutional guarantees, religious autonomy and established judicial principles that protect minority rights. It is a striking example of…
April 17, 2025, 7:25 AM IST
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Urdu and us
April 17, 2025, 7:14 AM IST
SC gives an important cultural lesson: Language is not religion, all languages should be celebrated How a dry legal case can be recast as a rich cultural tutorial – the Supreme Court showed that in…
April 17, 2025, 7:14 AM IST
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A notebook case of success
April 16, 2025, 10:35 PM IST
I may have several delusions about myself but the fact that I was, and am, academically mediocre was never in doubt. And I always blamed myself for not putting in the required efforts when it…
April 16, 2025, 10:35 PM IST
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The Weekly Vine Edition 38: America-Born Confident Desis
April 16, 2025, 2:28 PM IST
Hello, and welcome to another edition of the Weekly Vine. This week, we have the rise of the American-Born Confident Desis in the US, the world’s “coolest dictator”, Harvard’s clash with the Trump administration, a glam…
April 16, 2025, 2:28 PM IST
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Banking laws and willful defaulters: Striking a fair balance
April 16, 2025, 1:58 PM IST
Last Month, Parliament passed the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, a progressive step allowing bank account holders to nominate up to four individuals. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman deserves high praise for championing this reform, which…
April 16, 2025, 1:58 PM IST
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Is the rising cost of right-to-profit for the rich keeping the rest of us poor?
April 16, 2025, 12:39 PM IST
If Karl Marx were alive today, he would have really found it a very exciting because we are yet again at a point where a new economics is required to explain the strange situation that…
April 16, 2025, 12:39 PM IST
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Vietnam leads Global Dialogue on Green Growth
April 16, 2025, 9:10 AM IST
Vietnam’s decision to host the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) from April 14-17, 2025, is a timely and significant strategic move. At a moment when global climate commitments are faltering,…
April 16, 2025, 9:10 AM IST
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Summer: No happy ending
April 16, 2025, 7:43 AM IST
Heat Action Plans across cities will fail because they are not backed by money & they don’t factor in local conditions. Heatwaves must be classified as natural disasters, with legally binding solutions The heatwave of…
April 16, 2025, 7:43 AM IST
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Balance narrow focus with wide-angle viewing
April 16, 2025, 7:31 AM IST
By Homayun Taba Camera lenses can shift focus, showing objects in what might be called a tight shot, or go for a wide angle, expanding the scope. It may be worthwhile to compare these modes…
April 16, 2025, 7:31 AM IST
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Turn turtle: A special turtle’s journey shows why we need to protect them
April 16, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
A very special olive ridley turtle, known by her tag number 03233, has done something amazing that has never been seen before! She became the first tagged turtle to travel across both of India’s coasts…
April 16, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Turn turtle
April 16, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
A remarkable olive ridley shows why Maharashtra needs to up its turtle conservation Olive ridley turtle tagged ‘03233’ made history. The first flipper-tagged turtle on record to cross India’s coasts and two ocean basins has…
April 16, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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China’s rare earth pause: Smart move or big mistake?
April 16, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
China has stopped sending out rare earth metals and the super-strong magnets made from them for over 10 days now. These are special materials used to make things like electric cars, smartphones, rockets, and even…
April 16, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Beijing blunder?
April 16, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Curbing rare earth exports may be China’s way of projecting power, but it could backfire For over 10 days now, China has not exported rare earth metals and powerful magnets made out of them. This…
April 16, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Jumbo’s jig
April 16, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
The Indian Elephant must learn to dance to gain from Trump’s tariff wars Can elephants be taught to dance? Appu, the cute baby elephant mascot of the 1982 Asian Games in Delhi, was depicted as…
April 16, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Monetary policy amply empowers regulated entities
April 15, 2025, 10:06 PM IST
Amid the heightened risks of tariff war sweeping the global economy, the RBI has introduced a set of well-calibrated monetary policy measures to empower regulated entities (REs) to withstand market shocks and continue to provide…
April 15, 2025, 10:06 PM IST
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Invisibilisation paradox: From India-Nepal ties to Russia-Ukraine war
April 15, 2025, 7:25 PM IST
Recently I was part of a panel discussion on cultural diplomacy vis-à-vis India-Nepal relations. At first glance it would appear that since India and Nepal already have millennia-old cultural ties, cultural diplomacy in this case…
April 15, 2025, 7:25 PM IST
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If India wants to emulate China’s startup success, why not in biotechnology too?
April 15, 2025, 4:21 PM IST
At the recent Startup Mahakumbh, Piyush Goyal, the minister of Commerce and Industry compared India’s startup ecosystem with that of China’s and his remarks went viral. While acknowledging the success of the Indian entrepreneurs, he…
April 15, 2025, 4:21 PM IST
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Is India ready to lead the IP Economy?
April 15, 2025, 3:44 PM IST
India’s innovation journey has long been characterized by “jugaad”—a term denoting frugal, ingenious solutions born out of necessity. Today, this spirit is evolving into a structured and strategic approach to intellectual property (IP), positioning India…
April 15, 2025, 3:44 PM IST
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One and all, Bengal
April 15, 2025, 3:18 PM IST
“Chowringhee Ke Chowk Mein Dekho Matwāle Bangāli, Rasgulle Si Meethi Baatein, Inki Shaan Nirāli..” I tramp on to an invite of Bou-Bhat¹ in a noisy paara² of the City Of Joy when I bumped into…
April 15, 2025, 3:18 PM IST
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