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Why can’t we laugh & therefore be free?
April 11, 2025, 7:17 AM IST
Recent state responses to satire remind us that free speech flourishes in societies comfortable with sharp comedy, historical complexity and ambiguity British TV series Monty Python staged an episode called ‘Ministry of Silly Walks’. In…
April 11, 2025, 7:17 AM IST
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Pet grievances
April 10, 2025, 7:57 AM IST
You can bark, but don’t bite There are two kinds of people. Those who love dogs and those who don’t. That’s why Mumbai’s housing societies are currently snarling/wagging their tails over BMC’s plans to revise…
April 10, 2025, 7:57 AM IST
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How Jain philosophy illuminates the truth of absence
April 10, 2025, 7:40 AM IST
By Muni Pranamyasagar What is real? What does it mean to ‘know’ something? Is absence also considered a form of truth? Jain philosophy provides deep and nuanced answers to these eternal questions through its finely…
April 10, 2025, 7:40 AM IST
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Something is rotten in the state of Bengal
April 10, 2025, 7:36 AM IST
It was a familiar scene. Flanked by two national flags, Mamata Banerjee took centre stage doing what Bengal’s politicians have turned into an art form over the last five decades – play victim. Last week,…
April 10, 2025, 7:36 AM IST
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T-Rex stops & thinks
April 10, 2025, 7:35 AM IST
There’s no denying that US and China are now in a full-blown trade war. Yesterday, the Trump administration tacked on additional tariffs on Chinese imports on top of the “reciprocal tariffs” announced last week against…
April 10, 2025, 7:35 AM IST
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Tariffs: Picture abhi baki hai
April 9, 2025, 5:30 PM IST
Mighty America was on an unsustainable path of large fiscal deficits (spending more than earning), high current account deficits (consuming more than producing), and an ever-increasing debt-to-GDP ratio. Considering the immense unfunded medical care and…
April 9, 2025, 5:30 PM IST
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Anekantvad, ahimsa, and roots of modern pluralism
April 9, 2025, 4:45 PM IST
By Vipul Anekant It is crucial to reflect on how the contemporary socio-economic systems, political ideologies, and scientific theories that dominate our discourse today can be traced back to profound teachings of Mahavir from over…
April 9, 2025, 4:45 PM IST
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Exported Indian
April 9, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Thanks to our diaspora, we are the biggest remittance economy in the world Instead of ringing up sales on their cash registers exporters around the world, including in India, are wringing their hands in despair…
April 9, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Markets can’t trust Trump
April 8, 2025, 8:23 AM IST
The difference between the phenomenon of Donald Trump and the spectre of pandemic lies in the search for an imponderables, bright minds who had worked tirelessly in labs, armed with the wisdom of science and…
April 8, 2025, 8:23 AM IST
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Anant’s padayatra takes him to Anant within
April 8, 2025, 8:14 AM IST
By- Shailendra Pandey Anant Ambani, 29, concluded a 170km padayatra from Jamnagar, his ancestral hometown and karmbhumi, to Dwarka, one of India’s holiest cities on Ramnavami. After setting out on March 29, he covered about…
April 8, 2025, 8:14 AM IST
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Babus vs DOGE: Learnings from Yes Minister
April 8, 2025, 5:31 AM IST
The central premise of the classic British comedy Yes Minister is a continuous battle of wits between James Hacker, the minister, and Sir Humphrey Appleby, the superbureaucrat who sabotages the minister’s every policy move. Humphrey…
April 8, 2025, 5:31 AM IST
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Ram accepted everyone equally
April 7, 2025, 7:38 AM IST
By B Purushartha The idea of Ram is unparalleled in its character, contribution, and impact. Ram has been understood in multiple ways. For many, Ram is a historical man, but for some, Ram means good…
April 7, 2025, 7:38 AM IST
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Trade isn’t why Trump tariffed China
April 7, 2025, 7:28 AM IST
With Trump slapping reciprocal tariffs on significant US trading partners, and a 10% baseline tariff on almost all countries, markets across the world are in turmoil. Japan was hit with 24% tariff and is planning…
April 7, 2025, 7:28 AM IST
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It’s not about Waqf
April 7, 2025, 7:13 AM IST
Last week, the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 was passed after two marathon days of debate in both houses of Parliament. There are now protests by some Muslim organisations in different parts of the country. Most…
April 7, 2025, 7:13 AM IST
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Dhaka-Beijing bhai bhai? India may need more stick-less carrot approach
April 6, 2025, 8:15 AM IST
As someone who has made a mark through relentless networking, it is unlikely that Bangladesh’s chief adviser Muhammad Yunus was unaware of the ramifications of his remarks on his return from China. His observation of…
April 6, 2025, 8:15 AM IST
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Gunfight that no one wins
April 5, 2025, 7:24 AM IST
China has let loose a salvo in response to Trump’s tariff assault. Yesterday, it announced a 34% import duty on all US goods. This reciprocal tariff is at exactly the same rate as the one…
April 5, 2025, 7:24 AM IST
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For Guru Gobind Singh, Ram is a source of peace
April 5, 2025, 6:59 AM IST
By Ashok Vohra Dasven Paadshah da Granth – popularly known as the Dasham Granth – contains compositions of the tenth Guru of Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh. It comprises hymns, philosophical writings, Hindu mythological tales, and…
April 5, 2025, 6:59 AM IST
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Cheese to Taylor Swift, it’s an acquired taste
April 5, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Likes and dislikes are shaped by the culture you live in Jackfruit has an honourable place in Indian cuisine, but to Babur it was “unbelievably ugly and bad tasting. It looks exactly like sheep intestines…
April 5, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Death and immortality, both evoke fear
April 4, 2025, 8:28 AM IST
By Narayani Ganesh A lot is discussed and debated about death and dying, and how most of us are so fearful of the end. Will it be painful? Will the end be sudden and peaceful…
April 4, 2025, 8:28 AM IST
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It looks worse for America than for India
April 4, 2025, 8:15 AM IST
Trump has three objectives in buckling down on his ‘Liberation Day’ imposition of global tariffs. They’ll lead to the revival of American industries. They’ll cut US trade deficit. They’ll help reduce national debt. Higher tariffs…
April 4, 2025, 8:15 AM IST
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