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Jaw-jaw & war-war
April 29, 2025, 7:23 AM IST
There’s no need to stamp out public debates over what New Delhi should do post-Pahalgam. Politics will inform some debates. That’s natural. Debates, in fact, can be useful as the government considers options The Pahalgam…
April 29, 2025, 7:23 AM IST
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Why Liverpool is a great story of football romance
April 29, 2025, 7:18 AM IST
English football champions again, the club nearly defines the host city, which takes pride in its working-class ethos. The club “never walks alone” in a city that birthed the Beatles Take a stroll from Cavern…
April 29, 2025, 7:18 AM IST
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Mastering the art of reconciliation
April 29, 2025, 7:07 AM IST
By Dhruva Bhargava The word ‘reconciliation’ comes from the Latin word ‘reconciliare’, which means ‘to make good again’ or ‘to restore’. For amiable living, the restoration and continuation of harmony are essential. However, life is…
April 29, 2025, 7:07 AM IST
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Guiding light
April 29, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
On my daughters arranging my future Of late the kids have been musing over my departure. Not to a mall or airport but the grand goodbye. I have been an old woman to them from…
April 29, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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The baby, first
April 29, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Surrogacy privileges for single men must be weighed against the central need to protect children Gestational surrogacy is now half a century old. The decades have seen demand for it grow and grow. But the…
April 29, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Mission Kashmir
April 29, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Saving this tourist season is the best reply govt can give terrorists and their masters across the border No part of India should remain disturbed, especially a large frontier region facing a hostile neighbour. And…
April 29, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Chairs pulled up but wheels off
April 28, 2025, 7:44 AM IST
It has been encouraging to see Trump and Zelenskyy meet at the funeral of Pope Francis. This confirms how well US-Ukraine relations have survived the many tensions of the last three months. And yet, current…
April 28, 2025, 7:44 AM IST
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‘Dalits in Rajasthan remain labourers at society’s base…with only 1-2% in govt jobs and 1% owning land’
April 28, 2025, 7:40 AM IST
After Rajasthan LoP Tikaram Jully visited a Ram temple in Alwar early this month, BJP’s Gyan Dev Ahuja “purified” it with gangajal. Amid the resulting controversy, BJP first suspended Ahuja, and finally expelled him yesterday…
April 28, 2025, 7:40 AM IST
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How love songs bridge sacred and profane
April 28, 2025, 7:17 AM IST
Ye chaand sa roshan chehra, zulfon ka rang sunahra, Ye jheel si neeli aankhen, koi raaz hai in mein gehra. Tareef karun kya uski, jisne tumhe banaya. In a shikara on beautiful Dal Lake in…
April 28, 2025, 7:17 AM IST
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Use & throw nightmare
April 28, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
A fridge fished out of a Bengaluru lake tells us what’s in store as upgrades replace repairs in consumer culture It’s true, Bengaluru’s lakes sometimes catch fire. Because there’s so much garbage that it simply…
April 28, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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It pays to pivot
April 28, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Trump’s willingness to switch track on policies is a good thing. All leaders should take note You can disagree with Trump’s ideology, if he has one, and you can frown upon his methods, but you…
April 28, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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China’s rare-earth controls are not the masterstroke they seem
April 27, 2025, 7:39 AM IST
When China imposed export controls on several rare–earth elements (REE) as part of its ongoing trade war with the US, many touted it as another geopolitical masterstroke since it mines roughly 70% of the world’s rare earths and refines nearly 90% of them….
April 27, 2025, 7:39 AM IST
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India-Pak ties go from low plateau into deep abyss
April 27, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Photo caption: Given the atrocity, a serious escalation is only to be expected but its aims should be clear A major terrorist attack, a vast human tragedy, nationwide anger and distress, and an India-Pakistan crisis…This…
April 27, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Why Pak army must now feel the heat
April 26, 2025, 8:06 AM IST
Only a kinetic response from India will raise the cost of backing terrorism A lush meadow in Pahalgam was soaked in innocent blood this week, marking the most painful terrorist blow to India since 2008….
April 26, 2025, 8:06 AM IST
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What Pope could’ve taught Gen Munir
April 26, 2025, 8:02 AM IST
To function as a nation-state, Pakistan need not inject hate into Islam Pope Francis will be buried today but his footprint in history will stay forever. In fact, Pakistan’s army chief Pope’s message and delete,…
April 26, 2025, 8:02 AM IST
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Basavanna’s bhakti: A vision of love, equality
April 26, 2025, 7:55 AM IST
By KV Raghupathi Even though Basava was an impassioned reformer over 800 years ago, his religious and social thought still has a profound impact on us. He condemned blind beliefs, superstitious rituals, sectarian practices, and…
April 26, 2025, 7:55 AM IST
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Hotter planet makes social mobility harder
April 26, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Student scores, labour productivity dip with rising temp By the end of this century, sea levels will be a foot higher than in 2000. The average person is 31 years old today, and given that…
April 26, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Post-Pahalgam
April 26, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Security lapse questions need clear answers. LoC/border infra needs massive upgrade Undeniably, Pahalgam has been a huge blow to India’s security apparatus in J&K. Now, SOPs must be overhauled, systems reoriented, and coordination between agencies…
April 26, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Indus versus them
April 25, 2025, 7:38 AM IST
Suspension of the water treaty can upend Pak’s agri economy & water security if India can build water storage infra on Chenab & greenlight stalled projects like Tulbul. These’ll take time. The immediate impact is…
April 25, 2025, 7:38 AM IST
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Note to India: ‘US needs Pak to track Jihadis it wants’
April 25, 2025, 7:32 AM IST
An American analyst’s commentary shows why New Delhi shouldn’t assume Trump will be OK with military retaliation. Washington has its own Islamabad play In the days since the Pahalgam tragedy, statements of solidarity with India…
April 25, 2025, 7:32 AM IST
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