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Peter Kyle Jun 2, 2026
In today’s world, growth will be driven not just by the movement of goods, but by ideas, data, and technology. This is where the UK-India partnership is especially powerful.
Jun 1, 2026
The debate is not merely about a cancelled examination, a delayed test, or a malfunctioning computer system. It is about trust. Can students trust the institutions responsible for evaluating their future?
Manish Sabharwal Jun 2, 2026
An uneducated Indian is not a free Indian. Coaching factories, exam leaks, nursery-school interviews and unemployability mean an Indian child’s most important decisions are choosing their parents and pin code wisely. The solution is not licensing but supply
Yubaraj Ghimire Jun 1, 2026
The rot and decay in the parliamentary system has now become his biggest strength. The 'fast track' that marked the constitution-making process seems to have broken
Avdhesh Kumar Jun 2, 2026
Many delivery agents reported working more than 84 hours a week simply to break what they colloquially call the incentive 'tala' (lock) — a threshold that must be crossed before higher incentives become available
Ishaat Hussain, R. Gopalakrishnan Jun 2, 2026
Compelling an institution like Tata Sons to do an IPO requires careful reconsideration. It should be the decision of the company board
Nirbhay Rana Jun 1, 2026
India is one of the world’s largest textile producers, with both advanced textile engineering and a long history of climate-responsive fabrics. Yet in the sectors where heat exposure is most acute — schools, informal labour, and public-facing work — clothing systems remain disconnected from climatic realities
Piyush Goyal Jun 1, 2026
In a fragmented and protectionist world, PM Modi is sending a clear message that the new, confident India will not retreat behind walls
Bhaskar Pal Jun 1, 2026
The NFHS-V shows that 57 per cent of women aged 15–49 are anaemic, up from 53 per cent in the previous survey
R. S. Sharma Jun 1, 2026
Building sovereign application-layer infrastructure while remaining structurally dependent on foreign cloud, foreign AI, and foreign chips is an unresolved vulnerability — one that the Nayara episode previewed and future geopolitical turbulence will test again
Vikram S Mehta Jun 1, 2026
The government should consider enacting an ‘Energy Responsibility and Security Act’ that defines the roles and responsibilities of every citizen in securing energy ‘atmanirbharta’ and sustainability
V Radha Jun 1, 2026
The climb is not finished. In every tehsil office and police station, women are still at that early stage, still the first, still proving themselves
Jaya Menon Jun 1, 2026
Shereen Ratnagar's uncompromising courage was apparent in her intervention in the Babri Masjid dispute
Pooja Pillai Jun 2, 2026
The measure of a society's response to sexual violence is not simply whether survivors are encouraged to speak — it is whether institutions prove worthy of the trust that speaking requires and of the hope that it embodies.
Saptarshi Basak Jun 2, 2026
The point of satire is that this is where we are headed, if we are not careful. ‘The Boys’ stuck to that in its first three seasons. By the fifth, it stopped holding up a satirical mirror. It is just a mirror
Coomi Kapoor May 31, 2026
The Capital’s drawing rooms are heatedly discussing the government’s eviction threat to the hallowed Delhi Gymkhana Club. Some members, who apprehend that they could be robbed of their lifelong watering hole, now trace the origins of the dispute to the arrogant and rigid attitude of the earlier managing committees to admitting the all-powerful members of the ruling political class.
Vivek Shukla May 31, 2026
The memory of that evening lives on at the Gymkhana Club. The club faces new challenges today, but that farewell party of 1947 remains a proud part of its history.
Leher Kala May 31, 2026
For the well qualified, if AI hogs all the boring job options humanity relies on for a paycheck, dare we hope that after the initial shake up, people will pivot back and pursue whatever genuinely brings them joy? It’s a widespread reality that most people hate their jobs.
P Chidambaram May 31, 2026
Mobility is the life-spring of cockroaches. The high fuel prices limit the mobility of cockroaches. The price of petrol in Delhi is Rs 102.12 and the price of diesel is Rs 95.20
Tavleen Singh May 31, 2026
If the Gymkhana Club refuses to pay market rent, then it must go. But this should be the first step in a bigger readjustment of Lutyens Delhi.
Suanshu Khurana May 30, 2026
In an era of hardened rhetoric and communal fractures, the late poet's effortless verses remain our most powerful antidote to hatred
Alaka Sahani May 30, 2026
A month since the Antoine Fuqua-directed ‘Michael’ released, the buzz around King of Pop refuses to die down leading to a resurgence of interest in him and his music
Raghu Raman May 30, 2026
The British lost the American Revolution due to five specific mistakes. Two and a half centuries later, the US is making every single one of them against Iran
Shamika Ravi May 30, 2026
Bring urban women into the participatory fold. The rural channels that have historically mobilised women — panchayat networks, anganwadis, self-help groups — do not extend to cities like Mumbai or Bengaluru
Pritish Raj May 30, 2026
The beauty of having sporting heroes you can relate to is that they make greatness feel attainable, not aspirational
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