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Ali Khan Mahmudabad’s arrest: At private universities, the promise of academic freedom belied

May 19, 2025 4:49 pm

University social media handles are happy to share and glorify faculty members' achievements and profiles to attract students. But if their academic engagement invites the government’s wrath, they prefer silence or distancing

What went wrong with capitalism? Ruchir Sharma seeks to answer in his latest

June 22, 2024 3:28 pm

The investment banker’s new book details how lowering interest rates and 'rescuing' failing banks and businesses made the economy work against the poor

Former US President Donald Trump appears in court for his arraignment, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in New York. (AP)

Pratap Bhanu Mehta on Donald Trump's trial: When the court needs to do the saving, democracy is lost

February 08, 2024 10:24 am

It will take an incredible feat of legal finesse, persuasive eloquence and consensus in the Supreme Court to navigate this thicket. But there is no evidence that the Court is capable of rising to the occasion

Sanatan Dharma’s pseudo malcontents

September 21, 2023 8:21 pm

India's caste-system story is not Sanatan Dharma's legacy, it is part of a wound introduced by an abusive colonial culture. The caste system only exists in the realm of the imagination

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We are in an identity trap: Pratap Bhanu Mehta

September 05, 2023 4:18 pm

An alumnus of the reputed academic institution, Mehta was speaking on “Escaping the Identity Trap: Secularism and Future of Freedom”.

Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes: This Republic Day, fighting the dark

January 26, 2023 8:14 pm

These are testing times. This year will be challenging for constitutional processes

In the midst of hate, let’s not be defeatist

April 27, 2022 9:44 am

Rajni Bakshi writes: We must remain open to possibilities for empathy and dialogue.

Leave it to Hanuman

April 26, 2022 8:57 am

Vamsee Juluri writes: The problem isn’t communalism, but refusal to see another reality.

Ukraine invasion has revealed a new world disorder

March 24, 2022 10:26 pm

Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes: The self-serving stances of all the great powers make it more likely that the world will be marked by more miscalculations, conflict and hubris

Why we must recognise our multiple selves

December 27, 2021 4:08 pm

🔴 T M Krishna writes: Our present struggle is not a confrontation between the vile Hindutva-vadi and the tolerant Hindu. Our situation is far more precarious because these two personas exist within each one of us

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

‘Did Nazis ask Jews to leave?’: Netanyahu defies genocide allegations against Israel

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Netanyahu defends Israel's actions in Gaza, blaming Hamas for using civilians as shields. He criticizes world leaders for appeasing evil and condemns their condemnation of Israel. He addresses recent attacks by Hamas and vows to bring all hostages home. The conflict has led to thousands of deaths, according to Hamas-run authorities.

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