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Aravallis need the Supreme Court’s shield
December 25, 2025 07:40 IST
The yardstick now accepted by the Court to define the Aravalli goes against the red flags raised by expert agencies
Trumptastic warships continue a fine tradition
December 24, 2025 08:39 IST
The range of appropriate names runs the gamut from flowers and insects to heroes and kings. Politicians, too, have found a place in this nomenclatural biome, particularly in the US.
Trade deal with New Zealand is much needed
December 24, 2025 08:38 IST
The India-New Zealand agreement provides for duty-free access for all Indian exports.
Court rescues due process in Akhlaq case
December 24, 2025 08:38 IST
Justice was important in the Akhlaq case, therefore, not just for a measure of closure for the victim’s family, but also for social healing.
Sreenivasan nudged Malayalis to look at themselves, and laugh
December 23, 2025 07:51 IST
The actor-writer-director, 69, who died last week, combined his rapier wit and astuteness with remarkable productivity, writing and acting in over 200 films
Amid fresh turmoil, Bangladesh’s interim government is floundering
December 23, 2025 07:37 IST
The Yunus government, if it wants to maintain a modicum of credibility, must be seen to calm the situation rather than fanning the flames, as it has done over the last year
‘Epstein class’ cuts deep on both sides of political divide in America
December 23, 2025 07:50 IST
If there’s one thing the redacted documents have revealed it is this: That when consequences are rare and reputations endlessly salvageable, abuse finds cover
India is No 1 on global doping list. It must clean up
December 22, 2025 07:21 IST
This is a systemic failure that threatens to impact India’s ambitious bid for the 2036 Olympics.
New job guarantee Bill needed greater debate, legislative oversight
December 22, 2025 07:16 IST
MGNREGA provides wage employment to nearly 6 crore rural households for an average of 50 days a year. That the government chose not to refer the VB-G RAM G Bill to a parliamentary committee is inexplicable
Allahabad High Court affirms right to love and live as you please
December 20, 2025 07:36 IST
HC’s intervention is a modest but necessary corrective — an assertion that the law must recognise adults as rights-bearing citizens, with the freedom to make their own way, not wards to be steered towards socially-approved choices
Express View on PM’s three-nation tour: Three countries, one new story
December 20, 2025 07:35 IST
All three countries — Jordan, Ethiopia and Oman — are significant for the geopolitics of the neighbourhood to the west. The PM’s visits brought to the fore different critical policy strands — security in the Middle East, economic development of Africa, and connectivity in the Indian Ocean
Work from mandap: Hustle’s new mantra
December 20, 2025 07:38 IST
A photo of a US-based, Indian-origin start-up co-founder working on her laptop in full bridal regalia at her own wedding, apparently just 10 minutes after the ceremony, has gone viral. Her brother and co-founder shared the photo on X, pointing out that “people romanticise start-ups but it is a lot of work”.
RBI shores up rupee. It may be good to let it be
December 19, 2025 07:16 IST
The rapidity of this fall was particularly sharp as the rupee lost 3 per cent relative to the dollar since November 15.
Little Foot tells a big evolution story
December 19, 2025 07:23 IST
That the evolution of Homo sapiens —in fact, the species’ very existence —has been shaped by more factors than previously imagined makes for a richer story, one that should deepen humans’ appreciation for their own ability to adapt and survive.
Protests at Indian high commission in Dhaka: Insulate India-Bangladesh ties from short-term politics
December 19, 2025 07:17 IST
Delhi must be careful not to take political sides in Dhaka, while sticking to its core principles. The political class in Bangladesh, for its part, needs to show maturity ahead of the election
IPL’s nurseries, Test cricket’s loss
December 18, 2025 08:20 IST
T20 leagues have democratised cricket and removed several entry barriers for budding talents. The flip side is that with the focus almost exclusively on IPL and T20, the longer form of the game gets a hit.
In the insurance market, avoid over-regulation
December 18, 2025 08:18 IST
India’s insurance density, primarily driven by life insurance, is merely 10.6 per cent of the world’s average. The Sabko Bima Sabko Raksha bill is an attempt to address the gaps.
The opening up of its nuclear value chain will aid India’s efforts to achieve energy security
December 18, 2025 08:18 IST
India has set a short-term goal to increase its nuclear power capacity to 22.5 GW by 2032, and a long-term target to reach 100 GW by 2047
At FTII, cinema has many languages. Nurture them
December 17, 2025 07:17 IST
In 2023, of a batch of 10 student diploma films, only one was made entirely in Hindi. Three were in Marathi; one each in Malayalam, Gujarati, Haryanvi and Santali; one brought together English, Marathi and Hindi; another braided English and Hindi with Mizo and Nagamese. Taken together, these films form a chorus of many tongues finding their way to the screen
In the wake of the Bondi Beach terror attack, Australia needs to protect openness, diversity
December 17, 2025 07:16 IST
The Anthony Albanese government must strengthen its anti-terror infrastructure. At the same time, it should not let the terror attack compromise its core values; it must maintain the vibrancy and diversity of the public square
For an honest reckoning with air pollution, Delhi must confront its appetite for cars, concrete and convenience
December 17, 2025 15:22 IST
Toxic air is everyone’s problem. What Delhi needs is not obfuscation but robust, credible data to guide policy; bold interventions to curb vehicular emissions; serious investment in cleaner public transport and political and social will
Rahul, Priyanka name-calling ECs is a new low
December 16, 2025 10:46 IST
Its successive electoral defeats have evidently unsettled the Congress, but by raising the decibel levels, it draws attention to its own flailing
After Zakir Hussain, a quieter ‘taal’
December 16, 2025 07:59 IST
A year after his sudden demise at 73, the limits of music’s ability to absorb grief have become apparent.
MGNREGA needs reform but changes fray the safety net
December 16, 2025 08:00 IST
The problem with Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) is poor fiscal design that burdens the states unduly
Inflation is low, but policymakers cannot take their eye off the ball
December 15, 2025 08:03 IST
If one takes away food prices, core inflation has actually been trending up over the past year and stands at 4.3 per cent — from 0.7per cent
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