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A woman doesn’t truly discover herself when life finally gives her permission. She discovers herself the moment she stops waiting for it.

Such gestures matter, especially now, because they affirm a profound truth: Compassion is not weakness, solidarity does not demand agreement, and dignity cannot depend on verdicts

They should force us to confront the wider era we inhabit, where multiple powers, convinced of their civilisational missions, reach beyond their limits and discover that the world is not clay

Munda’s legacy refuses closure. It survives not only in statues or stadium names, but in everyday idioms of resistance and pride. It lives on the hockey fields of Jharkhand, where Adivasi youth continue to transform

At the close of 2025, the ‘karyakartas’ of the Hindu Raksha Dal — an outfit that is not banned, but whose members face several criminal charges — were the stars of a viral video. In

Today, universities have drifted from their core mandate, and the faculty are called upon by the state and regulators to play roles for which they were never trained

If India wants to be relevant in the emerging geopolitics, it has to be a player in the emerging geo-economics

The tragedy of India’s “dog problem” isn’t a lack of law. It’s a failure to apply it. The Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules already lay down a clear, evidence-based national protocol: Capture-sterilise-vaccinate-release

The Election Commission of India, which too is at the receiving end of the propaganda, has the responsibility to deliver on this front in 2026

Vodafone Idea has been in a precarious financial position. As of December 2024, its total debt was around Rs 2.3 lakh crore, comprising AGR dues and spectrum liability

The 74th Constitutional Amendment gave an expansive mandate to municipalities — from planning and land regulation to water supply, sanitation, environmental protection, and slum improvement. More than 30 years later, urban governance bears little resemblance

Two wholesale reforms are important. The first is transitioning to a nationwide market-based economic dispatch system. The second is integrating captive power plants into wholesale markets

Piqued by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi signalling support for Taiwan in the event of Chinese military action, Beijing has banned the import of seafood from Japan

States that invent frameworks shape what others can imagine as options. Consider George Kennan’s “containment”, Joseph Nye’s “soft power”, or Albert Hirschman’s ideas on development

A Nido Tania from Arunachal Pradesh, killed in Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar or an Anjel Chakma from Tripura, brutally murdered in Dehradun, act as occasional reminders of the severity of the racism

The Ronald Reagan administration has cleared for Pakistan several advanced, top-of-the-line weapons based around computerised electronic countermeasures technology like the AN/TPQ37 fire-finder radar systems with ancillary and support equipment.

The orders reflect an acknowledgement that judges, like all mortals, can err, and that such errors are addressed through course correction within the judicial process. Yet, they also raise a legitimate concern: Should the SC’s

Addressing these challenges requires institutional reforms, not temporary measures, such as regular and publicly disclosed water quality testing, time-bound grievance redressal, independent safety audits, and clearly defined responsibility at every operational level

The question is not whether we should use these apps, but how. In a season of celebration, ordering food online should move from being an act of surrender to impulse, to a conscious choice shaped

Jammu compelled me to read, listen, and think across positions that refused moral simplicity. It taught me the discipline of discomfort

Iran is going through a period of profound ‘distortions’. As a result, the current regime’s ambitions for regional hegemony are inhibited by socio-economic, political, and generational crises

When we put grocery items on par with an emergency service that we would expect to reach our doorstep quickly, we end up treating our convenience as an inalienable need

No, this is not the Christmas we know. Harassing those earning a living selling Santa Claus caps on the roadside. Beating up those wearing them. Tearing down Christmas trees in malls. Ransacking decorations put up

Governments will continue to invoke the language of norms but employ it selectively and inconsistently. India is no exception

We are told that historical anxieties can be healed by deepening communal antagonism, as if recasting contemporary politics as an epic struggle between Hindus and Muslims were the path to renewal. In this imagination, politics