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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

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.

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

In the SC advisory opinion, the Governor, whose role according to Ambedkar was ‘ornamental’, has been elevated to Olympian height.

The RTE Act guarantees free and compulsory education only for children up to age 14. It is likely that a significant number of the children who reported as not attending school exceeded the 14-year age

Her conviction in disowning her family, and her vow to now reside with Saksham’s family, puts to shame anyone submitting to regressive social practices and family pressures

As we become vulnerable citizens of the republic, one yearns for neighbours with whom one can share this vulnerability

Far from revamping India’s employment guarantee, the Bill sinks it by demotivating the states and disempowering the workers

With Taliban–Pakistan ties fraying and Washington backing Islamabad, New Delhi must rethink ties with Afghanistan

When a global star steps out in a garment sewn at home by a young Indian woman whose career was built online, it broadens the definition of who can be a cultural ambassador for the

The conditions that once gave rise to communism — deep inequality, agrarian distress, precarious labour, the persistence of feudal values, and global economic turbulence — are sharper than ever. There is also renewed global interest

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

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

Since independence, government school teachers have obediently served the duties assigned to them. They form a literate, reliable labour force that the government can easily access. They have kept democracy functioning

Heavy polling for the 125 assembly and 14 Lok Sabha seats in Assam and moderate turnout in the seven Lok Sabha and nine assembly by-elections was reported.

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

If this looming disaster has not yet made headlines, it is because the information is scattered, staggered and shrouded. The repeated and state-wise extensions of the deadline by the ECI have ensured that the final

Climate change is disrupting sport worldwide—altering athlete safety, competitions, and infrastructure—while the sports sector continues to add to global emissions. India faces the same dual challenge, and integrating sustainability into sports policy is now essential

India can adopt a framework that encourages innovation and become an AI powerhouse — or cling to relics of the past and watch that opportunity slip elsewhere

When the air stands still, stagnation sets in, ventilation collapses, and the system is left with no buffer to protect public health. When the weather naps, there is nowhere left to hide. Yet, we continue

The Drugs and Cosmetics Act restricts the sale of medicines without a licence and prohibits the distribution of misbranded, adulterated, or spurious drugs. Yet these safeguards are routinely bypassed in the digital space

As the world navigates ecological anxiety, lifestyle diseases and mounting health inequities, India’s traditional knowledge offers not an alternative, but a complement — a pathway to restoring balance for people and the planet

This symbolism is powerful for an organisation that thrives on its cadres’ motivation and belief that leadership is merit-driven

The proposed law promises more workdays, but tighter timelines and higher state costs may weaken the core social security function of India’s flagship rural jobs programme

Its successive electoral defeats have evidently unsettled the Congress, but by raising the decibel levels, it draws attention to its own flailing