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Escape to where? Unchecked tourism is also a culprit in Wayanad, govts won’t do anything about it until we do
August 1, 2024, 8:12 AM IST
Even as rescue workers raced against time to save lives in Wayanad, invites and incitements to tourists to visit the region hustled uninterrupted on social media. This is one of the most landslide-prone areas of…
August 1, 2024, 8:12 AM IST
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Who Killed Haniyeh? Iran/Hamas claim that Israel assassinated Hamas chief is just what West Asia didn’t need
August 1, 2024, 8:09 AM IST
The assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran adds another layer of complexity to the turmoil in West Asia. He was there to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Iran’s new president Masoud Pezeshkian,…
August 1, 2024, 8:09 AM IST
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Long arm of a dodgy law
August 1, 2024, 8:03 AM IST
UP’s new anti-conversion law puts burden of guilt on accused, has UAPA-like bail conditions. It can end up criminalising any & every conversion Passage of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion (Amendment)…
August 1, 2024, 8:03 AM IST
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‘Wayanad is proof govts have no interest in protecting nature. Idea to make it an eco-sensitive area was first proposed in 2011’
August 1, 2024, 7:55 AM IST
The double landslides disaster in Kerala is proof that the ecologically fragile Western Ghats have been exploited without a care and further delay in marking the region as an eco-sensitive zone will only worsen the…
August 1, 2024, 7:55 AM IST
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Monsoon Olympics: Our season of floods is floodlights ready
August 1, 2024, 7:50 AM IST
Welcome to the Monsolympics in the City of Shove. Two billion desi eyes are fixed on Paris with hope; almost as many are trained as expectantly on India Meteorological Department’s daily forecast. Like a second…
August 1, 2024, 7:50 AM IST
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Two Olympic bronze medals renew focus on Gita
August 1, 2024, 7:44 AM IST
By Uma Ram & KS Ram Manu Bhaker has won two medals at the Paris Olympics and will try for a third. At 22, she is the youngest Indian to win an Olympic medal. On…
August 1, 2024, 7:44 AM IST
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Justice under water
July 31, 2024, 8:04 AM IST
Trial courts, as CJI has said, are not applying common sense in bail hearings. Fault lies largely with HCs In Delhi’s basement drowning case, a 50-year-old who drove past the tuition centre, navigating the waterlogged…
July 31, 2024, 8:04 AM IST
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Reporting Democracy
July 31, 2024, 7:45 AM IST
The image of press in a glass cage in Parliament speaks to a serious grievance. This needs addressing Sometimes an image spreads a story, as if it’s new, even when it’s not. An image of…
July 31, 2024, 7:45 AM IST
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Olympic herstory: Manu Bhaker is the new song of young India
July 31, 2024, 7:40 AM IST
Starved of Olympic heroes, India often puts the crushing burden of billion-plus expectations on a few sportspersons. When these aren’t met, the national mood, especially on social media, turns sullen. Like it happened with the…
July 31, 2024, 7:40 AM IST
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A state of being undisturbed by externalities
July 31, 2024, 7:34 AM IST
By Vijay Hashia Is desire the fundamental nature of human existence, or does it inevitably lead to suffering and discontent? The question permeates the essence of every human experience. The Hellenistic philosopher Epicurus diverges from…
July 31, 2024, 7:34 AM IST
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Reporting on our government
July 31, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
Have you ever seen pictures of people in a glass box? Recently, a photo of journalists (people who write news stories) in a glass area in our country’s Parliament building has been shared a lot…
July 31, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
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When justice goes wrong
July 31, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
Imagine you’re playing a game, and the referee keeps making unfair calls. That’s kind of what’s happening in some of our courts, especially when it comes to letting people out of jail before their trial…
July 31, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
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Is Trump great at cutting red tape?
July 30, 2024, 8:11 AM IST
In his campaign speeches, Donald Trump has been pounding claims that as president he was the greatest deregulator in US history. He promises more in a second term, vowing to control “rogue bureaucrats” and “shrink”…
July 30, 2024, 8:11 AM IST
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Game of decimal points, lessons for life
July 30, 2024, 8:04 AM IST
By- Vivek Jain Elite and top-notch sportspersons – be it any sport, but more so Olympians – have some pertinent lessons for us laypersons. Focus, dedication, hard work, maybe a little bit of spirituality and,…
July 30, 2024, 8:04 AM IST
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Not the Last Supper
July 30, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
Impassioned but civil debate is a precondition for both creativity as well as great art After a break in Tokyo, the Olympics’ opening ceremony returned with full volume in Paris. Some may have forgotten, but…
July 30, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
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Cities, our tragedies
July 30, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
Did you know that many accidents happen in big cities because the people in charge of keeping them safe aren’t doing their job well? Let’s look at some examples: In Delhi, three students died when…
July 30, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
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Cities, our tragedies
July 30, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
Delhi’s student deaths are part of nationwide urban pattern of lives lost to municipal callousness The deaths of three UPSC aspirants in the flooded basement of their tuition centre in Delhi has quickly become cannon…
July 30, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
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Not the Last Supper
July 30, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
The Olympics just started in Paris with a big, fancy opening show. The person in charge of the show, Thomas Jolly, wanted to make it really exciting and different. And guess what? It made a…
July 30, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
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Overhear everywhere
July 30, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
On the pros & cons of the craft of eavesdropping Not all tempting things in life are illegal or expensive. They are just out of earshot, say those for whom eavesdropping is second nature. One…
July 30, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
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We are losing count
July 29, 2024, 7:38 AM IST
Too much depends on Census to put it off any longer ● New towns aren’t identified ●Welfare scheme coverage is on estimates ● Delimitation is stalled Back when seat belts were mandatory in Delhi but…
July 29, 2024, 7:38 AM IST
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