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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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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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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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‘With oppn having numbers and common agenda, we are going to demand answers from govt on unfulfilled promises’
July 30, 2024, 8:53 AM IST
As Parliament session resumes post-budget, lone CPM MP from Rajasthan and All India Kisan Sabha veteran Amra Ram, representing Sikar, tells Mohua Chatterjee how CPM won a seat from the state after 35 years, why…
July 30, 2024, 8:53 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
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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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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India’s fashion weak In Paris. And where was the Ikat?
July 29, 2024, 7:32 AM IST
That our Olympians wore embarrassingly unfashionable threads in the world’s couture capital speaks to a larger aesthetic malaise in public life Paris was blasé – it shrugged away a downpour to turn a city into…
July 29, 2024, 7:32 AM IST
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Is Jnan Marg one of the most challenging paths
July 29, 2024, 7:14 AM IST
By Kishore Asthana Jnan means knowledge. Jnan Yog, the path of knowledge, is one of the paths prescribed for attaining enlightenment. Of all the paths, Jnan Yog is considered the most challenging path. However, this…
July 29, 2024, 7:14 AM IST
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Flying dangerously
July 29, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
Message from survey on pilot fatigue. DGCA must implement its new norms, never mind airlines’ objections Results of a survey highlighting fatigue faced by pilots in India make for alarming reading. Prolonged flying duties, consecutive…
July 29, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
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Be Federeal
July 29, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
Niti meeting minus oppn CMs shows neither INDIA nor BJP has realised what voters told them during elections The “absence of fiscal federalism” – not enough funds to states – and the Centre’s “prejudice” against…
July 29, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
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Visa divas
July 29, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
How desis can get even with snooty consuls My friend tried hi-octane influence and has managed an interview for a western nation’s visa 75 days down the road. In Oct, that is. He is all…
July 29, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
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