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]Keir Starmer, Reform UK and Britain’s populist paradox
A country ripe for the radical right is on course to elect a centrist who wants a quieter politics
Published on Mar 19, 2024 08:00 AM IST
The Economist
Ahead of Paris, Marin shows she is a force to be reckoned with
The last five years have been tough for the Spaniard but the All England triumph showed the tide may finally be turning
Updated on Mar 18, 2024 11:13 PM IST
Sandip Sikdar, New Delhi
The right to dissent is the lifeline of democracy
A recent Supreme Court order underscores why free speech matters for empowerment of the individual and the health of democratic societies
Published on Mar 18, 2024 09:50 PM IST
Admiral who defended the nation and Constitution
Admiral Laxminarayan Ramdas made a difference wherever he was. His leadership shone regardless of the arena he was in.
Published on Mar 18, 2024 09:49 PM IST
Amended surrogacy law doesn’t go the full distance
While logical, the amendment still does not go far enough because even now at least one donor gamete has to be from the commissioning parents
Published on Mar 18, 2024 09:44 PM IST
A popular twist to women’s cricket
The success of WPL means much for the sport itself in India
Published on Mar 18, 2024 09:11 PM IST
Zero tolerance for mob violence
Communal targeting of foreign students in Gujarat University should not go unpunished
Published on Mar 18, 2024 09:10 PM IST
A Delhi-Tokyo-Seoul trilateral in the making
A New Delhi-Seoul-Tokyo trilateral collaboration provides a flexible and dynamic framework for adapting to emerging challenges and opportunities.
Published on Mar 18, 2024 08:06 AM IST
Harsh V Pant Pratnashree Basu
A needed reform for digital competition
The Digital Competition Act must not prevent genuine competitive advances, but companies must realise their innovation can’t be geared towards monopoly.
Published on Mar 18, 2024 08:06 AM IST
Iran rethinks its role as a regional troublemaker
The Islamic Republic is preoccupied with its transition to a new generation of leaders
Published on Mar 18, 2024 08:00 AM IST
The Economist
BJP’s new pitch for South India
Governance with an emphasis on battling corruption may be the theme of the NDA’s campaign in the Opposition’s backyard
Published on Mar 18, 2024 02:45 AM IST
The political message in electoral bonds findings
On March 14, the ECI made public the data on electoral bonds it received from State Bank of India. Can this cause a political storm?
Published on Mar 18, 2024 02:41 AM IST
Another Lok Sabha election nears with change in the air
The Kovind panel has proposed simultaneous polls. Any such change should factor in all possible consequences so that intention and outcome are in harmony
Updated on Mar 18, 2024 04:22 AM IST
How IPL, the game changer, keeps on giving
In IPL, all is well for all, all the time. Player sensex is at an all-time high after Hardik Pandya's move to Mumbai Indians, writes Amrit Mathur.
Published on Mar 17, 2024 09:41 PM IST
, New Delhi
Amrit MathurBengaluru's water crisis: The geography of the problem
In the short term, the water table and lakes will fill up and the taps will flow again. But the city, situated on an elevation, needs effective urban planning
Published on Mar 17, 2024 05:55 PM IST
Ecostani | CAA rules notified days before polls announcement is a clear sign
Most people who entered India legally before December 31, 2014, would get citizenship in pre-CAA rules. Only those who came illegally gain from the new law
Published on Mar 17, 2024 05:30 PM IST
Santiago Martin's run-ins with the law in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala
“Every story has two sides… Santiago Martin is one of the most generous persons to step up for good causes,” goes a note on Martin Charitable Trust's website
Here's how to make sure funding for elections doesn't lead to corruption
In 2015, the Law Commission submitted a report suggesting electoral reforms, which included an audit of political funding of all parties by CAG accountants
Updated on Mar 17, 2024 05:02 PM IST
Mary Quant launched the clothes that made the Sixties swing
The fashion designer who broke all the rules died on April 13th, aged 93
Published on Mar 17, 2024 08:06 AM IST
The Economist
Just Like That | Finding divine beauty in the spring symphony of Semal trees
There is a spiritual connection between the beauty and the divine, embodied by the resplendent Semal tree as it heralds the arrival of spring in New Delhi
Published on Mar 17, 2024 08:00 AM IST
On election eve, a tale of two BJPs 20 years apart
Not since the Congress in its heyday in the 1960s has one party dominated the national political landscape the way the BJP has.
Allies in tussle: CPI-ML-Liberation demands its due from Lalu’s RJD
The RJD and its ally, the Communist Party (ML-Liberation) share a love-hate relationship and nowhere is this more visible than during seat-sharing talks
Published on Mar 16, 2024 10:43 PM IST
When food is turned into a weapon of war
The capital power of the apartheid Israeli aggression is a blow not just to the people of Gaza, but to the very values of liberty, fraternity and justice.
Published on Mar 16, 2024 10:06 PM IST
Electoral bonds case casts SBI in a bad light
“The bank I knew would never have behaved the way SBI did last week. Its staff would have shrivelled at the rebuke from the Supreme Court.”
Published on Mar 16, 2024 10:00 PM IST
Why the climate fight matters to women more
Famine and food insecurity are all negative by-products of climate crises that will adversely affect women, girls and other marginalised communities first
Published on Mar 16, 2024 09:50 PM IST
Book Box | Mary Beard spills the tea (and rose petals) on Roman emperors
From power plays to poolside passion, this classics don reveals what we can learn from Roman history
Updated on Mar 16, 2024 08:40 PM IST
How Amul’s entry into South India is causing a churn in the cooperative industry
State milk cooperatives have fostered a no-competition spirit among each other. Now, the Gujarat-based milk procurer has caused a stir as it enters the South
Updated on Mar 16, 2024 10:56 PM IST
After 10 years of vending law, are hawkers leading a better life?
Their working lives were legalised 10 years ago and PM SVANidhi addressed their challenges directly in 2020, but are India’s urban street vendors better off?
Updated on Mar 16, 2024 11:21 PM IST
They are playing their own tune: Charles Assisi on Gen Z
Gen Z is criticised for being hyper-consumers who opt to fit in rather than rebel, but they're often simply trying to make the most of the world they inherited.
Updated on Mar 16, 2024 08:01 PM IST
Grime-fighting: Swetha Sivakumar on the art of kitchen clean-up
Whether it’s breakfast in a skillet or meat slow-cooked in a pan, clean-up is easier if one knows exactly how to woo stubborn proteins and oil away from metal.
Updated on Mar 16, 2024 07:27 PM IST