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Tale of two ships – How Delhi is asserting Indianness of the Indian Ocean to China

Jyoti Malhotra - 9 August, 2022

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SPARSH will make defence pension digital, but problems won’t disappear. Ask pensioners

Confused, aimless—why Opposition parties live up to Ronen Sen’s ‘headless chicken’ remark

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After Mammootty and Mohanlal, who? Fahadh Faasil is the new poster boy of Malayalam cinema

Why booking an Uber may get twice or thrice as expensive

Shira Ovide - 16 August, 2018

Uber's free cash flow was negative $1.3 billion in the last 12 months, raising questions about the viability of its business model in the long run.

Bangladesh and Tanzania have a lesson or two for India on open defecation

Bloomberg View - 16 August, 2018

Like Bangladesh and Tanzania, India can adopt strategies that generate shame and disgust to trigger collective action.

Modi’s space dream: India still doesn’t know the difference between tech & science

Shekhar Gupta - 15 August, 2018

We celebrate ‘scientific achievement’ and wrap engineering & technology in the Tricolour. But truth is Indian science is in a sorry state.

The Taj Mahal is wasting away, and it may soon hit the point of no return

Carolyn Roberts - 15 August, 2018

Air pollution and poor management have led to a marked deterioration in Taj Mahal's condition over the last few years.

Indian cricket may be the answer to Facebook’s Asia revenue problems

Alex Webb - 15 August, 2018

To boost its revenue, Facebook is experimenting with buying the broadcast rights of major sports like cricket and football.

As spacecraft finds lake on Mars, Earthlings may discover alien cousins

Faye Flam - 15 August, 2018

Enough meteorites have flown between here and Mars to open the possibility that we’ll find our own relatives up there.

Congress & BJP think that women can only explain Rafale in dumbed down metaphors

Nandita Singh - 15 August, 2018

BJP and Congress may use women to explain Rafale deal, but Indian women weren’t even inducted as fighter pilots until 2016 – that is 10 yrs after Pakistan.

The Bollywood song both Modi and Rahul Gandhi must listen to this Independence Day

Maneesh Chhibber - 15 August, 2018

India’s youth today are whiling away their time in needless pursuits, much like the actors in this song.

As India turns 71, what is the rising global power’s vision for the world?

Samir Saran - 15 August, 2018

India has the opportunity to put in place a new framework for its own security, growth and development. All it needs is a "New Delhi Consensus"?

It’s time Bollywood came up with new songs for Independence Day

Nikhil Rampal - 15 August, 2018

From 'Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon' to 'Made in India', a look at the patriotic songs we keep humming.

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Tale of two ships – How Delhi is asserting Indianness of the Indian Ocean to China

Jyoti Malhotra - 9 August, 2022

A US Navy ship docked in an Indian port for the first time. And a Chinese ship couldn’t in Sri Lanka. New Delhi is finally pulling strings.

SPARSH will make defence pension digital, but problems won’t disappear. Ask pensioners

9 August, 2022

Confused, aimless—why Opposition parties live up to Ronen Sen’s ‘headless chicken’ remark

8 August, 2022

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‘We are cracking down’— how Modi govt plans to make it tougher for states to fund freebies

Shubham Batra - 9 August, 2022

The Narendra Modi government is looking at ways to check states’ spending on handouts like free electricity and rations. The first step is to tighten the noose on state borrowings.

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Tale of two ships – How Delhi is asserting Indianness of the Indian Ocean to China

SPARSH will make defence pension digital, but problems won’t disappear. Ask pensioners

Confused, aimless—why Opposition parties live up to Ronen Sen’s ‘headless chicken’ remark

After Mammootty and Mohanlal, who? Fahadh Faasil is the new poster boy of Malayalam cinema

On Camera

YourTurn

Guidelines for YourTurn submissions

Opinion

Tale of two ships – How Delhi is asserting Indianness of the Indian Ocean to China

SPARSH will make defence pension digital, but problems won’t disappear. Ask pensioners

Confused, aimless—why Opposition parties live up to Ronen Sen’s ‘headless chicken’ remark

Economy

‘We are cracking down’— how Modi govt plans to make it tougher for states to fund freebies

Defence

Army looks to reduce troops by 2 lakh, deployment in Kashmir could be rejigged

National Interest

In Kashmir 3 years on, 3 positive changes, 3 things that should’ve happened & 3 that got worse

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