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Women prefer bears over men? Men just don’t get sarcasm, are taking offence

Tina Das - 8 May, 2024

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Xi Jinping is courting France. India must make sure its European partner isn’t seduced

Lending more to households. Not enough data to call it a sign of prosperity

Modi govt gives reason for slowdown in India’s FDI inflows. But he’s missing a larger problem

BJP hopes Mukul’s entry to help expand party base in Bengal before 2019

Rajat Roy - 4 November, 2017

The BJP has its eye on doing well in panchayat elections in Bengal next year and the 2019 general elections. Mukul Roy is a crucial part of that plan.

Life and death of Bhindranwale, one of India’s most dangerous men killed in Op Blue Star

Shekhar Gupta - 4 November, 2017

My account of the last months of the dangerous man who Indira Gandhi unleashed her Army on, and sacrificed her life. Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale

Too many losers

TN Ninan - 3 November, 2017

If there are too many losers due to decisions like GST and demonetisation, macro-demand will suffer and undercut growth.

Attempts at remaking India are eroding its soft power globally

Shashi Tharoor - 3 November, 2017

India's soft power globally is being undermined by the fact by the impression that it is being governed by obscurantist and intolerant forces.

In Pakistan, even Oscar winner Sharmeen Obaid gets abused for calling out harassment

Hadia Khan - 2 November, 2017

The filmmaker, who has won two Oscars and an Emmy, said a Karachi hospital doctor harassed her sister on Facebook, but was called several names for it.

Call in the Army when all else fails, not to do the railways’ and PWD’s job

Rajeev Chandrasekhar - 2 November, 2017

This bridge building task is being assigned to the Army in a city that has the richest municipal corporation, i.e. Mumbai’s BMC.

EoDB ranking is a thumbnail that reveals too little

Milan Vaishnav - 2 November, 2017

Voters, politicians and investors should be clear about what the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business rankings say and don't say.

How the humble khichdi conquered the world

Neera Majumdar - 2 November, 2017

The unassuming khichdi has been quite a world traveller for centuries, finding itself in places as diverse as Britain, Egypt, and Fiji.

India’s rise in EODB rankings: Good for optics, great for hope

Sadanand Dhume - 1 November, 2017

No matter your view of the usefulness of the rankings, you cannot deny that it’s positive news for India.

Divide over the Army building bridges in Mumbai reflects state of civil-military relations

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (retd) - 1 November, 2017

Unfortunately, there is now a build-up of the perception that the Army is no longer the last resort but is fast becoming the first one because other institutions have abdicated their responsibilities.

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Women prefer bears over men? Men just don’t get sarcasm, are taking offence

Xi Jinping is courting France. India must make sure its European partner isn’t seduced

Lending more to households. Not enough data to call it a sign of prosperity

Modi govt gives reason for slowdown in India’s FDI inflows. But he’s missing a larger problem

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