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Will Hindutva be enough for Modi-BJP as crises pile on before 2024? It better be

The Karnataka election loss, Balasore tragedy, wrestlers' protest, and Jack Dorsey's comments have all come in quick succession. The Modi govt's invincible facade is chipping away.

New road to DBO not enough to stop PLA. Tunnel under Saser La pass is the solution

The logistics of the Daulat Beg Oldi sector continue to pose a challenge due to the vulnerability of road communications.

This is the difference between TV news and newspapers’ coverage of Jack Dorsey vs Modi govt

A subject that united the media was the World Test Championship final between India and Australia at The Oval. They took us from ‘hope’ to ‘despair’ within a few hours.

Adipurush controversy shows there’s no pleasing Hindu groups. They want 100% compliance

From lashing out at Om Raut for kissing Kriti Sanon on the cheek to targetting ‘anti-Hindu’ Saif Ali Khan, the criticisms surrounding Adipurush are rooted in sexism and Islamophobia.

Manipur is burning because of North Block’s legendary ignorance of the Northeast

Delhi’s know-it-all attitude blinds decision-makers. Sending Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma as a peacemaker to Manipur is evidence of this disregard.

Mahabharata war to Dasaratha sacrifices—Tripura’s Manikya dynasty used religion as a force

In Tripura, the Sanskritic culture served as a veneer over a vibrant, cosmopolitan Northeastern world that we are often too quick to dismiss today as 'tribal' or 'violent'.

75 years of blasphemy killings in Pakistan. God has a vigilante army

There’s no will in Pakistan to engage in the fraught debate that the Quran has 'no notion of blasphemy'. The blasphemy laws show that real power lies with the clerics.

Brij Bhushan is confident he will get BJP ticket. He can’t stop name-dropping Yogi Adityanath

From Mallikarjun Kharge to Jairam Ramesh, the current Congress top brass is mostly from South India. North Indian party members are finding it hard to fit in.

Modi govt right to dismiss Jack Dorsey. Social media must learn to respect national sovereignty

Merits or demerits of any law aside, a nation should never be forced to amend its legislation due to social media tactics and its power to generate 'collective opinion'.

Maruti Suzuki missed out on the SUV party. But Grand Vitara, Invicto show it’s pulling hard

Maruti Suzuki Invicto is a step up in the Suzuki Motor Corporation and Toyota Motor Company tie-up.

On Camera

Modi’s speech rightly questions politics of appeasement. Wrongly targets all Muslims

The PM did make a valid point when he criticised the Congress for categorising the entire Muslim community in Karnataka under the Other Backward Classes. It is pure appeasement of Ashraaf Muslims and discriminates against Pasmandas.

Foreign policy resonating among more Indians in 2nd & 3rd tier towns of India, says EAM Jaishankar

Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.