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Only Mukesh: How Dhirubhai Ambani’s son is on his way to owning India’s digital market

Many believed outsize investment in a competitive business like telecom couldn’t yield a proper return, but Mukesh Ambani’s deals have shown up sceptics.

Why coronavirus won’t be the death of London, New York, Paris

While it’s clear metropolises aren’t set up for a life of lockdowns, they have bounced back from deadlier epidemics with some great achievements in urban development.

Why we can’t go on living in a world of 6 ft of separation

The capital stock of the modern economy is designed around large numbers of people coexisting in sometimes small spaces.

SC quoted jurist Ronald Dworkin in passing. Kashmir 4G order shows it must read him in full

Given the broad consensus in India on national security, currently raised to the level of a frenzy, it is understandable that judges do not wish to be alienated.

Indian politics scripts modern-day Raag Darbari in Covid

If you thought India's leaders would rise above personal and political gains and people's miseries during Covid will change their behaviour, then you were mistaken.

Interspecies social distancing — we need to give nature some space to save biodiversity

On International Day of Biodiversity 2020, we must recognize that biodiversity is the ‘toolbox’ that can provide us cures & solutions to crises like Covid-19.

Not Nepal map, the real conflict is within KP Oli’s Communist Party

Fissures are visible in Nepal Communist Party and the government in Kathmandu. Sooner or later, parties supporting PM Oli will press their demand for a change in leadership.

What Moderna didn’t reveal about the first Covid vaccine’s phase 1 trial

Moderna’s press release on its COVID-19 mRNA vaccine trials — called mRNA-1273 — heightened hopes but missed key details.

Muzzling the ICMR — Why we know so little about Covid-infection levels in India

It’s a telling commentary on India’s healthcare system that for weeks the ICMR and health ministry are ‘reconciling data’ on test positivity.

Why lockdowns haven’t proved they’re worth the havoc they cause

Experience has shown that during epidemics, communities respond best and with the least anxiety when normal social functioning is least disrupted.

On Camera

Bengal once had arenas for identity battles—stadiums, football, jerseys. Now it’s polling booths

From Mohun Bagan and East Bengal to Mohammedan Sporting, footbclubs once shaped identity, pride and belonging across Bengal’s social fabric. Now, the political field has taken over.

As govt weighs mandatory silver hallmarking, new report flags economic & operational bottlenecks

Koan Advisory report warns that infra gaps could hurt small businesses and artisans, recommends transition period of 3-5 yrs for industry to adapt.

What theaterisation could look like: Rotational CDS, three-star theatre commanders in initial years

The proposed structure envisions the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) rotating between the Army, Navy and Air Force, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.