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Jwala Gutta: For Telangana rape-murder blame our society, not just police or government

I have never felt unsafe in Hyderabad. Hard to believe that such a horrific crime happened in the city.

Why more smartphones and bank accounts haven’t brought financial digital inclusion in India

India's financial sector has been a gung-ho adopter of technology. But design of technology and finance have hardly reflected users’ lived realities.

Modi govt must learn from Vajpayee on how to generate wealth from disinvestment in PSUs

The Atal Bihari Vajpayee government’s disinvestment record has still not been matched by any government. UPA government’s record has been relatively pathetic.

This is what Uddhav Thackeray’s CM rule will mean for NCP, Congress & BJP

Maharashtra politics has shown that every party has many arrows in its quiver. And, one never knows who will shoot the next one.

From McDonald’s to Patanjali, an IAS officer explains how FSSAI is making food safer

In 2018, it was because of FSSAI's directives that 10,500 non-compliant food vendors were delisted by food delivery services like Zomato, Swiggy and UberEats.

I fought against Twitter blue tick because it creates an Apartheid in conversations

Twitter blue tick is unequal, hierarchical and arbitrary in nature.

Why do Indians hate JNU-style subsidised education? Because we love the private sector

There have been constant attempts to destabilise campuses in India. Take the suicides of Rohith Vemula, Payal Thadvi, Fathima Latheef or BHU protest for instance.

Shiv Sena was hated by Indian liberals as extremist Hindutva party. Now, it’s their darling

Between the party’s Hindutva ideology and a Congress alliance, Uddhav Thackeray will have to walk a tightrope.

Modi govt bringing NBFCs under bankruptcy code will clog the tribunal even more

Considering delays in ongoing cases under the National Company Law Tribunal, NBFCs require a separate mechanism for handling bankruptcy.

Ayodhya settled, Dhartiputras should now learn from Ram on how to deal with Macaulayputras

Maybe each era has its own Ram Rajya. But for a discussion on what today’s Ram Rajya can be, we first have to be clear about who we are.

On Camera

Euphoria season 3 is an empty spectacle. Fans are upset, they want it cancelled

Euphoria's characters, who once carried moral ambiguity and emotional density, now feel like flat archetypes of the people they once were.

Strategic petroleum reserves: Why India needs bigger oil buffers & how others compare | Cut The Clutter

This is the transcript of Ep 1830 of Cut the Clutter, where Shekhar Gupta explains why strategic petroleum reserves are a national necessity & how India compares with China, US & Japan.

DRDO unveils amphibious battle platforms with crewless turrets, anti-tank missile capability

Tracked and wheeled variants, built in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge, carry 30mm turrets, cross water using hydro jets, and are 65% indigenous.

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.