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Why Delhi’s government school teachers feel they are not doing the job they were hired for

A survey in Delhi’s schools shows teachers feel helpless, guilty and like clerks. They are overworked and spend less time teaching.

India needs Chabahar Port more than ever now, but Trump’s reckless behaviour could ruin it

China and Pakistan have been working overtime to woo Iran and integrate it into their strategic nexus against India.

Bihar encephalitis to lynchings to #MeToo – why Indians don’t take issues to the finish line

By rapidly jumping from one issue to another, outrage cycles make sustained advocacy extremely difficult. That is the challenge.

Centre gives a lot of money to states for social welfare. A good policy, but only on paper

In the last 18 years, the Centre spent Rs 14 lakh crore on social services. But centrally sponsored schemes are undermining state say.

India’s worst CM is working on his image. His opponents will let him succeed

While the opposition is in a funk, Yogi Adityanath is already focusing on improving his image.

Modi & Amit Shah’s BJP is one economic crisis away from recreating Indira Gandhi’s 1977 fall

India has plunged into an uncertain future, even as its past is reconstructed. Modi and Amit Shah will need more than Hindutva and Congress bashing.

Yadav dynasty in Bihar is facing an existential crisis as Tejashwi vanishes

Tejashwi’s sulking act has RJD leaders in a tizzy. And many MLAs are already busy negotiating when and how to switch over to BJP and JD(U).

Global population could peak sooner than we think, but it may not entirely be bad news

As populations grow -- India is set to overtake China as world’s most populous country by 2027 -- falling fertility rates and socio-economic pressures could see the numbers being capped.

What social media needs is more humans

A process that requires human adjudication lets users believe their concerns are being taken seriously, and delays the complaint process, which ensures more speech would remain untouched.

Don’t just blame patriarchy for fewer women in India’s job force. Blame our cities too

Data shows that women are quite willing to work, and men are supportive of it despite patriarchal norms.

On Camera

Iran war has given India a blueprint for the next conflict

Pakistan would be itching to do an Iran on us and China would be planning to execute an air campaign without allowing us asymmetrical escalation. India has no choice but to transform.

Haryana’s new industrial policy in the works, but industry says old problems remain unsolved

Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.

Military pushes for private participation in space, more Indian satellites. ‘Can’t rely on single entity’ 

CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.

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.