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I’m a journalist today because my teachers believed in me

When I look at the current fate of teachers in India, it saddens me. Having spent the early years of my life in a small...

New Yorker uninviting Steve Bannon is a lost opportunity to hear & see evil

Everyone gave the most obvious reasons for refusing to sup with The Man Who Created Trump.

Five reasons why Teachers’ Day should be abolished

Teachers have let India down.

Are conversations between husbands and wives keeping rural Indian women from working?

An MIT study tests if lack of decision-making power of wives is due to lack of information, or lack of communication with husbands.

Profit-making and commercial biases influence news feeds on Google, Facebook and Twitter

Big tech companies must reinvent their business models with clear emphasis on policy and responsibility, and hold powerful algorithm creators accountable.

Displacements and denouements: Who are the Indians seeking asylum?

Most asylum requests from India appear to come from Punjab, Haryana, and Gujarat.

IAS has now become a customer service, pleasing politicians and businessmen

The new motto for the IAS seems to be: 'Customer, not the Constitution, is Supreme.'

Teachers’ Day: Professors who teach to question are the first ones to go

As Narendra Modi felicitates teachers, we must pay attention to their fight for basic rights and respect.

Jalaluddin Haqqani played all sides in the Great Game of Afghanistan

The US, which named the Haqqani Network as a terror group, is now circling back into the Af-Pak arena, hoping to end its longest war.

BBC story on ISRO top engineer focuses more on her cooking than her scientific work

Contrasting women’s professional achievements with their roles in the kitchen reinforces the caretaker stereotype.

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What Modi got wrong. Indians don’t want hundreds of new MPs

If the government wants to spend taxpayers’ money to make India a better place, then spend it on building more courts, improving the collapsing bureaucracy. But, of course, politicians will only think of themselves.

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

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.