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Now that we know Yogi is no Modi, here is some chicken soup for his defeated UP soul

UP proved that, as of now, Yogi Adityanath is no Modi. The Prime Minister might not be too unhappy about that at least.

The UP results will now set off a competition over which regional leader should lead the opposition

The regrouping among regional parties has already begun and they are looking for an opportunity to shift gears.

Only 18% of Maharashtra’s cropped area is irrigated; we should not be surprised at the distress

It is nobody’s case that problems of agriculture can be fixed by soil health cards, loan waivers, crop insurance or e-NAM.

The BJP is paying the price for alienating Dalits, UP bypoll results show

Mayawati’s unexpected decision to support the SP in the bypolls was an act of desperation — not just her own, but also that of Dalit voters.

Secularism is just a word, but opposition will resist BJP bid to drop it from Constitution

The word itself may not be essential, but its removal will symbolise an assault on the spirit of Indian pluralism and religious freedom.

Inside a Whatsapp group of BJP workers, here’s who they blamed for UP bypoll losses

Drawing an analogy from the Mahabharat, one message said on the one hand was Abhimanyu (Yogi) all by himself, and on the other the...

UP bypolls prove that the BJP has only one vote-catcher: Narendra Modi

There are dangers in extrapolating today’s events to what might happen 14 months from now. But anti-BJP parties will believe it is beatable.

Emmanuel Macron told Rahul Gandhi he’ll tell him what Modi won’t

The French side conveyed to Rahul that they had no objection to revealing details of the Rafale deal, but it was the Modi government, which was not keen.

Stephen Hawking leaves us with three important legacies

Hawking’s growing knowledge about the universe, loss of bodily control, and the fragility of life pushed him to take confident stands on subjects dear to him.

To really make a difference on race National Geographic needs to get a black woman editor

Indian and American editors should do more than just acknowledge the race and caste problem. It is a little late for National Geographic to do that.

On Camera

I turned up at Asha Bhosle’s door as a fan. She invited me home

The words she wrote in our autograph book echo in my mind now: 'Mar kar bhi jo jeete hain, wohi jeete hain'—The only lives worth living are those remembered long after death.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.