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Semen-filled balloons or not, why is Holi a free pass to assault women in India?

The debate shouldn't be about what the balloon contained, but the increased harassment of women during Holi. 

Not players’ body clocks, nostalgia is holding back day-night Test cricket in India

Vinod Rai had concerns about players' body clocks while talking about fans' interest. But won't it be better for fans to be able to watch Tests every day?

Jayendra Saraswathi was a reformist whose work was overshadowed by court cases

Jayandra Saraswathi had tried to break the hold of the Brahminical orthodoxy over the Kanchi math and make it more egalitarian.

Pakistan’s misused blasphemy law is clearly not Islamic, but no one wants to change it

Pakistan has not executed anyone under this law in the 32 years it has been in force. But even an accusation is often enough to get you lynched by a mob. 

After successes in Rajasthan & Gujarat, Ashok Gehlot may be Rahul Gandhi’s Chanakya

In recent months, there is a perceptible change in Ashok Gehlot’s public positioning. He appears to be preparing for a larger national role too.

He may be The Boy Who Lived, but Harry Potter is actually more about death

This theme at the core of Rowling’s wizarding world speaks directly to a universal human reality: The struggle to come to terms with our mortalit

Bathtub, wine, drowning Sridevi: A successful woman’s death unleashes the worst in TV news

In the first 24 hours, everybody was a doctor analysing her diet and fitness. Then came the opportunity to be Sherlock, as news emerged of Sridevi's accidental drowning.

Babul Supriyo wins a battle against Pakistani artists, but Bollywood isn’t losing the war

Minister and singer Babul Supriyo has demanded a ban on all Pakistani artists in Bollywood, but the threat might not be taken too seriously.

The Modi govt keeps mixing up IR (international relations) and PR (public relations)

Modi squandered an opportunity that the UPA never had, of improving relationships with Pakistan and China without surrendering national interest.

Spin doctor Prashant Kishor’s task has been to give Jagan a softer, family-friendly face

The image makeover of Jagan has meant that the keyword searches for 'Jagan's house in Bengaluru', it reflects a change in people's perception.

On Camera

Ube is all set to kick out matcha from Indian cafes. Expect purple frappe, boba tea, kulfi

Ube’s sweet, nutty, almost vanilla-like flavour doesn’t need convincing. You don’t have to acquire a taste for it. And matcha fatigue is all too real.

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.