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Barkha Dutt on why she thinks Aziz Ansari is gross but not an example of #MeToo

Polarised responses to the Ansari story expose the generation divide of feminism. Women need to talk to each other before we talk to men.

China’s troop buildup in Doklam means India can’t protect Bhutan

The Chinese buildup at Doklam signifies that encroachment and road-building will accelerate, and India cannot protect Bhutan, because it doesn’t have a plan

Modi wants NRIs to work like the Jewish or Chinese lobby

For the BJP, the diaspora is a resource to be used to strength Brand India. By contrast, the Congress limits itself to assuring their protection of ‘exploitation’.

Zainab’s gruesome murder shows Pakistan needs much stronger laws to protect its children

Seven-year-old Zainab's body was found in the trash. She had been raped and murdered. The case highlights the need for greater awareness and stronger laws. 

Don’t deny journalists the right to report with dignity, least of all for liberalism

Jignesh Mevani is new to this. With stature, he will grow a thicker skin and learn that denial of access to a journalist at an open event can’t be justified

IIT Bombay is just the latest among India’s elite colleges promoting food casteism

Brahminical imposition of food practices that IIT Bombay recently witnessed isn’t new to India’s colleges and universities.

I dreamt of a PhD abroad, but my life is now about fighting injustice: Rohith Vemula’s brother

After my brother Rohith Vemula’s death, my career choice changed. From being a geologist, I have now turned to law. It is to know one’s rights.

लेफ्टिस्ट लफ्फाज़ी के उस्ताद, राईट विंग के मसीहा हैं मोदी

मोदी एक अनोखे नेता हैं जिन्होंने दक्षिण तथा वाम, दोनों के लोकलुभावन मुहावरों का घालमेल करने की कला सीख ली है. परिणाम: प्रतिगामी प्रवृत्तियां फलफूल रही हैं.

What can India learn from Aziz Ansari’s case if it’s not even willing to see marital rape

In a country, which adamantly refuses to recognise “marital rape”, we are still far away from these complicated conversations about sex, coercion, entitlement and misogyny in the bedroom.

Can the ‘Chief’ in Chief Justice of India please stand up & be counted

CJI Misra has a full range of options to choose from, but inaction is the worst of them, with unforeseen, presumably undesirable consequences.

On Camera

How do employees air out their appraisal frustrations? Through reels on Instagram

During appraisal month, tensions run especially high, resignations abound, and the one place it all airs out is on Instagram.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

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.