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‘The entire anti-poverty NGO industry has been Y2Ked by Aadhaar’

Who is really affected by Aadhaar and who has a problem with it? Here's the full transcript of the live conversation with ThePrint's Editor-in-chief Shekhar Gupta on the subject

US Ambassador speech on India US relations at Carnegie India

Remarks by Kenneth I. Juster U.S. Ambassador to India Thursday at Carnegie India on India-US relations

Thanks to Modi, BJP has conveniently forgotten its war cry against FDI

With 100% FDI in single brand retail, the Modi govt has rectified the party’s old political positions for the better. We can now look forward to more reform.

These days it’s ‘achhe din’ for the national anthem

The national anthem in cinema halls apparently is the biggest challenge facing the nation today requiring a dozen ministries to work on it

The relationship between the rise of Hindutva and Dalit assertion

The power of a leader like Jignesh Mevani today, amid the emboldened sway of Hindutva forces across the country, is not a mere coincidence.

Muslim women may stand to lose more from proposed law criminalising instant triple talaq

Triple talaq should be made a non-cognisable & bailable offence; it cannot be treated differently from adultery and bigamy.

Finally, a sense of relief in Ministry of Defence’s longest-running war

The order changing military officers’ equations vis-à-vis civilian officials has been rescinded. Further heartburn needs to be prevented.

Even 6-year-old kids are bullied for being Muslims in elite Indian schools

Many Muslim kids have become targets of Islamophobia and nationalism in their classrooms and playgrounds and it’s a worrying trend.

हल्के लड़ाकू विमान ‘तेजस’ को अपना तेज दिखाने का मौंका तो दें

डीआरडीओ और वायुसेना के बीच टकराव में फंसी देसी हल्के लड़ाकू विमान (एलसीए) 'तेजस' विकसित करने की यह असली 'मेक इन इंडिया' परियोजना.

Why don’t Indians have a problem when heterosexuals have oral sex—even though 377 bans it?

Remember that Section 377 doesn’t criminalise ‘gay sex’ — it is the product of a homophobic mindset that targets queer people.

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Pakistan is drawing several lessons from its moment under the sun

Most of the diplomatic messaging was driven not by Islamabad but by regional powers and their calculations—Washington, Tehran and even the UAE.

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.