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Bose vs Banerjee fight over West Bengal’s universities has a clear loser — the students

Mamata Banerjee warned Anand Bose that if he kept overstepping his authority, then she would financially cripple the state universities he was trying to control.

Stop defending Udhayanidhi under right to free speech. We’re not France

To target a faith is an illiberal approach. This mindset reveals a striking parallel to a situation where religious majorities are intolerant toward atheist individuals.

At the G20 minus Xi, EU looking to further its China+1 strategy—partnership with Asia

The real takeaway for the bloc at the G20 would be to posit and reiterate itself as a development partner to the Global South.

After G20, India won’t get to be leader of Global South, can’t prevent new Cold War either

New Delhi’s exaggeration of rotational G20 presidency shows its limitations are not being understood. If India’s leaders believe all the rhetoric they are mouthing, it could be dangerous.

Dear Udhayanidhi, Sanatan Dharma isn’t a political creed that can be defeated in an election

One can't expect a nonentity in social engineering to understand complex concepts. These statements are being made to consolidate the DMK vote bank, which is slipping away.

Indian Constitution follows Sanatan Dharma principle. It’s a universal code of conduct

Gandhi referred to himself as a staunch Sanatani Hindu. Buddha also occasionally referred to the religion he taught as Arya Dharma, Saddharma, and Sanatan Dharma.

Army can’t ask soldiers to do social work on leave. It’s beyond the ‘call of duty’

The 'social warrior' scheme would make the soldiers seem like tools for promoting the policies of the ruling party at the Centre.

We were India since Alexander’s time. Why drag the British into it?

Till recently it has always been the BJP that celebrates the use of India over Bharat. Atal Bihari Vajpayee lost an election by telling us that India was shining, Modi launched Make in India.

Anurag Thakur is in great demand on TV news channels. Everyone lets him attack the opposition

This week saw many interviews in television news channels and newspapers. Narendra Modi and S. Jaishankar led the way.

Manipur Police needs command, not combat leadership

Colonel Nectar Sanjenbam (retired), KC, SC, should not be thrust into a role that has no justification in the current policing manuals.

On Camera

Euphoria season 3 is an empty spectacle. Fans are upset, they want it cancelled

Euphoria's characters, who once carried moral ambiguity and emotional density, now feel like flat archetypes of the people they once were.

Strategic petroleum reserves: Why India needs bigger oil buffers & how others compare | Cut The Clutter

This is the transcript of Ep 1830 of Cut the Clutter, where Shekhar Gupta explains why strategic petroleum reserves are a national necessity & how India compares with China, US & Japan.

DRDO unveils amphibious battle platforms with crewless turrets, anti-tank missile capability

Tracked and wheeled variants, built in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge, carry 30mm turrets, cross water using hydro jets, and are 65% indigenous.

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.