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Doniger, Truschke, Pollock didn’t ‘kill’ Sanskrit. Brahmins did

Indian Americans who have written 'Ten Heads of Ravana' aim to decolonise the Indian mindset. Why do they not send their children to Sanskrit schools in India but to prestigious universities in US?

If consumer confidence is a political bellwether, are current levels enough to help BJP win 2024?

Neither the measure of current sentiments nor of future expectations of consumers has reached near March 2019 levels. Scores still to rise much above pre-Covid crackdown of March 2020.

Mughals failed India in science. Just see what Europe did between 1526 and 1757

BJP and its followers portray the Mughal era as a dark period while established historians highlight the glory of 'Great Mughals'. But no one compares Mughals with Europeans.

Zomato ‘Kachra’ ad not an exception. Casteist campaigners are serial offenders

Could a diverse team on the Zomato ad campaign have reduced this future embarrassment? Only to an extent.

Uttarkashi case shows how every Muslim becomes ‘love jihadi’. Time to break the stereotype

Forced conversion cases may exist but they are exceptions rather than the norm. And Muslim intellectuals have made few mitigation efforts to fight such attitudes.

BSNL plan will sink taxpayer money like Air India. Govt can’t compete with private players

Modi govt should provide better justifications for investing nine million taxpayers’ money in BSNL beyond providing connectivity to 25,000 villages and funding VRS for redundant employees.

Delimitation is the last thing India needs now. It will widen the north-south divide

If the Lok Sabha seats are reallocated in proportion to each state’s projected population in 2026, all the South Indian states would end up losing some seats.

Army is the only thing standing between Manipur and chaos. Time for govt to review approach

Communal and majoritarian logic cannot be applied in the Northeast. It requires secular & constitutional governance, which safeguards ethnic and tribal interests.

Israel has its own Yasin Malik. But unlike India, we won’t ask for death penalty

The Indian and Israeli policies on the death penalty are almost unintelligible to each other, though both view it as punishment for crimes against the State.

Manipur’s imperial moment—When King Gharib Nawaz spread Hinduism, conquered Burma

Manipur’s rich, complex history should not be forgotten in the midst of the ongoing crisis.

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Skincare doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Here are 10 timeless hacks

If there’s one thing I tell every single patient, it’s this: sunscreen is non-negotiable.

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.