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No ideological value in US’ democracy push, it’s a necessary hypocrisy in battle with China

US, China even India take pride in their democratic credentials because there is no other useful ideological alternative to democracy.

Bihar’s burnt Madrasa Azizia was built by one woman’s charity, produced freedom fighters 

Attacks on the madrasa during Ram Navami processions is part of a pattern to incite fear, intimidation and humiliation in Muslims.

China is making national security a priority, starting with crackdown on open source data

China’s state security minister writes that the country’s next phase of development is directly linked to the ‘new security pattern’.

Indian democracy starting to look like Orwell’s Animal Farm. Let’s not regress in history

We could have, in time, a situation in which the BJP has an impregnable majority at the Centre while the majority of states have opposition governments.

Drastic skin changes are a tell-tale sign of diabetes. Here’s what you must watch out for

People with diabetes are more susceptible to bacterial infections such as styes, boils and folliculitis, as well as dry and itchy skin.

Modi govt erasing more than just Mughals from textbooks. It’s also deleting agency of Indians

Selectively erasing history and imposing a single narrative undermines the very foundations of Hindu philosophy.

Sikhs trained in kung fu — British India’s secret weapon to deal with Shanghai’s gangsters

Hong Kong’s Sikh police 'acquired a reputation amongst the British officers for their loyalty and martial prowess in service to the Empire'. This led to Shanghai seeking them out.

Entrance to admissions, Indian universities are designed to filter out SC, STs. Learn from US

Indian universities are designed to wedge Dalits vs elite divide. But caste bias runs older, deeper.

Ram Navami violence in Ramzan month shows future is stark. It’s ‘karo ya maro’ for India now

If the larger responsibility rests with Hindus, Muslims too cannot be absolved. It is indeed time for Muslims to look for reform in some customs.

The cost of tackling climate change & how countries’ GDP metrics may fail to accurately reflect it

To accurately measure impact of nations' efforts to control carbon emissions, a more corporate approach might be needed — balancing creation of new assets against discarded obsolete ones.

On Camera

Why Hyderabadis need a history lesson beyond the Mughal court

From the Bahmani to the Qutb Shahis, Hyderabad’s local identity is far more complex than the standard Mughal-centric narrative suggests.

Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.

Fourth S-400 sets sail for India, to arrive by mid-May; likely to be deployed along Pakistan border

The fifth S-400 air defence system is undergoing various stages of production trials, and will be delivered by November-December this year, it is learnt.

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.