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Zomato to Zepto—gig work doesn’t need a ban, it needs a safety floor

We need to accept two truths simultaneously: that gig work is real income for millions, and that it is also a real risk.

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

The Supreme Court is losing its credibility. It should frighten us all—Maneka Gandhi

The dogs will survive whatever orders are passed. But institutions are more fragile than we imagine. Once lost, the trust they embody takes generations to rebuild.

How Gen-Z is changing the violent extremist landscape online

The evolving extremist threat now hinges on young people online, demanding new strategies beyond traditional counter-terror models.

Dalit dating in India is a choice between dignity and loneliness

Dating apps promised to disrupt the casteist marriage market. Instead, they’ve merely translated social biases into digital language.

Jammu and Kashmir offers a model for NEP-led success. It’s called ‘Design Your Degree’

The contributions of Indian universities to the knowledge economy remain insufficient, especially when compared to institutions abroad like MIT and Imperial College.

S Jaishankar was right to attend Khaleda Zia’s funeral. BNP is Bangladesh’s last hope

For too long, New Delhi has invested heavily in the Awami League and Sheikh Hasina. The BNP should not be reflexively branded as pro-Pakistan or anti-India.

India can’t become a Hindu Pakistan. Moderate majority must speak up

The violence, as seen in a Bareilly birthday party, creates fear through moral policing. It redraws the boundaries of how one dresses, who one befriends, what one celebrates.

Hot metals are exposing the fossil fuel fantasy

Two metals, copper and silver, are indelibly associated with mass electrification that is making coal, oil and gas redundant across the world.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.