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Five elections in 2026—and five things results will redefine for BJP and Opposition

The 2026 Assembly elections will test the reach and limits of BJP’s Hindutva agenda.

RSS centenary isn’t a cause for celebration. It’s veered away from Hedgewar’s objectives

The RSS stands exposed as a headless torso. Either it never had any good principles, if Hedgewar was wrong, or it no longer has any, if current RSS leaders are wrong.

2025 and India’s tech ambitions. What we got right and wrong

2026 must be the year India sobers up about AI regulation. So far, the approach has been scattered and internally inconsistent.

Winners’ remorse in Indian litigation—2 ways to resolve execution delays

A 19th-century system that forces the winner of a litigation to run from pillar to post to enforce a hard-won decree, poses an existential question for the judiciary.

Sheikh Hasina to Tarique Rahman—tradition of political asylum is more than diplomatic courtesy

From British imperialism to American hegemony to Indian caution, there is a language of granting political asylum in the global order.

It was a tough year for science, but here are 5 intriguing scientific breakthroughs from 2025

Despite setbacks, scientists around the world produced amazing discoveries every day, some of which made a big splash while others didn’t get nearly the attention they deserved.

It was a tough year for science, but here are 5 intriguing scientific breakthroughs from 2025

Despite setbacks, scientists around the world produced amazing discoveries every day, some of which made a big splash while others didn’t get nearly the attention they deserved.

2025’s dating patterns if they were movie titles

Since the emotional kabaddi of dating—matching, ghosting, overthinking—is exhausting, some of us kept returning to our exes on weekends.

Mahabharata shaped my personality: EMS Namboodiripad

On 25 November 1995, EMS Namboodiripad delivered a speech in New Delhi as part of a talk on 'Books and Man.' He spoke about how he changed from a Gandhian to a Nehruvian to a communist.

What is clascoterone? Promising new drug that targets root cause of pattern baldness

Two phase 3 trials for clascoterone have shown significant improvements in patients’ hair counts. One study showed a remarkable 539% relative improvement over placebo.

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Tamil Nadu’s elections are fought on delivery—ideology appears only when needed

Electoral competition now appears dominated by welfare delivery and governance metrics, but ideology has not disappeared in Tamil Nadu. Instead, it has become strategic.

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.

How Indian Army has tweaked its war game strategy as enemy lines on nuclear, conventional deterrence blur

Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan says India’s nuclear capability will not be considered a separate domain, but part of cognitive war in multi domain operations.

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.