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Why the old, comorbid, children & those who WFH shouldn’t be first in line for Covid vaccine

India must vaccinate healthcare and essential workers first to ensure no breakdown in national systems. This will also help revive the struggling economy.

Indians, Chinese trust their govts most — a key factor in success of Covid vaccination

A survey conducted in nine countries showed that respondents who said they would get vaccinated were more highly educated than those who said they would not.

Mamata Banerjee’s special grant to Brahmin priests isn’t really about poverty

West Bengal CM’s Rs 1,000 monthly allowance and free housing scheme for Brahmin priests follows the age-old tradition of appeasing Brahmins.

What Supreme Court got right & what it didn’t in the Sudarshan News ‘UPSC jihad’ case

In episode 569 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta explains how Supreme Court made several valid points about Sudarshan News but in banning the show, may have set a bad precedent.

Did Jaishankar, Wang Yi really break the ice in Moscow? India can’t forget — winter is coming

While the Narendra Modi govt has shown its willingness to negotiate, will its domestic compulsions allow it to progress with talks towards logical conclusion?

SC stayed Maratha reservation but Maharashtra govt can still find a way. Here’s how

More than a century after Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj introduced caste-based quota in Kolhapur, the Maratha community in Maharashtra is fighting a legal battle to save reservation.

How political masters are orchestrating Delhi Police in riots case: Julio Ribeiro

Retired IPS officer Ribeiro writes how the police misuse UAPA to keep those arrested without a trial for months, and questions Delhi Police’s evidence in riots case.

PM Modi has awakened the country from slumber to make India a global power: Ramesh Pokhriyal

Modi has given a leadership to the country we always aspired for, writes Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Prime Minister’s 70th birthday.

Umar Khalid’s arrest shuts a democratic option for a generation of Indian Muslims

Umar Khalid looks beyond the revolutionary fantasies of a violent overthrow of the Indian State and is willing to engage with the messy ways of democratic politics.

The incredible impunity of Kapil Mishra

There is not even the pretence of an investigation into the role of Kapil Mishra and other BJP leaders in the Delhi riots.

On Camera

New promo video by PLA Navy is a teaser of China’s deep blue capabilities

Rather than functioning as conventional propaganda, the video operates as a device for interpretation, subtly shaping expectations about future developments in China’s naval trajectory.

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

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.