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Tharoors and Shabana Azmis took a classic liberal stand on ‘Kerala Story’. They must rethink

I do think we should debate how to respond when popular culture is used to divide the Indian people. India is changing. Perhaps our responses should change too.

The Great monastery of Ratnagiri – this is how Buddhism thrived in medieval Odisha

Female musicians played as the Buddha was offered ‘flowers, fruits, medicinal plants, and all other treasures’ at the Ratnagiri monastery.

25 years since ‘White House’ collapsed and India became a nuclear weapons state

Despite having blasted itself into the small clique of nations having advanced nuclear weapons, India continues to be a supporter of global nuclear disarmament.

Imran Khan’s arrest in Pakistan proof the Army has won. But silencing him won’t help govt

The Al-Qadir Trust case is just the beginning of the military’s plan to lock up Imran until he surrenders.

What the govt panel doesn’t see when suggesting diesel vehicle ban by 2027

EVs are not as clean as they seem and remove the problem of pollution away from the city centre to somewhere far away.

Govt panicking on FATF review. Bringing chartered accountants under PMLA won’t help India

The FATF has given legitimacy to mass surveillance. There is little evidence across the world on the ability of a mass surveillance system to solve a problem.

China is overcoming security fears to connect with Taliban. It will keep LAC dispute alive

Beijing’s plan to connect CPEC with Afghanistan will bring more Chinese security forces to the Khunjerab Pass in the Pamir Knot–shrinking India’s strategic space in South Asia.

Karnataka election’s star campaigners proving costly. Food bill for one hits Rs 1 lakh a day

Aam Aadmi Party is being chased out of Karnataka with viral takedown videos. Uttama Prajakeeya Party's youth wing is behind it.

Imran Khan’s fall due to blaming others, deflecting responsibility all the time: Ex-PTI worker

Imran Khan's constant act of shifting blame to the army, an institution that has had a significant role in Pakistan’s history, gradually alienated a significant portion of the populace.

SC cautious with same-sex marriage case. Keeping personal laws out is in state’s interest

The Supreme Court’s decision to narrow its focus should not restrict the queer community’s rights to only one Act.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.