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Who’s snatching your gold, mangalsutras? RBI data says it’s Modi

As per RBI data, Indians mortgaged their gold jewellery to borrow more than Rs 1 lakh crore in 2023-24, nearly five times more than they did in 2018-19.

Indian political parties have ignored PwDs in their poll campaigns. They’re a vote bank too

No mainstream political party in India has a disability cell. The only candidate with a disability across parties is BJP's Devendra Jhajharia.

Where is Modi’s report card? He’s hiding it behind mangalsutra, Muslims, mass distractions

The Election Mantri-sorry-Pradhan Mantri detests engaging with reality. He prefers Bollywood imagery, delusion, and a decorated photo op in sanitised surroundings.

Prachi Nigam doesn’t need Bombay Shaving Company’s ‘solidarity’—Don’t commercialise her ordeal

BSC has tried prying on the fate of the UP topper. It hasn’t taken her side. I am not aware of advertising jargon, but this one is worse than a surrogate advertisement.

Why Congress can’t afford Rahul Gandhi to sit out Amethi contest

For Congress to send out the message that it is fighting to win in 2024, Rahul Gandhi must show that he has it in him to take on the challenge in Amethi.

I’m a Pakistani General and I think Rajnath Singh has cured Masood Azhar. He’s now ChatGPT

We had no love for Iran in January when it was dropping missiles on Pakistan. Then I told you that Iran was just as bad for us as India, now I am telling you east or west, Iran is the best.

India’s neighbourhood policy must look beyond Pakistan—Smaller nations are bigger trouble

It should be no surprise that Beijing seeks to contain India by balancing it within South Asia by using some of the latter’s smaller neighbours.

‘Clash of Civilizations’ theory being put to test today. See Iran-Israel conflict

The clash between Western and Islamic civilisations remains a defining feature of the contemporary geopolitical landscape.

America’s out-of-control militarised police forces are a threat to democracy

The world watched aghast as police armed with tasers, tear-gas masks—and in one case backed up by snipers—arrested hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters at universities across the United States.

Your place or mine? This dating question comes with extreme risks, dirty pillows & toilets

Don’t call him to your place the first time. He could be a stalker who now has your address. Or worse. He overstays his welcome, clogs your toilet, picks his nails, and snores.

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Don’t let anti-vaxxers weaponise AstraZeneca furore. Vaccines are safe—and we are the proof

Vaccines have eliminated two diseases—smallpox in humans and rinderpest in cattle. If they were killing one in 50,000 people, we wouldn’t be rolling them out across the globe for decades.

Strong showing by north, improved compliance — how GST revenue rose to record Rs 2.1 lakh cr in April

While April typically sees highest collections in a financial year, analysts say a host of reasons came together this time to lift total figures.

Army Dental Centre of Research & Referral celebrates silver jubilee

The ADC R&R is dedicated to providing high-quality dental care to soldiers, their families, and veterans.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.