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Nirbhaya to Bilkis Bano—civil society stands demobilised. RSS ready to take space

The Indian civil society remains too pre-occupied with basic existential issues, proving their nationalism, to be able to speak truth to power.

Thank you, BCCI for pay parity in women cricket. How about some tournaments in their names?

Except for two gates at Kotla, named after Anjum Chopra, and few awards, the legacy of women cricketers still awaits its rightful appreciation.

Kharge hasn’t pledged to defeat BJP. What matters to him is the fate of Gandhis

Only Kharge and a small band of unelected clergy in Congress can appreciate that Rahul Gandhi was sent as the saviour of India.

Gujarat is India’s economic hub. But basing key military infrastructure makes us vulnerable

Gujarat’s strategic vulnerability will only increase as neighbouring Pakistan develops greater capacity for long-range firepower from China.

Municipal corporations should be on the frontlines of India’s air pollution battle

Citizens, civil society, and industry should be at the heart of any intervention designed to mitigate air pollution. Local governments must engage with citizens.

Israel goes to polls again but it’s not Palestine bothering voters. The ‘elite’ question is

Looking at the political camp led by Netanyahu, it will be difficult to see who will replace the Israeli elite, if the Right-wing front comes to power.

Bihar, Haryana to Telangana—this is why Modi-Shah have high stakes in Assembly bypolls

The November 3 bypolls in six states may look inconsequential at first. But put them on the BJP’s chessboard to know what they mean for the party.

US-China ‘cold war’ over chips has a lesson — India needs more Dholeras

The US can deny India advanced technologies in the same way that it has denied nuclear technology and know-how of the F series fighter jets.

Xi Jinping watching, his guards forcefully remove ex-President Hu Jintao. Blame the red folder

The red folder likely contained proposed names for the Standing Committee and Politburo. Hu may have had some disagreements with the final list.

In Pakistan, Rishi Sunak’s origin is another unfinished agenda of Partition

In city of wrestlers Gujranwala, a bunch of residents—including some pehlwans—came out to congratulate the British PM.

On Camera

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.