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A stalking case is reported every 55 minutes in India. But it’s not seen as criminal enough

Ranchi or Lucknow, we introduce young girls to police stations and health centres so they can report stalking cases and access public amenities.

Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra has many questions for Rahul Gandhi. But no easy answers

Critics say it's a bad strategy to not cover election-bound Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh in the yatra. Congress argues it wants to consolidate the existing voter base.

Why Modi govt needs to reconsider spending on physical rather than social infrastructure

While India needs to improve its physical infrastructure, that is no less true of social infrastructure. Capability-building has to be understood and addressed in its full meaning.

2 yatras, 2 parties, 1 failure – Congress, AAP plans show why there is no opposition unity

The 3,570-km-long Bharat Jodo Yatra appears to be aimed at keeping the Gandhi scion in news.

What gives Indian democracy its long life? The choices elites make

Brown University professor writes that Modi's India is still an electoral democracy. But the longer Hindu nationalists remain in power, the weaker it'll become as a liberal democracy.

India must boost defence ties with Europe. Give up ‘lowest-bidder Russia’ mindset

The Europeans have been willing to meet DAP guidelines, but what India has not been able to convince them of is operating Russian-style joint ventures.

India’s GDP has turned around but structural problems remain

The extent to which a given challenge in the economy is cyclical or structural, has major implications for the effectiveness of monetary and fiscal policy.

iPhone 14 is so underwhelming it could trigger a new Samsung-Apple rivalry in India

Truth be told, Apple’s strength has been the iPhone being an object of desire. But considering Samsung’s new foldable phones, that allure will now be tested.

Boys didn’t play well – As Pakistanis blame Afghans, they forget role in Taliban rise

That cricket is not a gentleman’s game was clear during the Pakistan-Afghanistan Asia Cup match. But now there is complete denial.

TV news made Central Vista look lovely. But why must we have ‘Delhi-darshan’ every day?

The wide coverage of the Central Vista and Bengaluru floods was great. But the live footage of the BJP protests in Delhi was pretty pointless.

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Make it a Fundamental Right of every religionist to propagate, convert: TT Krishnamachari

On 6 December 1948, TT Krishnamachari spoke in the Constituent Assembly during a debate on Article 19, supporting it as it is, including how it's framed in the matter of religion.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

Iran’s Shahab-3, India’s Agni-1 to US’s Minuteman III—ballistic missile arsenals, who has what

Iran used Shahab-3, along with Fattah-1 hypersonic missiles, to attack Israel after the killing of Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah in air strikes on Lebanon's Beirut.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?