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India needs Amit Shah to tackle internal security challenges. It’s time JP Nadda stepped up

Amit Shah obviously has his work cut out. If he was preoccupied with political programmes in Uttar Pradesh Saturday, blame it on the BJP’s over-dependence on him.

Is the common cold really much worse this year?

People are reporting their ‘worst cold ever’ this year as winter sets in and Covid rules are relaxed.

We discovered why giant pandas are black and white

Although giant pandas in zoos or other captive settings are highly conspicuous to us, it is because we see them up close and surrounded by artificial backgrounds.

Muhammad Iqbal wasn’t against democracy or a casteist. Don’t misinterpret his work

Celebrating his birthday as Urdu Day in India can be a topic of debate but Muhammad Iqbal is certainly a hero.

I lost my children in Uphaar fire. There’s no justice if mothers like me are let down

The advanced age of the Ansals was considered while letting them buy their way out of a jail sentence. No one thought of the lives of my 17 and 13 year olds.

Not Modi, but Mamata and Kejriwal is the David-vs-David fight to watch before 2024

The national scramble for a political alternative to Modi has gained traction and desperation since 2014. But Modi’s rise has given an arc of ambition to India’s CMs.

‘People’s Padma’ Awards shows the best of India, and not just the elite

From nominating deserving people to getting a chance to attend the awards ceremony, the Modi govt has changed the way Indians interact with the Padma Awards.

7.5 years of Modi: Good ‘output’ numbers like houses & toilets but not ‘outcomes’ like poverty

Modi’s pre-2020 economic record was not a ‘disaster’ like Manmohan Singh predicted, nor a march to double-digit growth. Covid saw a period of bungling, then learning from mistakes.

The world is going to need a Covax for climate crisis

The pandemic didn’t exactly give the world a lot of time to design institutions to encourage technology transfer. We don’t have that excuse for the climate crisis.

Young Muslims saying my hijab my choice because French politicians are obsessed with the veil

French politicians are nervous about ideas of critical race theory influencing the development of Muslim identity that sees itself part of racialised othering.

On Camera

Lower oil prices lead to 4x profits for oil firms, bonanza for govt, but no relief for aam aadmi

Petrol & diesel prices have barely changed since June 2022, even though oil prices have fallen 28% since then. This has boosted profitability of OMCs and dividend payouts to govt.

Indian Coast Guard conducts pollution response seminar and mock drill in West Bengal

The event was organized by the ICG at its headquarters coast guard district.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?