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Taking leaf out of Sisodia education model would’ve been good politics. But BJP chose dirty path

Why go after India’s favourite education minister? Sisodia’s goodwill is evidenced by the endorsements of his reforms by M.K. Stalin, Akhilesh Yadav, and the Left.

India must get rid of its hatred for the Raj. It’s very much part of our history

The much-maligned Khan Market in Delhi is named for Dr. Khan Sahib, who saved the lives of Hindus and Sikhs in Peshawar.

Ajnala violence points to importance of pre-empting conflict. Learn from Operation Blue Star

The Ajnala incident needs to be located within the broader context of public utterances by Amritpal Singh and absence of responses from state & central govt.

In Nepal game of political dice, Prachanda-Deuba & India are back while Oli out in the cold again

There’s never a dull day in the Himalayan republic. When Deuba lost the election, everyone thought India had lost the plot. But then the plot changed.

Manish Sisodia gets TV channels’ sympathy but AAP’s defence of excise policy yet to be heard

AAP and Manish Sisodia received plenty of mileage across TV new channels. And that's where the problem began.

BJP is turning Indians indifferent and sceptical toward corruption

When Indians see opposition leaders being raided and arrested such as Manish Sisodia was recently, they know this is just political warfare, not a blow for integrity in public life.

Buddhists ran sophisticated medieval hospitals in Sri Lanka—heated pool, forceps, acupuncture

Excavation projects in Sri Lanka have come up with the ruins of medieval monastic hospitals of a scale that hasn’t yet been seen anywhere in South Asia.

Don’t give clean chit to Sisodia but see the timing. A national scandal is being covered

AAP cries wolf against the central government all the time. But we must remain alert when the wolf actually arrives.

Netflix’s Drive to Survive is a masterclass on F-words but it lacks the race track drama

The Netflix docudrama has been a big hit for Formula 1 fans. But the new season failed to impress.

How are Chinese discussing Pakistan economic woes? State media quiet, social media buzzing

Chinese commentators have said that there are limits to how much Beijing can help. But China also wants the US to stay out of the current crisis in Pakistan

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IndiGo chaos forces DGCA to look inward—spotlight is back on the regulator

The crisis also puts DGCA’s vacancies in the eye of the storm. Naidu told the Rajya Sabha in July this year that 190 out of 410 DGCA vacancies would be filled this year.

South rising, west slipping: India’s export map is being redrawn, shows RBI data

Data shows re-alignment in India’s exports, with Tamil Nadu & Telangana posting strong growth in 2024-25 as traditional heavyweights Gujarat & Maharashtra see declines. Gujarat still leads, though.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.