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YouTube’s ChuChu TV is the new playschool for Indian kids. Parents are relieved

ChuChu TV’s generalised content doesn’t cater solely to Indians. It has a network of 12 channels, with languages ranging from English to Tamil to French.

G20 offers India its vishwaguru moment. The world is watching

The world is looking to India for solutions to ‘brick-and-mortar’ problems but also to bridge the schisms in our minds and hearts.

Three quota storms that will hit the BJP—Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand

It will be electorally disastrous for the BJP to say that it will not allow SC, ST, OBC to get more reservation, especially in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.

Indian education wedged a huge Hindi vs English class system. Only Rahul Gandhi can break it

From Nehru to Amit Shah, Indian leaders have been hypocrites toward English medium education. Congress must encourage all to adopt English as the national language.

Modi govt has done a perfect job battling Covid so far. Now preparedness, caution are key

India should have learnt by now that Covid won't wait for the people, governments and the industry to prepare and become 'pandemic-proof'.

Two police encounters, two states, 28 years apart. And what the courts said

The encounters in UP and Telangana, which are more than 28 years apart, show the regularity of police confrontation and celebrations of ‘instant justice’.

Chinese threat hurting South Asian power balance. But US support for India can change this

To tackle the challenges ahead, the US should devote more resources and attention to India than Pakistan, which is acting like a Chinese tributary.

Dear Sri Lankans, why are you so happy this Christmas? I don’t get it

Weddings at Colombo’s Waters Edge hotel, football fans in Qatar for the FIFA World Cup, Christmas celebrations at Hilton.

‘Expose Congress’: News channels’ stories change but the script remains the same

Negative publicity is often the best one. Rather than a “Congress mukt Bharat,” news channels might want the party to hover so they have something to kick around.

Did the Mauryas really unite India? Archaeology says ‘no’

Mauryas weren’t important because they were Nehru and Patel in the 3rd century, but because they are among the few that we know of from a most remarkable period.

On Camera

India’s think tanks double up as lobbyists, give no disclosures. Hurt policymaking

Many 'independent' reports, intended to shape policies, are sponsored by industry groups or entities with deep pockets and vested interests. This process must become transparent.

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.