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New IT rules should use civil, not criminal penalties to make platforms more accountable

The new IT Rules not only force social media platforms to exercise judgements on censorship, but also potentially implicate employees in criminal proceedings.

India must be smart in supporting Myanmar, if Quad won’t measure up

Gaining overland access to Indian Ocean through Myanmar is crucial for China’s geostrategic designs. Which means India can’t protest against coup too loudly.

The coronavirus is mutating, but so are our antibodies

Several studies have compared the difference between antibodies produced after Covid and those that can be detected six months later. The findings are impressive.

Sushant, Covid, Kangana didn’t work in dethroning Maharashtra govt. BJP knows what will

Dethroning Maharashtra govt will be sweet revenge for BJP. The Ambani-Sachin Waze fiasco, Covid surge and MVA corruption allegations have made imagining it easier.

Pakistan’s international shouting match over Kashmir is empty. Here’s what it really wants

No one wants a ‘united’ Kashmir. Pakistani leaders refer to ‘self determination’ in Kashmir, but they’re really referring to Indian Kashmiris joining Pakistan.

RSS’ new team has a message for the BJP

The revamped RSS team indicates an attempt for smoother coordination with the Sangh and the govt, but there’s a larger message in Saturday’s exercise.

How Biden is making America’s Afghanistan problems worse

Biden administration seems to have made a decision that gives US worst aspects of both staying & leaving. It would have been better to keep troops in Afghanistan & negotiate a durable deal.

Himanta Biswa Sarma — Hindutva ambassador or ace administrator? Assam watching closely

Assam charmed by Himanta Biswa Sarma but won’t take eyes off his Hindutva politics.

Progressive and pan-Indian — Dattatreya Hosabale is new face of RSS

RSS’ new general secretary, Dattatreya Hosabale, represents both the hard and soft faces of Hindutva. It’s leaders like him who will attract younger generations.

Not just daylight saving, the inane idea of time zones should be scrapped in favour of UTC

Notion of time zones rests on a fundamental delusion, that a number should tell us when to get up, eat lunch or go to bed. Instead, we should adopt a single global time.

On Camera

Indians have a complicated relationship with Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

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.