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Black lives mattered to Phule and Ambedkar. They had seen caste discrimination in India

The credit of drawing parallels between racial and caste discrimination goes to Jotirao Phule who compared conditions of Blacks in the US and Dalits in India.

Opening schools in UK is a risk Boris Johnson must take

If schools don't reopen by September, the political damage will be incalculable. It has to happen for the sake of a generation of children too.

The core of Arvind Kejriwal’s politics — create a tussle, play victim, rinse and repeat

Arvind Kejriwal's decision to reserve Delhi’s hospital beds exclusively for city residents, which LG Anil Baijal overturned, is a classic example of the playbook the CM has perfected.

New York Times op-ed row raises questions if definition of journalism needs to be rewritten

In episode 495 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta says the controversy has ignited a debate if classical definitions of journalism on objectivity work any longer.

Tamil pride or Covid hide? What’s behind Palaniswami govt’s spelling change drive

Egmore and 1,017 other places in Tamil Nadu can now be pronounced by 'outsiders' the way state residents do. Great, people will now cheer and forget all about the pandemic.

India’s young no longer charmed by Modi. Blame economy and ideology

Dissatisfaction from Modi does not imply that the Congress or any other opposition party can swoop in and reclaim their former vote share.

India returns to action in Unlock 1.0 — with fever guns, new habits and longing for the old

With malls, restaurants and religious places reopening, India is uneasily but surely coming back to life, but in the shadow of the coronavirus.

Modi’s 3 Ps, 5 Ts and several As (alliterations) can’t substitute serious thought or action

Real economics involves choices, like whether direct transfers should take precedence over investment for growth. Alliteration does not obviate such choices.

Arvind Kejriwal has run out of excuses over his Covid failures in Delhi

The AAP government thought it could control the Covid narrative by manipulating data, but when bodies pile up, data doesn’t matter anymore.

Covid-19 unlocked Rahul Gandhi’s new avatar — retired European social democrat

The Covid-19 lockdown has allowed Gandhi to discover his true political character, by interviewing economists on Zoom & addressing virtual press conferences.

On Camera

Tirupati controversy shows temples can’t run as public sector units. They must be privatised

A private temple could make crores by selling better laddus and investing in goshalas and captive production units to control quality.

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Air Marshal A.P. Singh takes over as IAF chief, task cut out

Air Chief Marshal Singh took over from incumbent V.R. Chaudhari Monday afternoon. His top priority will be strengthening the fighting capability of the IAF, it is learnt.

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?