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Remote working is starting to show tears. But going back to office isn’t only solution

Burnt-out workers are looking for any direction from management now.

As Modi revives UPA’s GoMs, Amit Shah has become what Pranab Mukherjee was — the ‘GoM dada’

In episode 638 of CutTheClutter, ThePrint’s Shekhar Gupta looks at how Modi govt is revitalising the UPA's Group of Ministers idea, and what this tells you about NDA governance.

With Nagari Pracharini Sabha’s ruin, Hindi is losing a major centre and its best think-tank

Caught between a bitter fight and a court battle, Varanasi’s Nagari Pracharini Sabha, once the most prestigious body for promotion of Hindi, needs urgent intervention.

What makes Sharad Pawar, who turns 80 today, a yaaron ka yaar despite his ‘mixed signals’

If Manmohan Singh ever writes a candid memoir, he’d tell us Sharad Pawar was his most loyal, reformist ally in cabinet, stoically putting up with frequent humiliation by Congress.

Trump’s Israel-Morocco deal is another mess for Biden to clean up

Biden should distance himself from Trump’s decision, without antagonizing Israel or Morocco, and reaffirm American commitment to international law and a mediated end to conflicts.

What India must do to be a functioning social democracy — stop practising state capitalism

India, more an electoral democracy than a system-respecting republic, is moving in the direction of pre-socialist Britain, with powerful billionaires controlling the state.

Why the vaccine approval fight is a dangerous game

The urge for countries to win points for speed in rolling out vaccines risks could backfire as regulators indulge in one-upmanship, undermining trust.

Nine months into the Covid pandemic, rethink those bad habits — again

Lockdowns jolted us into new habits — some healthy, others, not so much. Over time, too much of any of these will leave a person depleted. It's time we cultivate healthier habits.

Why Singapore’s cruise fiasco should be a red flag to Davos

The recent Covid scare on board a Royal Caribbean Cruise vessel shows that almost a year into the pandemic, it’s still unwise to take any arrangement, in any place, as set in stone.

Farmers adopt advanced tech, raise productivity when they have mobile phones: Study

Researchers looked at data from two programmes launched by the Indian government in mid-2000s to find a positive impact from increased access to information.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.