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Ramana’s collegium didn’t diversify judiciary. Data shows most judges are upper-caste Hindus

Former CJI Ramana recently spoke about the absence of mechanism to ensure diversity in appointment of judges. He didn’t fix it in his tenure either.

The clean chit to CJI Gogoi & his ‘one blunder’: Retd SC judge Indira Banerjee defends probe

Banerjee denied inquiry into allegations of sexual harassment against former CJI Gogoi was handled unfairly, asserted both parties got adequate opportunity to present their cases.

In India, hijab is less about Islam, more modern Muslims’ way to wedge ‘us vs them’ divide

The recent popularity of the hijab must be understood at two levels: Its meaning within the Muslim community, and its signal to the secular State.

‘I’ll be honest with you’—What Fawad Khan told me about Maula Jatt, India, his break

Fawad Khan is back after a 6-year hiatus. But he says he got too much time to think, and that’s not a good thing.

‘Conversions caused by oppression, India should take Buddha’s path,’ says AAP ex-minister Gautam

Rajendra Pal Gautam accuses BJP of indulging in 'dirty politics' over 'routine' Ambedkar-related event, says winning Gujarat election is now AAP's biggest challenge.

Each day brings some new horror and hate. Worrying that ordinary Hindus aren’t so shocked

I don’t want to belabour Nazi Germany parallels because, so far at least, they do not fit. But there are parallels with the Taliban and Islamism.

India is ignoring the escalating war in Myanmar that could reignite conflicts in Northeast

The Arakan Army, sacrificed three decades ago to reward the Myanmar Junta’s cooperation against India’s Northeast insurgents, has staged a spectacular resurgence.

RBI is going crypto with digital rupee — but not Bitcoin, Ether way

CBDCs are issued by central banks, making them very different from Bitcoin or Ether. Pegged on a 1:1 basis to the rupee, it will be a safer option.

Attacks on Modi, Lalu, Nitish — how Prashant Kishor is seeking own space in politics with padyatra

Launched on 2 Oct, Kishor's Jan Suraaj Yatra aims to cover all of Bihar. He says he is not on a quest for votes, but rather to understand and solve the problems of villagers.

Why it’s time India goes back to Kautilya’s idea of ‘dharmic capitalism’

Don’t limit Kautilya to antiquarian studies. His Arthashastra is for the modern world shows Sriram Balasubramanian in his book Kautilyanomics.

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Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.