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The 48-team FIFA World Cup is producing football’s best stories

2026 FIFA World Cup so far—messy, expensive, controversial and brilliant.

What happens when a university burns in war? Science is difficult to rebuild

When Karazin University in Kharkiv fell silent in the spring of 2022, what was lost was not a database. It was a living epistemic community—something more intangible that takes centuries to build.

Geopolitics is back. We are again grappling with 19th-century questions

World affairs in the last few years have made a certain gloom descend upon strategic thought. One does not need to be a pessimist...

Indians need a reality check on studying in the UK. Plan better if you want to settle abroad

Study-abroad firms are focused on enrolling more students, not helping them plan long-term career prospects. And universities market opportunities much more than they explain risk.

India is mistaking data localisation for digital sovereignty. It must control the traffic system

India's digital sovereignty debate remains focused on where data is stored. But in the age of AI, sovereignty increasingly depends on who controls compute infrastructure, cloud systems, foundational models and the technological command layer beneath digital governance.

Priyank Kharge is right about RSS transparency. He should ask the same of political parties

Priyank Kharge's questions about the RSS's finances, legal status and transparency are legitimate. But the larger issue is why India's political parties continue to enjoy extraordinary exemptions from financial accountability and public scrutiny.

The problem isn’t children on social media. It’s how the apps are designed

Rather than exiling children from social media platforms altogether, we must focus on reshaping those spaces to make them age-appropriate, safer and healthier.

Iran-US MoU is an opportunity for India. Or forget the $5-trillion economy

India cannot afford another trade and energy disruption if it is serious about becoming a five-trillion-dollar economy soon.

Reset, rapprochement or relief? What Modi and Trump bonhomie in France achieved

The Modi-Trump meeting in Evian produced few concrete outcomes, but its significance lay in preventing a further deterioration of India-US ties. After 16 months of tariffs, strategic disagreements and diplomatic friction, the bilateral offered a pause in tensions. Whether it evolves into genuine trust remains the central question.

When I was Karnataka CM, we introduced CET. Why can’t NEET recreate its success—Veerappa Moily

It is quite clear that fraud has been committed in the NEET system. It needs major surgery. The ultimate result will be inferior quality of doctors.

On Camera

Instagram’s AI romance comics are just Star Plus serials with glossy lips and whiter skin

By resurrecting Photoromance Darling and Manohar Kahaniya for the internet generation, Instagram’s AI-armed “authors” are scratching a familiar need.

India’s Russian oil imports set to hit all-time high this month, ahead of Iran crude comeback

Kpler data shows India's Russian oil imports are on track to reach 2.25 mbpd in June 2026, as prospects of Iranian crude returning to India grow after US-Iran agreement.

SMPP partners with Europe’s KNDS to build loitering munitions in India amid growing military demand

Under the agreement, the loitering munitions will be offered to the Indian Army as part of efforts to address what the companies described as an ‘urgent requirement’.

Why many parties break up when out of power and some don’t

Ideology keeps parties together, or the glue of power. Without either, you face the ongoing defections at an industrial scale.