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Thursday, July 31, 2025
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E-cigarettes or porn: Banning is always the Indian politician’s first response

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s move banning e-cigarettes will just push users towards the black market.

Election Commission temporarily bans Azam Khan for the second time in a month

The Samajwadi Party leader has been barred from campaigning for 48 hours for his provocative speeches and inflammatory communal remarks.

Tik Tok gets relief after Madras High Court lifts ban temporarily

Video-sharing app Tik Tok, which lost $600,000 daily due to the ban, will be available in India again but with certain privacy restrictions.

Election Commission bars Navjot Sidhu from campaigning for 72 hours for communal remarks

Congress leader Navjot Sidhu threatened a Muslim community from splitting their vote at a rally in Bihar recently.

10 arrested in Gujarat for playing PUBG despite the ban

The ban was necessary as these games were leading to violent behaviour among children and youth, Ahmedabad Police Commissioner notified.

Manto ban and Modi’s election: What Pakistan’s VIPs told me

It turns out Manto is still exposing hypocrites, long after his death.

This Diwali, bursting firecrackers could get you jailed for a month 

In light of the Supreme Court order restricting the sale and use of firecrackers, there's little you can do to indulge your love for fireworks this Diwali.

The objections to Padmavati require social debate, not legal censure

We are in the midst of a culture war. Each week, we discuss the propriety and limits of the freedom of speech and expression

The Padmavati fracas is also about power and privilege

Free speech is important - but we should first ask whose free speech do we always rush to protect?

Indian liberals have also been guilty of protecting Muslim community sentiments

The individual right of an Indian citizen to express their views on Padmavati should take priority over community reactions.

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Meghnad Desai was a man of many passions. Marxian economics, politics to Bollywood

Meghnad’s interest went much beyond economics and politics. This is reflected in his writing, particularly after his retirement as a full-time LSE professor in 2003.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.