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Thursday, July 24, 2025
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Sweaty Nixon, Reagan’s screen presence, Romney’s gaffe — US presidential debates & defining moments

As Biden & Trump prepare for first presidential debate, a look at how it has evolved over the years as well as blunders caught on screen by millions.

‘Public knows who I am’: Donald Trump says he will not take part in Republican debates

The former US president cited his large lead in opinion polls as evidence that he was already well-known and liked by voters ahead of the 2024 election.

Parliament debate isn’t extinct yet, monsoon session shows

With less than a year to go for the Lok Sabha polls, the voters will only benefit from the views expressed in the temple of democracy.

Take it from Socrates: Arguing ideas with your team works better than reflecting alone

If you want to get to know how you think, take that thinking out of your head and place it in front of others. Discuss it, debate it, and defend it.

SubscriberWrites: Discussions and debates on religion are important, but they need not be only politicised

Being critical of religion and religious practices is a must for an evolving society to free itself from archaic practices of the medieval era, writes Col KL Viswanathan.

TV news has changed in the last 8 years. `Blamegates’ to mahants—it’s the Modi effect

The amount of information being leaked to the Indian TV news media could fill Dal Lake. But it's robbing reporting of objectivity and verified facts.

‘Springboard’ into White House — how role of vice president has changed in the US

US Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris face-off in the lone vice-presidential debate Thursday morning India time.

Trump ‘intends to be ready’ to debate Biden next week but will oppose a mute button

Biden, who is scheduled to debate Trump a second time on 15 October, said he would meet the President if 'scientists say that it’s safe'.

Yes, every generation must debate secularism. School textbooks aren’t enough

You don’t have to be a BJP supporter to argue that a debate on secularism is not only necessary at this time, but also needs to take place regularly.

Why a Pakistani minister brought army boots to a TV studio

Faisal Vawda’s monologue on an ARY News was about why opposition parties should respect the boot. So, he got one and placed it next to his glass of water.

On Camera

TV Somanathan’s letter is a reminder—civil servants must roll out the red carpet for investors

The reason that India hasn’t grown at the speed of South Korea, China or Vietnam is because the machinery of the government still holds on to the ‘commanding heights’.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.