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Saturday, January 24, 2026
TopicPolitical influence

Topic: political influence

Ruling party MLAs drive private school boom—but not quality

Ruling party MLAs drive private school growth in India, but quality remains unchanged. Does political influence shape education more than policy?

Parted ways with Sahitya Akademi to highlight ‘deadly virus of politicisation’, says C. Radhakrishnan

Associated with Akademi for 23 yrs, writer has objected to Union minister Arjun Meghwal inaugurating its literary festival last month, saying he has no ‘known credentials in literature’.

Political WhatsApp groups increase knowledge, help people distinguish fake news: Study

People in groups where they can chat with each other are more aware than those who can only receive messages from admins, says a paper by a Harvard PhD student.

SubscriberWrites: We need to discuss issues divorced from political influence. Social engineering is key

Has the NSA unwittingly brought society into the forefront of national debates? It is a good turn if that happens.

On Camera

Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.