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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
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SubscriberWrites: Taxing Faith— Tirth yatra Mehsul and Mughal oppression of Hindu pilgrims

How a Mughal tax on Hindu pilgrims became a tool of oppression and how faith, resilience, and solidarity turned resistance into a sacred journey of defiance.

SubscriberWrites: What lies beneath? Lessons from Germany’s invisible gutters

Germany has its share of bureaucracy and budget issues. But when it comes to water, the source of life and civilisation, it shows that discipline and design can avert disaster.

SubscriberWrites: True measure of resilience and leadership

True resilience isn’t in preaching it, it’s in practicing it. Leadership begins with integrity, not instruction; with leading by example.

SubscriberWrites: Priorities for the new chairman of NFRA

NFRA must take decisions to create independent divisions for monitoring of audit quality, investigation in to audit failures, and adjudication of cases of professional misconduct.

SubscriberWrites: The unending storm of Russia–Ukraine conflict

This conflict is becoming more dangerous day by day, and the chances of its conclusion seem very low. It has raised a high level of uncertainty in the global market.

SubscriberWrites: Brothers up in arms – The bogey of Marathi pride

There is, of course, nothing wrong in encouraging the use of Marathi in public life. But it must be done with dignity and persuasion—not threats and fear.

SubscriberWrites: Who will mourn the dead who served the Republic?

A state that can't mourn its servants and leaders who choose selective memory create a society lacking the moral confidence needed to sustain itself.

SubscriberWrites: CEC’s recipe of scalping Delhi’s ridge lands

CEC nod to luxury flats on Delhi Ridge sparks outrage, signals ecological backslide, flouts conservation laws, and opens floodgates for private profiteering in green zones.

SubscriberWrites: Jets, Jibes and Judgement—How President Trump’s remark is reviving the wrong debate

Trump's comments on Indian jets being downed rekindle the debate on clarity and transparency from the government

SubscriberWrites: Historic trade pact signals new chapter for India-UK ties

Colonial shadows fade as India-UK forge future with landmark Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

On Camera

US intervention in Venezuela is about MAGA anxiety, not just drugs or oil

MAGA’s opposition to H1-B visas for Indians has become rather well known, but compared to Hispanic immigration, the India question pales into relative insignificance.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.