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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
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SubscriberWrites: An Open letter to Rahul Gandhi on his Bharat Jodo yatra

Congress must withdraw completely and fight zero seats and let the federal alliance partners take the lead or have a seat sharing arrangement in some states, writes Chenthil Iyer.

SubscriberWrites: India needs to up its infrastructure game. Roads to railway need massive makeovers

Statutory bodies and strict regulations must be in place to allay fears of private players, writes Nikhil Rajput.

SubscriberWrites: Ceiling on the number of street vendors helps no one. Better laws, facilities needed

Civil and legislative bodies should formulate a simple and accessible legal framework for the regulation of street vendors to safeguard their rights, writes Priyank Nagpal.

SubscriberWrites: Lack of knowledge of Ambedkar’s contribution to journalism points at caste-bias in newsrooms

The sociological structure of the Indian newsroom is such that SC/STs and OBCs are almost missing in the newsrooms, especially in decision-making positions, writes Vinay Damodar.

SubscriberWrites: Parents and children should actively work together to bridge generation and communication gap

Children should therefore place more trust in the older generation by giving them a chance to understand their point of view, writes Jayanti Sengupta Sharma

SubscriberWrites: Data assessment helps test the veracity of situations. But is also easily manipulated

The key to accuracy of results is proper collection and integrity of the data. Otherwise, the whole exercise is useless, writes Col KL Viswanathan.

SubscriberWrites: Management and NRI quotas bring down the quality of education

India is paying a heavy price for encouraging the practice of selling the seats to the rich and the mighty under the guise of management/NRI quota, writes Vaidyanathan Subrmanian.

SubscriberWrites: India’s education system fails the trans community. Sensitisation, reframing policy necessary

People who identify as transgender or non-binary frequently feel misunderstood in India’s cis-heteronormative culture, writes Aadya Tyagi.

SubscriberWrites: Policymakers need to identify bio rights as framework to eliminate poverty

Bio rights is a financing mechanism that provides global market players ecosystem services by paying small credits to the local communities, writes Ayush Anand.

SubscriberWrites: Urinary formic acid potential biomarker for early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, study says

Economical tools like urinary biomarkers can be beneficial in early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, writes Dr Wamika Arun.

On Camera

The speech PM Modi should deliver this Independence Day

For the last 11 years, Nehru has been constantly blocking my efforts and causing the fiascos that are my many yojanas and abhiyans. He is the reason most of my initiatives turn into disasters.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.