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SubscriberWrites: In defence of basking in reflected glory

Basking in reflected glory is a widely practiced impression management technique to foster self esteem & sometimes for material gains.

SubscriberWrites: Hockey vs Cricket: What’s their current status in the country?

Our cricketers seem to have lost focus, concentrating more on the IPL rather than international commitments where our nation’s honour is at stake!

SubscriberWrites: Put an end to the reckless freebies by political parties

Let there be legislation to put an end to these reckless freebies jeopardizing states’ finances. But the million dollar question is who will bell the cat?

SubscriberWrites: Does the ‘end of the world’ mean a beginning for India?

With alarming demographic figures from China and an insular United States in the future, what is India's prospect in a de-globalized world? Peter Zeihan’s new book, 'The End of the World Is Just the Beginning,' maps the imminent collapse of the 21st century and discusses the various fundamentals governing it.

SubscriberWrites: India’s agricultural sector needs a push

Keeping in line with the promises during the election campaign in 2013-14, PM Modi promised to double farm incomes by 2022, but it still needs to be fulfilled.

SubscriberWrites: Modi placed a ten before Subrahmanyam Jaishankar & then made him a hundred

S. Jaishankar’s appointment by PM Modi was like the Manmohan Singh moment for his premiership

SubscriberWrites: Blame it on the Mongols!

That the Mongols were barbaric marauders who razed countless cities & kingdoms to the ground while killing & enslaving millions, is undisputed. But that’s only one part of this story.

SubscriberWrites: Sports—a meditative experience

Sports provide an opportunity to temporarily disconnect from daily concerns & enter a state of mental and physical harmony, similar to the state achieved through meditation.

SubscriberWrites: IIT: Passion or social pressure?

In my interactions with many IIT graduates, I have noticed that not all of them are self-driven and have joined IIT with a genuine desire to learn science or technology.

SubscriberWrites: Anatomy of Uxoricide

Why do men kill those they love?

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.