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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.

SubscriberWrites: Jyotirao Phule, the reformist knowns as Martin Luther of Maharashtra

Phule challenged the society based on social inequality, injustice and exploitation, and formed an organisation of Bahujans called Satya Shodhak Samaj, writes Vinay Damodar

YourTurn/SubscriberWrites: Nanak Shah Faqir’s teachings are the pivot of an egalitarian religion

Deriding the caste system he started the system of community kitchen or langar where everyone broke bread together irrespective of their background, writes Col HP Singh.

YourTurn/SubscriberWrites: EWS quota in India reflects an attempt to provide equality

Equality of opportunity is banal rhetoric in absence of fairness and coterminous ‘equality of outcome’, writes Ranvijay Upadhyay

Reservations do not help further the cause of higher education in India

At times discussions need to be politically incorrect to reflect the true picture and help the Nation and society to progress and prosper, writes Col KL Viswanathan.

Personal baggage needs to be discarded to move ahead in life

What you can truly leave behind is the love, kindness, affection, goodwill, generosity, and the lasting memories as an individual during your short stay on earth, writes Vaidyanathan Subramanian.

India can help end the Russia-Ukraine war. Not being part of EU may be key

Modi who can bring Putin and Zelenskyy on the same table, writes Ashish Agnihotri.

India’s inflation rate in August spiked to 7% but you need not worry just yet

CPI rates might be helpful in making macroeconomic policy decisions but they are of lesser consequence for individuals, writes Aniruddha Kalley.

Subscriber writes poem on women empowerment

Taking inspiration from Rabindranath Tagores’ ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’, Jayanti Sengupta Sharma writes about the shackles that hold women back

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.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

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.