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Compassion In The Time of Coronavirus

'Tragically, compassion is in short supply in our ancient capital city, as the horrific violence in recent weeks testified,' points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: Volunteers serve lunch to......

Surely, the PM didn't cancel Taseer's OCI!

'That would be ridiculous and uncharacteristic of the PM.''It is also not how things happen in illiberal States.''In such places, lower-level functionaries of every rank and hue seek to ingratiate......

SHOCKING! Aadhaar gives OUR personal info to foreign firms

'The most valuable personal sensitive information of present and future citizens has been made available to foreign data firms and governments and non-State actors for all time to come,' says Gopal......

Malda decoded: What really happened?

IMAGE: Vehicles set on fire at the Kaliachak police station in Malda. Photograph: PTI India's Muslims need to assert their educational and economic upliftment and political empowerment rather than......

Why the RSS and BJP are the true champions of our democracy

Ironically, it was the members of the BJP (which the Indian press loves to dub as fascist) who resisted the assault on democracy and were jailed for 18 months. The RSS too played a stellar role in......

Why telecom service providers need to work with Netflix, Saavn, etc

Blind categorisation of OTTs with TSPs is damaging as the two are fundamentally different. It is naive to claim 'same service, same rules' when the services are so utterly different,......

Why telecom service providers need to work with Netflix, Saavn, etc

Blind categorisation of OTTs with TSPs is damaging as the two are fundamentally different. It is naive to claim 'same service, same rules' when the services are so utterly different,......

Band aid for cancer surgery

'It is strange a government that is bold and coercive has meekly chosen to do more of what has repeatedly failed to work in the past.''And sadly, rating agencies, the business community, fund......

The way we work now

Things like the increase in worker diversity can only be all to the good, but what about the steadily rising proportion of “temporary” workers? Asks Ajit Balakrishnan.Look around your......

How India can be a successful economy

India has a habit of surprising its critics and sceptics - which may be why, a few years ago, Edward Luce titled his readable book In Spite of the Gods: the Strange Rise of Modern India. At the......

The Magical World Of Muzaffar Ali

'I somehow felt that Muzaffar Ali was in Aligarh to feel the pulse of the Muslim youth, especially in the darker and harsher times that India is passing through,' notes Mohammad Sajjad. IMAGE:......

My Top 10 Films at the Berlin Film Festival

Aseem Chhabra is impressed by Rima Das's Bulbul Can Sing, Ritesh Batra's Photograph and eight other outstanding films. The 10-days long 69th Berlinale ended last weekend with a tribute to its......

'Investing in girls is about the smartest thing you can do'

Over Dosas in Mumbai, Oscar winner Megan Mylan tells Vaihayasi Pande Daniel why she chose India and girl empowerment as the subject of her new documentary. Image: Megan Mylan (centre) with her......

Hardik Pandya, from the fringes to the forefront

With his versatile talents, Hardik Pandya is the kind of unique cricketer the Indian team has always wanted, writes Dhruv Munjal IMAGE: Hardik Pandya has tormented the Aussies. Photograph: Twitter......

Judgment of Justice John Hansen

BEFORE THE INTERNATIONAL CRICKET COUNCIL APPOINTED APPEALS COMMISSIONER IN THE MATTER OF an Appointment of an Appeals Commissioner to determine an appeal against the findings of ICC match referee......

Reader's speak out!

Name: Sriram AnandSubject: Down with stats, go with gut feelingMessage: There is a large body of cricket fans that is "happy" at the loss in the Bangalore Test. The reason being is the potential......

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Compassion In The Time of Coronavirus

Surely, the PM didn't cancel Taseer's OCI!

SHOCKING! Aadhaar gives OUR personal info to foreign firms

Malda decoded: What really happened?

Why the RSS and BJP are the true champions of our democracy

Why telecom service providers need to work with Netflix, Saavn, etc

Why telecom service providers need to work with Netflix, Saavn, etc

Band aid for cancer surgery

The way we work now

How India can be a successful economy

The Magical World Of Muzaffar Ali

My Top 10 Films at the Berlin Film Festival

'Investing in girls is about the smartest thing you can do'

Hardik Pandya, from the fringes to the forefront

Judgment of Justice John Hansen

Reader's speak out!

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