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Ruthless Resolve
Another slaughter in Kashmir. Another sea of bodies, blood and broken promises. The massacre of more than 25 persons, mostly tourists, in...
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Choking Mumbai
For decades, Mumbai was perceived as a rare urban oasis, where the saline sweep of the Arabian Sea blunted the worst ravages of India's...
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1 day ago2 min read


Forced Tongues
In Maharashtra, the language of instruction has become a new battlefield. The state government’s recently announced that Hindi would be...
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2 days ago2 min read


Family Feint
In Maharashtra’s endlessly theatrical politics, the prospect of a Thackeray reunion makes for irresistible drama. Uddhav Thackeray, the...
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3 days ago2 min read


Judicial Overreach
In a democracy worth its name, the legislature makes the law and the judiciary interprets it. Occasionally, however, courts cross the...
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5 days ago2 min read


Literary Haven
A town better known for its ancient temples, Ambajogai in Beed is now to be transformed into a ‘village of books.’ The project is being...
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6 days ago2 min read


Dynastic Decay
Few political families have commanded as much reverence or wielded as much unchecked power as the Gandhis. For decades, the Congress...
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Apr 162 min read


Fugitive Justice
After years on the run, Mehul Choksi, the diamond dealer-turned-fugitive at the heart of one of India’s most egregious banking scandals,...
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Apr 152 min read


Enduring Vision
‘Ambedkar Jayanti’ on April 14 has grown into one of the most resonant public commemorations in the Indian calendar. The man being...
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Apr 142 min read


Stage Politics
It is no secret that the ruling Mahayuti alliance that governs Maharashtra is united in name more than nature. Brought together less by...
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Apr 132 min read


Sanctified Shame
For centuries, Tuljapur in Maharashtra’s Dharashiv district has been a sanctum of the sacred. Today, the temple town reels from a drug...
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Apr 112 min read


Legacy Undone
The Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE) was once a byword for intellectual rigour. Founded in 1930 by the Servants of...
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Apr 102 min read


Debt Dreams
Mumbai’s infrastructure ambitions received a significant boost with the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) securing...
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Apr 92 min read


Judicial Reckoning
In a system where justice is often delayed and too frequently denied, the Bombay High Court has struck a blow for accountability. The...
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Apr 82 min read


Bridge Snub
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s conspicuous absence during Prime Minister Narendra Modi inauguration of the new Pamban Sea bridge...
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Apr 72 min read


Life Denied
The death of a seven-month-pregnant woman in Pune after allegedly being denied emergency care by the prestigious Deenanath Mangeshkar...
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Apr 62 min read


Tariff Trouble
US President Donald Trump has slapped steep ‘reciprocal tariffs’ on major trading partners, with India among the hardest hit. From April...
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Apr 42 min read


Waqf Reform
Inadvertently or not, Narendra Modi and Amit Shah may have handed the Muslim community a remarkable gift. The Waqf (Amendment) Bill,...
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Apr 32 min read


Unfinished Business
For over three decades, Memon has been a ghost, his name inextricably tied to the 1993 Bombay bombings, one of India’s deadliest...
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Apr 22 min read


Urban Inferno
Mumbai is getting hotter, but not uniformly. The city’s once predictable tropical climate is fragmenting into microclimate zones, with...
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Apr 12 min read
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