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Bengaluru water is fetched from far, crisis isn’t far-fetched
March 22, 2024, 8:34 AM IST
It’s a stark World Water Day warning. A city that drinks water from distant districts while killing its own water sources. Authorities have been asleep at the wheel and citizenry hasn’t jolted them awake …
March 22, 2024, 8:34 AM IST
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Robots ‘R’ Us
March 22, 2024, 8:29 AM IST
Thanks to AI, the distinction between man and machine is becoming increasingly blurred Accessing a website the other day, I came across the standard disclaimer in the form of a box that you have to…
March 22, 2024, 8:29 AM IST
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Five key factors 2024’s winning strategy must optimise
March 18, 2024, 8:53 AM IST
Incumbent Modi-led NDA remains the clear favourite, judging from both opinion polls and anecdotal evidence. Yet, Lok Sabha elections remain notoriously hard to predict. Judging from Lokniti-CSDS data going back two decades, around a third…
March 18, 2024, 8:53 AM IST
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What to watch out for as India gets ready to vote
March 18, 2024, 8:46 AM IST
With EC firing the starter’s gun for the biggest democratic exercise in human history, the immediate question to ask is not who will win or lose, but what will influence the outcome. There is no…
March 18, 2024, 8:46 AM IST
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How the election economy works
March 18, 2024, 8:24 AM IST
Nothing official about it The election economy will make its presence felt in the coming weeks through the massive expenditure that is the hallmark of Indian polls. There is scope for moral outrage over the…
March 18, 2024, 8:24 AM IST
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Tell voters all: As SC says, all electoral bonds data must be made public
March 16, 2024, 9:04 AM IST
Friday capped an embarrassing week for SBI in Supreme Court. India’s largest commercial bank was pulled up for submitting incomplete info to Election Commission on electoral bonds. It was the second time SBI found itself…
March 16, 2024, 9:04 AM IST
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Don’t stop the dice: What a lottery king buying electoral bonds says about us
March 16, 2024, 9:01 AM IST
It was like a proper jack-in-the-box surprise. After waiting and waiting to see which business has bought how many electoral bonds, turns out Buyer No. 1 is ‘lottery king’ Santiago Martin. The OMG of his…
March 16, 2024, 9:01 AM IST
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Five facts, five takeaways
March 16, 2024, 8:57 AM IST
● Problem wasn’t EBs, but lack of transparency ● Data on EC website reveals this opaqueness ● Bulk of companies are unlisted ● Some may be shell companies ● Data takes us to SC’s question:…
March 16, 2024, 8:57 AM IST
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The why and the how of one nation, one election
March 15, 2024, 8:51 AM IST
No more always-on campaigning | The report says “frequent elections create…uncertainty…slow down government machinery.” That “when elections are held repeatedly, then quite often half the time of 5 years is spent in electioneering.” This can’t…
March 15, 2024, 8:51 AM IST
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‘M’ means ‘Minimum’: Farmers gathered in Delhi yesterday, again demanding legally guaranteed MSP
March 15, 2024, 8:43 AM IST
Farmers mostly from states around Delhi held a mahapanchayat in the capital yesterday to put forth their demands on changes they want in agricultural policy. The core demand is about Minimum Support Price (MSP), the…
March 15, 2024, 8:43 AM IST
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One Nation, many poles: Simultaneous polls are a good idea. But given multipolar polity, get more parties on board
March 15, 2024, 8:29 AM IST
A high-level committee led by Ram Nath Kovind, tasked to examine the feasibility of simultaneous elections for all levels of govt, has recommended India transition to this system. This can happen by 2029. Synchronising LS…
March 15, 2024, 8:29 AM IST
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Cracking the code: India has finally played itself into the semicon game. Now keep at it to master chip tech
March 15, 2024, 8:16 AM IST
Modi’s laying of the foundation stone for three semiconductor plants this week, gives India’s chip-making dreams a shot in the arm. Crucially, one of the three units will be India’s first commercial chip fab in…
March 15, 2024, 8:16 AM IST
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Election tourism: India’s Dance of Democracy could prove a money-spinning attraction, drawing overseas tourists
March 15, 2024, 8:05 AM IST
Freedom, which is another word for democracy, is deemed to be invaluable, and ought not to have a price tag put on it. Such reservations notwithstanding, the upcoming Lok Sabha elections are reportedly going to…
March 15, 2024, 8:05 AM IST
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Cut down the tree of sansar and be free
March 15, 2024, 8:01 AM IST
By- Swami Bhaktivenkateshwara Advaita Vedanta states that we only suffer in life because we are bound by sansar. By being caught in the transmigration of karmas, we remain ignorant of God as our True Self…
March 15, 2024, 8:01 AM IST
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India’s jets with India’s jet engines? Tough ask
March 14, 2024, 8:31 AM IST
If there’s one piece of tech every country’s desperate to get its hand on today, it is jet engines. Air power superiority at the core of strategic defence, countries that can master jet engine tech…
March 14, 2024, 8:31 AM IST
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GOI, Bitcoins are jingling: The most popular cryptocurrency is starting to look like more than a passing fad
March 14, 2024, 8:24 AM IST
Once dismissed as fanatics, Bitcoin bulls must be feeling vindicated. They made an accurate call on the cryptocurrency’s potential for gains – witness the staggering rally underway – and were right, at least in part,…
March 14, 2024, 8:24 AM IST
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Many kinds of Us: Citizenship policy is best when it’s pragmatic and liberal in spirit, not based on identity & ‘history’
March 14, 2024, 8:17 AM IST
Indians often trace roots of contemporary political differences to a distant past. That, however, is impossible with the idea of citizenship and CAA. UN says that citizenship today is a fundamental element of security for…
March 14, 2024, 8:17 AM IST
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TikTok in the dock: As US battles the app India banned, all govts need to be alert on foreign access to citizens’ data
March 14, 2024, 8:11 AM IST
In India an intense debate on Aadhaar has been taking place across courts, govts, other state agencies and civil society. At its core has been the intersection of unique personal identity, biometrics and data security….
March 14, 2024, 8:11 AM IST
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Mind the gap: Sins of municipal commissioner and, worse, omissioner
March 14, 2024, 8:05 AM IST
Municipal corporations are supposed to run cities. Ours seem only to run away from their duties, and run away with our taxes. Most recently Mumbai’s has been like a chicken running around with its head…
March 14, 2024, 8:05 AM IST
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Einstein’s theory unveils spiritual realities
March 14, 2024, 7:59 AM IST
By- Sumit Paul Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity might be scientifically recondite to many, it finds application in the realm of spirituality, and is of profound significance especially in turbulent times, when every faith asserts…
March 14, 2024, 7:59 AM IST
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