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Message in a bottle
May 7, 2026, 7:25 AM IST
Trump and Iran better make a deal soon, or your beer will cost quite a bit more. Not that beer comes from the Gulf. They hardly make any. And glass bottles – 80% customers prefer…
May 7, 2026, 7:25 AM IST
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Leaders should pause before reacting
May 7, 2026, 7:19 AM IST
Ganesh Kolambakar In every organisation, authority is defined by designation and detailed in manuals. Roles are specified, powers are outlined, and procedures are codified. Such a structure is necessary, for it ensures order, accountability, and…
May 7, 2026, 7:19 AM IST
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Will Dravidian still be Goliath?
May 6, 2026, 9:17 AM IST
Vijay’s victory in Tamil Nadu is easy to interpret as the rise of another film star in a state in which cinematic acclaim and political success are enmeshed. It may, however, mark a more consequential…
May 6, 2026, 9:17 AM IST
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When the voice that once called out ‘Didi’ falls silent
May 6, 2026, 9:13 AM IST
She was looking tired, surrounded by central security forces who were pushing her own security detail further away, creating a distance that felt more than physical. At 71, the strain of the moment showed. Mamata…
May 6, 2026, 9:13 AM IST
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Pump primer
May 6, 2026, 9:01 AM IST
Uneasy lie heads burdened with crowns. More so when US and Iran are trading fire again, crude is inching up, and rumours of petrol and diesel price hikes are swirling. For the incoming CMs of…
May 6, 2026, 9:01 AM IST
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Rich in so many ways
May 6, 2026, 8:59 AM IST
Indian politicians come from a delightful range of occupations What does one make of the extraordinary feat of Martin family’s winsome ‘threesome’, who won three assembly seats, from three parties, in two legislatures, TN and…
May 6, 2026, 8:59 AM IST
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Tough times don’t last; tough people do
May 6, 2026, 8:34 AM IST
By Sumit Paul Our attitude decides how far we can go. With a positive attitude, one can succeed in life; with a negative attitude, one will fail to achieve the desired level of success. When…
May 6, 2026, 8:34 AM IST
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The big tent of Indian politics is now Hindutva
May 5, 2026, 8:12 AM IST
Yesterday’s assembly election results are a shot in the arm for BJP. In West Bengal particularly, having thrown everything and the kitchen sink into the fight to oust Mamata Banerjee, it played high-stakes poker and…
May 5, 2026, 8:12 AM IST
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Chennai’s super king
May 5, 2026, 8:10 AM IST
Vijay has been handed something Tamil Nadu has never given a debutant before: a 100-plus-seat mandate, and a likely shot at CM’s chair. Voters have been more than kind. Question now is what he makes…
May 5, 2026, 8:10 AM IST
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Big Bong theory
May 5, 2026, 8:08 AM IST
Bengal, a habitual contrarian, has finally succumbed to the attractions of being one of the crowd of BJP-governed states in north India. Apart from Punjab, Himachal and Jharkhand, political geography has changed. Saffron’s sweep now…
May 5, 2026, 8:08 AM IST
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End this free-dom
May 5, 2026, 8:01 AM IST
Results are out, and they reveal a season of discontent. When three of four large states dislodge incumbents with firm mandates, something’s broken on the ground, from east to south, and maybe elsewhere. BJP’s eyed…
May 5, 2026, 8:01 AM IST
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Opposition’s stale mates… all fall down
May 5, 2026, 7:58 AM IST
Minus key satraps, INDIA bloc is all but done This round’s poll results underline much more than BJP’s durable structural dominance. They also signal implosion of an organised opposition to the BJP dominant party-system. Opposition…
May 5, 2026, 7:58 AM IST
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Solitude as a teacher and discipline of silence
May 5, 2026, 7:56 AM IST
By Venerable Gyaltsen Samten There was a time when life began to draw me away from worldly concerns, and i recognised this shift clearly. It was this inner orientation that led me to choose a…
May 5, 2026, 7:56 AM IST
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The Trumped-up manliness of MAGA-verse
May 4, 2026, 6:42 AM IST
American men are facing a crisis of masculinity, driven by uncertainty about what it means to be a man in an era where their traditional dominance is being called into question. It’s left them flailing…
May 4, 2026, 6:42 AM IST
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Down the barrel
May 4, 2026, 6:40 AM IST
Whether Trump’s war on Iran is over or paused, it hasn’t stopped affecting ordinary people’s lives. Americans are paying $4.4 per gallon of petrol, up from $2.9 in Feb. The increase is enough to derail…
May 4, 2026, 6:40 AM IST
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Set the record straight
May 4, 2026, 6:37 AM IST
Little Ishank Singh, all of 7, by all accounts is a water baby. He started swimming at age 3. Once his Sri Lanka to India 29km swim was chalked out, he trained up to 8…
May 4, 2026, 6:37 AM IST
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War hurts movies too
May 4, 2026, 6:35 AM IST
West Asia has for decades held a special fascination for Indian films, particularly the crop from Maya Nagari, Bollywood. This has been turning concrete, with stars such as SRK and Mammootty buying palatial houses there,…
May 4, 2026, 6:35 AM IST
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When the machine asks ‘who am I’
May 4, 2026, 6:33 AM IST
By Partha Sinha We have long been comfortable with tools. The hammer did not disturb us. The wheel did not provoke metaphysics. Even the computer, in its early obedient years, felt like a faster clerk….
May 4, 2026, 6:33 AM IST
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Sathankulam verdict raises deeper questions about custodial violence
May 3, 2026, 5:15 AM IST
The Madurai Sessions Court’s judgment finding nine policemen guilty for the custodial killings of Jayaraj and Bennix in Sathankulam marks a rare and significant moment in India’s criminal justice landscape. In a country where custodial…
May 3, 2026, 5:15 AM IST
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Find Enriching Peace, Let Go Of Expectations
May 2, 2026, 8:35 AM IST
By Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha Peace can be had in two ways: When you have a comfortable sleep, you are peaceful, undisturbed, unaffected. Also, when you can compose your mind in meditation or contemplation, the mind…
May 2, 2026, 8:35 AM IST
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