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Mangoes, Baby Crocodiles, Zero Press Conferences: And the US Ambassador drops a Bombshell
By Anuradha Bhasin. What do the BJP leaders see when they look at themselves in the mirror?
Kalidas Style: The Axe of FCRA
It is a clear case of borrowing dollars on interest while denying dollars coming free. Independent Ink Editorial The recent jubiliation over India attracting 136 billion USD through The Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank) deposit scheme (FCNR-B) seems justified on the face-value. India badly needs inflow of dollars to halt a mounting current account deficit (CAD), as the Indian Rupee has been steadily losing ground to the dollar over the last decade, especially post-COVID. S
'Europe belongs to Picasso, Matisse, Braque…. India belongs only to me' : Mira Nair's Amrita Sher-Gil
She arrived like a comet, changed what Indian art could be, and died at the age of 28 before the world had fully understood what it had lost.
‘It is the mind that keeps you going’
She is 29 years old. She led a 23-day hunger strike that brought down a cabinet minister. She danced when it was over. She is still asking for more.
SIR, victimhood, and the imaginary woes of a WhatsApp group
It's a no-brainer: without voting rights, there is no citizenship.
Parole, Furlough, and a Full Page ‘Ad’ as Icing on the Cake: So How Sacha Is This Sauda?
By Suresh Nautiyal. He has reportedly been released 17 times since 2020. His latest release, in August 2026, is a 21-day furlough; earlier he has been out of prison for roughly 435 days.
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The Man without a CV, and the Man with a Charge Sheet of History
By Narendra Pachkhede in London. The Man without a CV.
GO BACK, AFGHAN medical students in Pakistan told. WILL INDIA HELP?
India has an opportunity to demonstrate once again that education can be a bridge between nations and a powerful instrument of humanitarian solidarity.
A ‘generous’ Rs 20,000 crore write-off...
By NR Mohanty. The question remains: why was the loan write-off approved in th
Politics
Mangoes, Baby Crocodiles, Zero Press Conferences: And the US Ambassador drops a Bombshell
By Anuradha Bhasin. What do the BJP leaders see when they look at themselves in the mirror?
The Man without a CV, and the Man with a Charge Sheet of History
By Narendra Pachkhede in London. The Man without a CV.
‘It is the mind that keeps you going’
She is 29 years old. She led a 23-day hunger strike that brought down a cabinet minister. She danced when it was over. She is still asking for more.
History
'Europe belongs to Picasso, Matisse, Braque…. India belongs only to me' : Mira Nair's Amrita Sher-Gil
She arrived like a comet, changed what Indian art could be, and died at the age of 28 before the world had fully understood what it had lost.
AI tech giants buy books in bulk. Even rare books. Why? To destroy them!
By Ajith Pillai. Amazon, the largest online seller of books, buying books to destroy them is indeed ironic.
There may not be any 'Other' like you
Professor Sumit Sarkar: A tribute to the intellect infinite, or as they say in simple Latin, intellectus infinitus.
Society
GO BACK, AFGHAN medical students in Pakistan told. WILL INDIA HELP?
India has an opportunity to demonstrate once again that education can be a bridge between nations and a powerful instrument of humanitarian solidarity.
Farida's dream
By Amit Sengupta. With her tenacity and idealism, Farida has achieved the impossible.
And I Will Always Love You...
By Suresh Nautiyal. Dolly Parton: the woman who asked -- life gives us more than we need, what are we going to do with the excess?
Ground Report
To Rebel is To Be!
By Amit Sengupta. The sudden, radical rupture inflames the rain-soaked afternoon. The fire spreads in the eyes, and inside clenched fists. A mother holds her little child close to her heart, eyes blazing. A thin, wiry young woman in a red sari, becomes a fiery symbol of shakti – women’s power. A grandmother is so intense, that her entire history of angst and anger explodes.
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Mangoes, Baby Crocodiles, Zero Press Conferences: And the US Ambassador drops a Bombshell
By Anuradha Bhasin. What do the BJP leaders see when they look at themselves in the mirror?
Kalidas Style: The Axe of FCRA
It is a clear case of borrowing dollars on interest while denying dollars coming free. Independent Ink Editorial The recent jubiliation over India attracting 136 billion USD through The Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank) deposit scheme (FCNR-B) seems justified on the face-value. India badly needs inflow of dollars to halt a mounting current account deficit (CAD), as the Indian Rupee has been steadily losing ground to the dollar over the last decade, especially post-COVID. S
'Europe belongs to Picasso, Matisse, Braque…. India belongs only to me' : Mira Nair's Amrita Sher-Gil
She arrived like a comet, changed what Indian art could be, and died at the age of 28 before the world had fully understood what it had lost.
The Man without a CV, and the Man with a Charge Sheet of History
By Narendra Pachkhede in London. The Man without a CV.
‘It is the mind that keeps you going’
She is 29 years old. She led a 23-day hunger strike that brought down a cabinet minister. She danced when it was over. She is still asking for more.
SIR, victimhood, and the imaginary woes of a WhatsApp group
It's a no-brainer: without voting rights, there is no citizenship.
Parole, Furlough, and a Full Page ‘Ad’ as Icing on the Cake: So How Sacha Is This Sauda?
By Suresh Nautiyal. He has reportedly been released 17 times since 2020. His latest release, in August 2026, is a 21-day furlough; earlier he has been out of prison for roughly 435 days.
Great Cricketers Stand Up for Imran Khan, a Cricket Legend, now Half-Blind, Rotting in a Dark, Solitary Cell, as Army Generals Call the Shots
By Ganpy Natraj. More than 20 great captains and cricketers, including Clive Lyod, Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, David Gower, Ian Chappel, Mike Brearley, Michael Atherton, Dilip Vengsarkar, David Gower
Eiffel Tower, Paris: Women staffers asked to remain ‘invisible’, hide in the back rooms. Why?
By Rajiv Shah. The Eiffel Tower was forced to close for the day after its staff staged a walkout and strike, in protest.
GO BACK, AFGHAN medical students in Pakistan told. WILL INDIA HELP?
India has an opportunity to demonstrate once again that education can be a bridge between nations and a powerful instrument of humanitarian solidarity.
Pakistan’s Shame: Expulsion of Afghan Medical Students and Moral Bankruptcy of the Army Generals
By Murtaza Shibli. The image of a 24-hour eviction notice handed to final-year Afghan medical students will haunt Pakistan’s reputation for years.
A ‘generous’ Rs 20,000 crore write-off...
By NR Mohanty. The question remains: why was the loan write-off approved in th
AI tech giants buy books in bulk. Even rare books. Why? To destroy them!
By Ajith Pillai. Amazon, the largest online seller of books, buying books to destroy them is indeed ironic.
Farida's dream
By Amit Sengupta. With her tenacity and idealism, Farida has achieved the impossible.
And I Will Always Love You...
By Suresh Nautiyal. Dolly Parton: the woman who asked -- life gives us more than we need, what are we going to do with the excess?
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