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Voice-Off America

Trump targets foreign students guilty of nothing more than having some views. It’s UnAmerican  D…

Why are cities getting so hot?

Have you ever walked on a sunny day and noticed how some places feel way hotter than others? Tha…

How India reclaims its own

The Indian industrialist, SL Kirloskar, used to take out full-page ads in national dailies in th…

Off The Menu

Pricing is best left to markets, not courts Restaurants and hotels up and down the country were …

Poetic Justice

SC speaks clearly & eloquently for free speech That the Supreme Court quashed the case again…

We the wheatish people

Kerala’s top government official just showed us how to fight back against unfair ideas about ski…

Who gets to vote?

Trump will find out how complex & controversial voter roll changes can be. India can teach h…

Too many freebies can hurt states

In Delhi, the new Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has promised to give ₹2,500 every month to women fr…

Joke’s on us

Who’s respecting free speech when cops file defamation case after a comedy riff on a neta? When …

Chinar & Maple

There’s an opportunity for India-Canada ties to improve. A G7 invite for Modi will be a first st…

What price art?

A Husain fetches millions. So does a banana. Go figure The relationship between art and money? I…

Suri/Srinivasan Story

Memo to Trump: US needs foreign students as much as they need America’s excellent higher educati…

Deals within deals

Putin came out ahead on Ukraine peace talks. But is Bibi’s bombing of Gaza a Trump pressure tact…

Don’t gag free speech 

SC bench says right things. But too many courts exercise their power arbitrarily  Three pillars …

Press and release

What tourists in Japan rave about – not its poetry or pottery or cherry blossoms  Whatever the J…

Yodelling Kishore da

Fictional minutes of an honour-able meeting Salim didn’t get Anarkali in reel life. Kishore Kuma…

Days that matter (Or don’t)

March 15—the Ides of March—is supposed to be unlucky. But why worry? It’s Saturday, a long weeke…

Words that hurt

Bengal BJP neta’s comments are a new low in incendiary rhetoric. Does it even help in polls? Tha…

Wild card?

Elon Musk might be helping Donald Trump, but he’s also causing some problems for the US when it …

Rape & reality

Hampi tourists’ nightmarish suffering isn’t a one-off. It’s part of what women live through in I…

Dress down

What should Zelenskyy wear to next Trump meet? Team Zelenskyy meets Team Trump in Saudi next wee…

Don be a loser

Most complex products are produced across countries. That’s why tariffs don’t benefit tariffers …

Pace it like Shami 

Outdated bans, policies, data can mean both short-term injustices and long-term harm In fashion,…

Bling it on

Gold: cop’s daughter smuggles it, Indians obsess over owning it & now, global investors love…

Time to step up, India!

India needs to be smart to survive a trade fight with the US. Our industries must improve fast! …

Don’t babysit

The Supreme Court (SC) has allowed podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia to make money again, but he stil…

Language fights: A big mistake

Some people try to create fights over language, but they forget how bad things can get. History …

Checking for cheating, quickly

Some important people from SEBI (the group that makes rules for India’s stock market) are in tro…

Breaking the Trend

Sometimes, bringing in experts from outside the government is a good idea! Madhabi Puri Buch, th…

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