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Editorial: Rahul Gandhi In Raebareli – Masterstroke Or Not?

With Congress leader and Gandhi scion Rahul Gandhi finally jumping into the electoral fray from Raebareli on Friday, the long and tiring Lok Sabha...

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Editorial: World Press Freedom Day – India In Poor Position

Every May 3 is celebrated or commemorated as the World Press Freedom Day, in honour of the Windhoek Declaration 1991, as a reminder to the world of...

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Editorial: Jain Monk's Achievement Shows Power Of The Brain

Jain monk Ajitchandra Sagarji’s achievement in Mumbai on Wednesday, where he attained the status of Sahasravdhan by reciting 1,000 random words in...

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Editorial: Scaremongers At Work In Delhi With Bomb Hoaxes

It was chaos in Delhi schools on Wednesday when, soon after the schools opened, they found emails informing them about bombs placed on their campuses....

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Editorial: Economy On A Roll, Record GST Mop-Up

There is more good news on the economic front. Indicating good overall health of the economy, the Goods and Services collection in April, the first...

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Editorial: Mayoral Miasma In Thiruvananthapuram

Ah, the illustrious Mayor — the crowned monarch of Padmanabha’s city, the keeper of the keys to its heart, and the esteemed gatekeeper of all...

01.05.2024 10

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Editorial: Indo-Canadian ties in tailspin

Indo-Canadian relations have hit another low with India strongly objecting to the recent “Khalsa Day” celebration in Toronto, where Canadian Prime...

01.05.2024 20

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Editorial: Delhi Cong Crisis A Setback For INDIA

The INDIA bloc made its first positive move when the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party came to an understanding to contest the seven Parliamentary...

30.04.2024 20

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Editorial: Campus Protests And Free Speech

The anti-war protests in US campuses over Israel’s unrelenting attacks on the Palestinian people have reignited the debate on free speech....

30.04.2024 20

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Editorial: Create Wealth, Don’t Distribute Poverty

The election was turning out to be dull. Most probably the reason behind the low turn-out in the first two phases of polling. Thanks to Sam Pitroda,...

29.04.2024 20

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Editorial: Heat On Mumbai's Towers

As Mumbai grapples with another heatwave this weekend, the focus is back on the built environment – and rightly so. This time the caution has come...

28.04.2024 20

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Editorial: Kharge’s Letter Needs Attention

In only a matter of days, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has written his second letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting a meeting to...

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Editorial: Injustice To Teachers

Judicial extravagance is as unacceptable as administrative indulgence. Take the case of nearly 16,000 teaching and non-teaching staff in West Bengal...

26.04.2024 10

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Editorial: British Raj to Billionaire Raj

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is adept at seizing opportunities, particularly during election campaigns. This is how he capitalised on a comment made...

26.04.2024 10

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Editorial: Rahul Gandhi’s Povertarian Pitch

Elections bring out the best and the worst in politicians. However, thus far into the campaigning for the Lok Sabha poll we cannot recall the best...

25.04.2024 10

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Editorial: The PM Crosses The Limit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not just the leader of a political party seeking votes. By virtue of the post he holds, he is also the leader of every...

24.04.2024 20

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Editorial: Surat Steals The Show

The East India Company reached Surat in 1608, ready to spread its tentacles across the land like an overenthusiastic octopus at a buffet. Little did...

24.04.2024 20

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Editorial: Wayanad Typifies INDIA Contradictions

A sleepy constituency in a tiny corner of Kerala has hit the headlines since 2019 when Congress leader Rahul Gandhi decided to contest from there as a...

23.04.2024 10

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Editorial: Keep Faith In Voting Machines

The Supreme Court taking up the petition filed by the usual suspects glorying in PILs on all and sundry issues, a few days before polling in the 18th...

22.04.2024 10

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Editorial: Tackling Climate Change Has To Be On Political Agendas

To those watching political parties over time, it is fascinating and instructive to see how they factor into their manifestos and election campaigns...

20.04.2024 9

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Editorial: Polls Free And Fair, So Far

Voters in 102 constituencies, spread over 22 states, will go to the polling booths today to elect their representatives for the 18th Lok Sabha. As 45...

19.04.2024 10

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Editorial: Dubai’s Underbelly Exposed

The recent deluge in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), caused by a staggering 254 millimetres (10 inches) of rainfall in one day, has unveiled a...

19.04.2024 10

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Editorial: A Fraudulent Messiah

The list of star campaigners issued by the AAP has the wife of Arvind Kejriwal, the incarcerated chief minister of Delhi, on the very top, followed by...

18.04.2024 8

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Editorial: Eliminating Scourge Of Maoists

Whether the proximity of the polling in the region encouraged the Maoists to drop their guard and try and disrupt the democratic process, or the...

18.04.2024 9

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Editorial: Trump, Sex, And Payoff

In the latest episode of ‘The Trump Show’, America's favourite reality TV series, former President Donald Trump takes centre-stage once again,...

17.04.2024 6

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Editorial: Kejriwal’s Jail Dilemma Continues

For Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, there seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel. There is nothing to suggest that he will soon be able...

17.04.2024 20

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Editorial: An Exercise In Continuity But Some Key Misses

The BJPs ‘Sankalp Patra’, its manifesto for the 2024 general election, is surprisingly low on drama and tall promises

16.04.2024 9

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Editorial: J&K Back In Mainstream

The Prime Minister’s assurance that statehood of Jammu and Kashmir would be restored soon and “the day is not far” when Assembly will be held...

15.04.2024 10

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Editorial: Middle East On Edge

West Asia was on edge last week as Iran threatened to retaliate for Israel’s air strike on April 1 at Iran’s embassy in Damascus, killing two top...

15.04.2024 10

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Editorial: The Irrelevance Of Being Raj Thackeray

A quarter of a century ago, Raj Thackeray was widely seen in the then Shiv Sena as the doppelganger of his uncle and party chief Bal Thackeray, and...

13.04.2024 10

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Editorial: Unemployment & Price Rise Hurt — But Are Not Electoral Issues

The poll-related outcomes from the Lokniti-CSDS survey across states of India merit a closer look for several reasons. Issues that a majority marked...

13.04.2024 9

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Editorial: The Father-Son Disconnect

In the annals of political rigidity, AK Antony stands as a testament to the discipline that transcends even the grandeur of a chief minister’s...

12.04.2024 10

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Editorial: Keep Armed Forces Apolitical

The Indian armed forces remain one of the most respected institutions in the country because of their dedication to duty, loyalty to the nation, and...

12.04.2024 10

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Editorial: Markets Put Faith In Policy Continuity

Is the bellwether Sensex in the grip of an “irrational exuberance”? Market men don’t think so. It is their genuine belief in the Indian story...

11.04.2024 8

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Editorial: No Relief For Kejriwal

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday deflated the balloon of lies, excuses and prevarications in the on-going liquor excise case against Chief Minister...

11.04.2024 10

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Editorial: The Karela Story

In the ongoing saga of linguistic mispronunciations, Keralites lament the average North Indian’s inability to articulate their state's name...

10.04.2024 10

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Editorial: Manipur: Inaction And Complicity

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an exception when he gave a formal interview to the Assam Tribune, during which he made numerous claims about his...

10.04.2024 10

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Editorial: The Terror Factor In Elections

A recent report in a British newspaper that India had since 2020 conducted almost 20 extra judicial killings in Pakistan was rubbished by foreign...

09.04.2024 10

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Editorial: ‘Accidental PM’ Leaves Behind Great Legacy

Dr Manmohan Singh has retired from the Rajya Sabha, bringing an end to an over three-decade-long distinguished career in politics. Dr Singh, who is...

09.04.2024 10

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Editorial: Congress Generous With Promises

The election manifesto of the Congress party was released last Friday. In the 24-hour news cycle it got significant notice. And that is it. Both the...

08.04.2024 10

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Editorial: Bombay HC Raps BMC Over Responsibility

In a laudable move bringing back the finest traditions of the judiciary, the Bombay High Court took note of three news stories that appeared about the...

07.04.2024 5

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Editorial: Robert Vadra – An Asset Or Liability For The Gandhis?

Robert Vadra has long a shadowy figure in the public consciousness of India, occasionally heard and seen, mostly as the husband of Priyanka Gandhi...

07.04.2024 8

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Editorial: Seduction Of Superstition

The tale of Naveen Thomas (39), his wife Devi B (39), and their friend Arya B Nair (29) paints a sombre picture of the depths to which superstition...

05.04.2024 30

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Editorial: Fear Shouldn’t Guide Rahul Gandhi

Indecision cannot be the hallmark of a party like the Indian National Congress. Amethi and Raebareli in UP were two constituencies where the party...

05.04.2024 20

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Editorial: Economy Not An Election Issue

Not long ago, it was normal for finance ministers to set tax targets in the annual budget only to revise them downwards a few months later. Or in the...

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Editorial: China’s Renaming Spree

Once again, China has unleashed its renaming spree, targeting Arunachal Pradesh, or as they call it, Zangnan. They seem to have made a hobby of it,...

03.04.2024 10

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Editorial: Options Limited For AAP

The Supreme Court has granted bail to Sanjay Singh, MP, who has been in jail since last October in what has come to be known as the excise policy...

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Editorial: Island Row With Eye On TN Votes

As Tamil Nadu gears up for the Lok Sabha election to be held in the first phase on April 19, the tiny island of Katchatheevu between India and Sri...

02.04.2024 9

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Editorial: Will The Opposition Show Of Unity Make A Difference?

The mega Opposition rally at the historic Ramlila Maidan in Delhi, just weeks ahead of the Lok Sabha election, was a huge show of unity that has sadly...

02.04.2024 10

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Editorial: Delhi’s Constitutional Conundrum

If there is one thing Aam Aadmi Party leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is good at, it is to stay in the news — for right or wrong...

01.04.2024 10

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