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VARIETY

| 5-minute read

Assam, Suicides, nrc final draft, suspected illegal immigrants

Name missing from NRC final draft, retired teacher in Assam commits suicide. Who is to be blamed?

The Indian government has made its choices, and the consequences are unfolding.

Sanghamitra Baruah

VARIETY

| 4-minute read

Dussehra, Punjab, amritsar train tragedy, navjot kaur sidhu

The real Ravanas of Amritsar are its local authorities, which let the train catastrophe happen

Another public tragedy is turning into a political opportunity. Amritsar victims deserve better.

Yashee

@yasheesingh

POLITICS

| 3-minute read

JD(U), Bihar, Nitish Kumar, Prashant Kishor

Is making Prashant Kishor national vice president of JDU a political masterstroke?

Kishor has a record of delivering massive mandates, whether it was for Narendra Modi, Nitish Kumar or Captain Amarinder Singh.

Amitabh Srivastava

POLITICS

| 12-minute read

Friend with no benefits: Why China is not Pakistan's pal at all

Under the guise of 'Long live Pak-China friendship', Beijing is simply looting Islamabad.

Ali Salman Andani

@an_alisalman

MONEY

| 4-minute read

Poverty, Unemployment, Amartya Sen, jean dreze

There is data to show extreme poverty, malnourishment in India. Why is no one talking about it?

Even as the number of millionaires in India is rising, the picture on the other end of the spectrum is stark.

Kamal Mitra Chenoy

@KamaIChenoy

POLITICS

| 5-minute read

Terrorism, Taliban, Terror attack, afghanistan election 2018

How people have proven Afghanistan is not a failed state

Post-polls, the challenge now lies in consolidating the gains the country has made in its quest for democracy.

Ambreen Agha

@ambreensaidit

ART & CULTURE

| 5-minute read

Literature, Books, novels, reading culture

How to read a novel, a poem and a judgment: Yes, we need to learn the art of reading all over again

Few have read classics beyond the compulsory reading at schools. Almost none can recite a major poem or quote from a classic play.

Shiv Visvanathan

@ShivVisvanathan

ART & CULTURE

| 5-minute read

Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt, Karan Johar, Ranbir Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Koffee With Karan

Karan Johar, can you please ask better questions?

Do stars live such uneventful lives or is KJo addicted to gossip?

Nairita Mukherjee

@NotThatNairita

LIFE

| 7-minute read

Happy festivals of pollution: Why it's so difficult to burn the Ravana inside us

Let us please ask ourselves, who is to blame for what we breathe, what we drink and eat and where we tread!

L Aruna Dhir

@arunadhir

OPEN TO OPINION

POLITICS

#Narendra Modi
Cult of Modi?
BJP has imported the culture of sycophancy from the Congress.
Minhaz Merchant @minhazmerchant

POLITICS

#Kashmir local body polls
Welcome sign of change
The electorate has sent a powerful message - it wants change. Not more violence. And the older parties are irrelevant to its real issues.
Amrita Bhinder @amritabhinder

VOICES

#Afghanistan election 2018
Beyond violence
Afghanistan has a way of bringing out the very best and the very worst in humanity.
Mohammad Anil Qasemi @mohammadanil

HUMOUR

#Selfies
Living life on the edge
Let's not blame Maharashtra's 'first lady' for her danger-selfie. She's only doing what we all love to do. And she isn't bothering with all the hogwash about setting a better example.
Poulomi Ghosh @pghosh006

ART & CULTURE

#Koffee With Karan
Let’s make KWK great again
Do stars live such uneventful lives or is KJo addicted to gossip?
Nairita Mukherjee @NotThatNairita

VARIETY

Name missing from NRC final draft, retired teacher in Assam commits suicide. Who is to be blamed?

The Indian government has made its choices, and the consequences are unfolding.

VARIETY

The real Ravanas of Amritsar are its local authorities, which let the train catastrophe happen

Another public tragedy is turning into a political opportunity. Amritsar victims deserve better.

POLITICS

Is making Prashant Kishor national vice president of JDU a political masterstroke?

Kishor has a record of delivering massive mandates, whether it was for Narendra Modi, Nitish Kumar or Captain Amarinder Singh.

POLITICS

Friend with no benefits: Why China is not Pakistan's pal at all

Under the guise of 'Long live Pak-China friendship', Beijing is simply looting Islamabad.

MONEY

There is data to show extreme poverty, malnourishment in India. Why is no one talking about it?

Even as the number of millionaires in India is rising, the picture on the other end of the spectrum is stark.

POLITICS

How people have proven Afghanistan is not a failed state

Post-polls, the challenge now lies in consolidating the gains the country has made in its quest for democracy.

ART & CULTURE

How to read a novel, a poem and a judgment: Yes, we need to learn the art of reading all over again

Few have read classics beyond the compulsory reading at schools. Almost none can recite a major poem or quote from a classic play.

ART & CULTURE

Karan Johar, can you please ask better questions?

Do stars live such uneventful lives or is KJo addicted to gossip?

LIFE

Happy festivals of pollution: Why it's so difficult to burn the Ravana inside us

Let us please ask ourselves, who is to blame for what we breathe, what we drink and eat and where we tread!

OPEN TO OPINION

#Narendra Modi Cult of Modi? Maharashtra leader calls Modi 11th avatar of Vishnu: Why BJP mustn’t build a cult around the PM BJP has imported the culture of sycophancy from the Congress.Minhaz Merchant @minhazmerchant

#Kashmir local body polls Welcome sign of change Why BJP's performance in panchayat polls is a welcome sign of change in Kashmir The electorate has sent a powerful message - it wants change. Not more violence. And the older parties are irrelevant to its real issues.Amrita Bhinder @amritabhinder

#Afghanistan election 2018 Beyond violence Afghan elections 2018: Why the world must know what lies beyond violence in my country Afghanistan has a way of bringing out the very best and the very worst in humanity.Mohammad Anil Qasemi @mohammadanil

#Koffee With Karan Let’s make KWK great again Karan Johar, can you please ask better questions? Do stars live such uneventful lives or is KJo addicted to gossip?Nairita Mukherjee @NotThatNairita

The Indian government has made its choices, and the consequences are unfolding.

Another public tragedy is turning into a political opportunity. Amritsar victims deserve better.

Kishor has a record of delivering massive mandates, whether it was for Narendra Modi, Nitish Kumar or Captain Amarinder Singh.

Under the guise of 'Long live Pak-China friendship', Beijing is simply looting Islamabad.

Even as the number of millionaires in India is rising, the picture on the other end of the spectrum is stark.

Post-polls, the challenge now lies in consolidating the gains the country has made in its quest for democracy.

Few have read classics beyond the compulsory reading at schools. Almost none can recite a major poem or quote from a classic play.

Do stars live such uneventful lives or is KJo addicted to gossip?

Let us please ask ourselves, who is to blame for what we breathe, what we drink and eat and where we tread!

#Narendra Modi
Cult of Modi?
BJP has imported the culture of sycophancy from the Congress.
Minhaz Merchant @minhazmerchant

#Kashmir local body polls
Welcome sign of change
The electorate has sent a powerful message - it wants change. Not more violence. And the older parties are irrelevant to its real issues.
Amrita Bhinder @amritabhinder

#Afghanistan election 2018
Beyond violence
Afghanistan has a way of bringing out the very best and the very worst in humanity.
Mohammad Anil Qasemi @mohammadanil

#Koffee With Karan
Let’s make KWK great again
Do stars live such uneventful lives or is KJo addicted to gossip?
Nairita Mukherjee @NotThatNairita