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On Rabindranath Tagore's birth anniversary, recalling his clash with Mahatma Gandhi over the "cult' of the charkha
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (392+ words) Tagore and Gandhi disagreed on a number of issues, but none symbolised their differences more than the spinning wheel. On Tagore's 165th birth anniversary, we revisit the Gandhi-Tagore debates on the charkha....
Orhan Pamuk, Elena Ferrante, Kazuo Ishiguro: Who is the Italian hoaxer who keeps declaring writers dead
56+ min ago (604+ words) Italian journalist Tommaso Debenedetti strikes again, 'killing off' Orhan Pamuk and Elena Ferrante...
The end of invulnerability: How the UDF reassembled a winning social coalition to oust the Left
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (475+ words) Written by Muhammed Riyas Kerala has delivered a decisive and unambiguous verdict. The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF), with 102 seats against the Left's 35, has not merely won an election " it has engineered a political reset. For the Communist Party of…...
No space left: Maharashtra jails packed at 144% capacity with undertrials
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (23+ words) NCRB data for 2024 paints a grim picture of Maharashtra's prison system, with thousands of inmates awaiting trial for over five years....
Why is the US turning to the UN to reopen the Strait of Hormuz " after months of undermining it?
5+ hour, 47+ min ago (297+ words) Washington has long dismissed the United Nations as ineffective. Now, with oil prices surging and a fragile ceasefire with Iran hanging by a thread, it wants the very body it scorned to do the heavy lifting. During peacetime, roughly one-fifth…...
Why high achievers are quitting at the top of their game, choosing mental peace over fame | Workplace News
4+ hour, 43+ min ago (507+ words) People from different walks of life explain why it's important to pause and choose what's dearer to the heart....
Chandigarh to see extension of 4 more state legislations
6+ hour, 50+ min ago (436+ words) The new law now seeks to regulate overseas travel and visa businesses, and protect people from being cheated in the name of foreign jobs, education or migration....
As BJP expands and regional parties shrink, is Indian politics entering a new phase?
6+ hour, 42+ min ago (481+ words) The more the BJP does well against regional forces, the more the state appears unitary and driven by a single impulse. The victory is not of the BJP alone but of the Jana Sangh-BJP's foundational idea of "one nation, one…...
Don't ignore'the majoritarianism'in the frame
5+ hour, 11+ min ago (472+ words) Hindutva majoritarianism is increasingly influencing electoral outcomes across states, reshaping political competition beyond traditional regional factors and anti-incumbency....
Daily Briefing: Delay in Tamil Nadu, flux in Bengal, race for CM in Kerala | Live News
7+ hour, 28+ min ago (22+ words) In today's edition: A year since Operation Sindoor; Hardeep S Puri on Bengal's political journey; BCCI flags corruption in IPL; and more...