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Caste Blind
A lateral-thinking experiment recently unfolded in Maharashtra’s Beed district, wherein police officers were directed to remove their...
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Mar 17, 20252 min read


Rising Hinduphobia
The Hindu community in America as well as in India. The temple, operated by the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha...
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Mar 11, 20252 min read


Fragile Heights
Few decisions better illustrate India’s developmental paradox than the government’s recent approval of two major ropeway projects in...
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Mar 6, 20252 min read


Judicial Restraint
In a country where hurt sentiments have often dictated the course of legal proceedings, the Supreme Court’s recent ruling, discharging a...
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Mar 5, 20252 min read


Moral Paradox
The Supreme Court of India has once again waded into the murky waters of free speech, attempting to balance constitutional sanctity with...
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Mar 4, 20252 min read


Fading Authority
The harassment of BJP leader and Union Minister Raksha Khadse’s daughter and her friends in Jalgaon district last week transcends the...
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Mar 3, 20252 min read


Expedite Justice
The recent submission of an 1,800-page chargesheet by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has thrust the Mahayuti coalition led...
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Mar 2, 20252 min read


Sacred Spectacle
The recently concluded Maha Kumbh 2025 in Prayagraj was nothing short of a logistical marvel. Over 650 million devotees - twice the...
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Feb 28, 20252 min read


Lawless Maharashtra
The horrific rape of a 27-year-old woman inside a parked bus at Pune’s Swargate terminus just 100 meters from a police station has once...
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Feb 27, 20252 min read


Metro Mayhem
The ongoing battle between Systra, the French engineering firm, and Mumbai’s Metro authority, the MMRDA is an indictment of India’s...
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Feb 26, 20252 min read


Cooperative Chaos
For the umpteenth time, an Indian cooperative bank has collapsed under the weight of mismanagement and regulatory complacency. The...
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Feb 25, 20252 min read


Luxury Politics
In Indian politics, loyalty is often rewarded with patronage. But if recent allegations against Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) hold...
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Feb 24, 20252 min read


Belgaum Betrayed
Few disputes in India simmer with as much historical grievance as the decades-old row between Maharashtra and Karnataka over Belgaum. The...
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Feb 24, 20252 min read


Tainted Governance
The Mahayuti government, which secured a landslide victory in Maharashtra’s 2024 Assembly elections, is now at risk of squandering its...
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Feb 21, 20252 min read


Pricey Plates
Maharashtra’s transport department has embarked on a fresh enforcement drive, cracking down on fancy number plates and mandating...
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Feb 20, 20252 min read


Distraction Derby
It is a hoary axiom to say that cricket is more than just a sport in South Asia, but an intense emotion. Nowhere will that sentiment be...
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Feb 19, 20252 min read


Influencer Immunity
The law, as the old maxim goes, must apply equally to all. Yet, in India’s increasingly stratified political and social order, the...
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Feb 18, 20252 min read


Stampede Shame
Stampedes at railway stations in India are tragically common, but they are preventable. The chaos that unfolded at New Delhi Railway...
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Feb 17, 20252 min read


Broken Trust
Had he been alive, George Fernandes, the firebrand socialist who championed the working class would have been appalled. The New India...
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Feb 16, 20252 min read


Paralysed Governance
For a party that boasts of political dominance across the country, the imposition of President’s Rule in Manipur is a striking admission...
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Feb 15, 20252 min read
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