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Chennai was a beginning, Bangalore a second home. But Dilli has my dil
22 Jul 2026
Beyond the protest, three reforms that reclaim the Indian mind
We have watched Wangchuk, debated him, and then gone for lunch
Sona Mohapatra writes: Where does the human artiste go when AI takes the stage?
Rahul Gandhi, Opposition are amplifying youth concerns. BJP government is stifling them
Shashi Tharoor writes: When the streets burn, Parliament cannot act blind
From my daughter’s question, a lessson for the government: Student protest isn’t just about politics
P V Sindhu comes back on the right track
Yogendra Yadav writes | I was part of the protest march in Delhi. Democratic politics took a new turn
Ajit Pawar didn’t let pressures of politics diminish his humanity
Four Indian seafarers death underlines need to protect maritime order
A checklist for a new-age courtroom
With Skyroot rocket launch, Indian space industry crosses a milestone
40 years ago, July 22, 1986: Six killed in Assam violence
Democracy needs dissent. It also needs institutions
21 Jul 2026
Is morning exercise subjecting children to worse pollution effects? Answer may lie in AI
NEET and beyond, a systematic assault on education
Kashmir’s peace is incomplete without the return of displaced Pandits
C Raja Mohan writes: 1991’s biggest lesson for India is not about diplomacy
Why ‘Satluj’ has touched Sikhs across social and political divides
What I saw at Jantar Mantar protest after the tear gas shells landed
40 years ago July 21, 1986: Games boycott announced
Up in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s AI
Why did Spain win the World Cup? It had a winning idea
Can’t have sabka vishwas with tear gas and lathi
‘Satluj’ and the price of remembering
20 Jul 2026
Anti-defection law needs a fundamental rethink
In a World Cup that rarely allowed football to be the main character, Spain’s victory feels poetic
Ram temple and beyond, a case for guardrails by the state
For Sonam Wangchuk’s doctors, a dilemma: Should duty to care ignore a patient’s autonomy?
In CJP protest, a reckoning with politics for the apolitical Indian
Messi, Yamal and a FIFA World Cup where football triumphed over geopolitics
40 years ago July 20, 1986: Khurja blindings
Punjab needs a truth and reconciliation commission
India once dominated the textile trade. It needs institutions to make a mark again
Patents should not put cancer care out of reach
Omar Abdullah writes: Don’t judge my speech on J&K statehood on a single line
An uncertain world needs food, fuel, forex buffers
Opposition must find its voice in Monsoon Session
Garry Sobers: The man who showed the world what cricket after empire could be
19 Jul 2026
From the Opinions Editor: Behind RBI’s growth optimism, some hard economic questions
When I see Sonam, I see not a protester, but an educator pulled away from his work
What my mid-life identity shift looked like
Tavleen Singh writes: The cockroach toolkit gang
Ordinary life is passe, our curated images are glowing perfection, we all pay a cost
Anna Hazare and Sonam Wangchuk, a tale of two fasts — and a quieter Indian democracy
18 Jul 2026
What critics don’t get about Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey — like Ramayana and Mahabharata, there’s no ‘true’ epic
We’re no longer hungry. Is that why Sonam Wangchuk’s fast doesn’t move us?
From ‘Satluj’, a broader message: Punjab needs a truth and reconciliation commission
David Robert Jones, not yet David Bowie
Another age for the Exhausted Woman
Heat islands, sleepless nights and a public challenge
A semiconductor vision beyond the factory floor
40 years ago, July 18, 1986: Reagan vows to help Pakistan
Pema Khandu writes: Ten lessons from 10 years in the Land of the Rising Sun
17 Jul 2026
India now has the funds, the talent and the opening for a research leap
Opinion | Sonakshi Sinha is brave to speak up for Sonam Wangchuk and CJP. She shouldn’t have to be
A power verdict with consequences beyond Railways
Satluj silences: The answer to this film, is another film
Decolonisation cannot begin by pretending English is foreign
‘Revenge’ still hangs over the Argentina-England rivalry
40 years ago July 17, 1986: PM says UCC Bill ready
On private investment in education, India needs idealism without illusions
Capital investment in health needs a referee
The mysterious new monkey in the wild
At FIFA World Cup 2026, a game bigger than its grand spectacle
Ahead of the India-US deal, strike a careful balance
NATO’s transformation opens possibilities for India
16 Jul 2026
Dear Prime Minister, a thousand days of Gaza, many questions for India
Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes | Wars, pollution, exam scandals – no one did it, it happens
Don’t fall for the ‘No Palm Oil’ trend. It’s not giving you the full health picture
What it will take to raise the first AI-native generation
A confident democracy does not fear Sonam Wangchuk
Your battery is watching: The cybersecurity warning for India in stalled e-rickshaws
40 years ago July 16, 1986: Chinese incursion
One Nation, One Election will not fix what is broken
Australian uranium fuels next phase in India’s n-programme
The sea has a seat at the table
Welcome back, Taslima Nasrin
Government must talk to Sonam Wangchuk, that’s its duty
In Maharashtra, giving women farmers the recognition they deserve
15 Jul 2026
Shashi Tharoor writes: America fought a war with Iran to sign a worse deal than before
When gods become memory, and when they remain prayer
The slow disappearance of Shahjahanabad: How Old Delhi lost its original name
The delimitation debate is a fight over the wrong number
Gen Z didn’t ask for liberalisation. Now AI is making it worse
The bittersweet realities of the India-UK FTA
40 years ago July 15, 1986: Apparent truce in Punjab
Tourism can unlock India’s journey to a new milestone
The mystery of life on Earth is sweet
Rising inflation complicates RBI’s choice
Between Iran blackmail and Trump bullying
Ram Temple in Ayodhya was built on faith. What has been stolen isn’t money — it’s trust
14 Jul 2026
Census 2027 must count castes, not create them
The savage art of Pat Oliphant, who skewered presidents
What Madhuri Jain Grover doesn’t get about children, poverty and women’s choices
C Raja Mohan writes | Iran after Khamenei will be shaped by the America question
If you can afford an AC coach, you can afford a bedsheet: Why Indians ‘steal’ public property
Day 17 of my hunger strike at Jantar Mantar: It’s not just about exam leaks, but accountability
40 years ago July 14, 1986: Five more killed in Gujarat
Parliament, not fate, must shape road safety
With uncertainty looming, challenges and opportunities for India’s Act East policy
Yogendra Yadav writes: Demolition of CSDS has begun, due process can wait
Nightingale S Janaki falls silent, her song lives
On SIR, listen to digital governance and Aadhaar pioneer
On J&K statehood, Omar Abdullah is spot on. He doesn’t need Trump clickbait
India’s biggest parking problem is that it’s free
13 Jul 2026
It’s not just about a passport. Citizens are being turned into strangers in their own land
Apparently, wealth is for men and work is for women
‘Patriarchitecture’: Indian architecture’s erasure of women who build – past and present
Security alone won’t secure India’s Indo-Pacific future
40 years ago July 13, 1986: Twenty killed in Gujarat
In republic of many faiths, living with difference, without panic
Price of water is not about economics; it’s justice
Bring anticipatory statecraft, not reactive diplomacy
Population spectres do harm. Managing demographic change is the challenge
Ex-Aadhaar head: Asking people to prove citizenship is State’s failure
GCC is office success story. Now, focus on factory
On Indo-Pacific, Delhi must match words, actions
Vandita Mishra writes: The problem is, the regional party does not hold
12 Jul 2026
R Rajaraman, the Indian physicist recruited by Robert Oppenheimer who always wanted to come home
The beautiful and the damned
Akashvani: A voice from the sky, and a name that stuck
Off the Record: Two CMs feel strongly about revdi – but won’t speak out
Inside Track: Return to Raj Relics?
Tavleen Singh writes: Delusions and distractions
Delhi High Court’s ruling on Telegram marks a tectonic shift in digital law
11 Jul 2026
New FCRA Rules threaten very existence of India’s civil society
The burden only Messi can bear: He gives every teammate freedom
Now showing in the UK: Mr Brexit vs Count Binface
In West Bengal, a crime, the mob and state abdication
Next governance leap will come from bringing AI and digital public infrastructure together
India’s easing up on China is the right move at the right time
40 years ago, July 11, 1986: Another panel on transfer likely
The earth under a Teejan sky
10 Jul 2026
Europe’s migration debate is no longer just about borders
We can no longer pretend we did not know about Israel’s crimes against Palestinian children
Theft at Ram Temple is betrayal of public trust. Reform must follow
You vote, therefore you are: The hidden consequences of electoral deletion
A funeral in Iran and the performance of power
Beyond Curry, Cricket and Commonwealth: What I learnt about the depth of India-Australia partnership on Australian soil
40 years ago July 10, 1986: Violence in Ahmedabad
Best of Both Sides: Cities still don’t work for women
Best of Both Sides: Beyond childcare, four barriers to female participation in cities
The bees and the birds, like us only
In Thane, seen again, the rowdy Shiv Sainik. Sena does well to act against him
A global crackdown and a chance for India
Acquisitions, mergers, hostile takeovers — this has now become BJP-speak
09 Jul 2026
Sovereignty in silicon is bought with sustained effort, not subsidies alone
Why India is chasing the wrong trade deals
Territorial conquest is no longer a viable means of achieving political ends. What replaces it?
Can a UK-style judicial review mechanism make the UAPA fairer?
From Hormuz to Malacca, Delhi must draw the right lessons
My aunt’s funeral showed me that even in death, a woman does not belong to herself
Four defeats in, a cricket question
How does a film like ‘Satluj’, revisiting a dark period in Punjab, pose a threat to national security?
Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes: When corruption does not make a political noise
Delhi, Jakarta and the rediscovery of a partnership
40 years ago, July 9, 1986: PM Rajiv Gandhi criticises irrigation planning
Save for retirement or fund kid’s Masters abroad? You learnt the answer when they were a baby
08 Jul 2026
Opposition’s selective, baseless cries of ‘vote chori’ reflect their lack of political humility
Food is the tuberculosis vaccine we already have
China scrapped 12,000 college degrees. It’s a warning for India’s education system
Dear Editor, I Disagree: America’s founding paradoxes — and a balance wearing thin
Shashi Tharoor writes: India and Japan must build Asia’s defining partnership
To be world champions again, Brazil must remember how to be Brazil
40 years ago July 8, 1986: Jagjivan Ram cremated
Now, more than ever, the strategic legacy of Imam Khamenei can be a guide
The RSS is not a transparent organisation. It uses opacity as a shield
The end of Brazil’s football superpowerdom
Cash transfers in India: The safety net and the trade-off
On ethanol fuel, move slower — with a plan
From Bengaluru Capgemini creche horror, a message: Taking care of children is serious business
07 Jul 2026
In growing India-Japan ties, an opportunity for Bihar
Brazil, Germany, Dutch have an identity problem. Indian hockey offers a lesson
Beyond US and China, India and others are building a ‘G Minus Two’ for Indo-Pacific
‘I’m scared my parents will get me married.’ No means no, even for Indian parents
Even Donald Trump cannot bend football to his will
In Mumbai’s deluge, a lesson: You can’t engineer your way around water systems
40 years ago July 7, 1986: Jagjivan Ram dead
Yogendra Yadav writes: Some democratic lessons from Global South that our Opposition needs
Teejan Bai claimed her right to sing
How to absorb rainwater – what Indian cities need to learn
FIFA, the White House and a Red Card that isn’t: Just give Trump the first prize already
06 Jul 2026
The real lesson from Khamenei’s funeral: In diplomacy, optics shape influence
PM Modi’s new arc of trust will hold Indo-Pacific together
India energy stack: The digital reform that could power India’s next decade of growth
Our right to walk is as broken as India’s footpaths
Why is Vijay government challenging a cow slaughter order? It’s about politics, not just law
With assertive China, retreating US, can India and Indonesia co-architect a new Indo-Pacific security order?
40 years ago July 6, 1986: Akali Dal formally splits
PM’s Indonesia visit could lay foundations of nickel diplomacy
In climate fight, panchayat must partner in planning
West Asia crisis has made India more energy secure
Sam Pitroda writes: In AI Age, America will need to lead with renewed generosity
Rice-to-ethanol policy is deepening economic and environmental stress
Cockroach party insider: We have contradictions. We will not hide them
From the Iran conflict, four geopolitical shifts India cannot afford to miss
Bengaluru creche ordeal points to a crisis of care
El Niño and Iran sharpen India’s food prices challenge
