Sugar Shock

Why prices hit a 9-year high? Uttar Pradesh at Rs 62.5-64, Maharashtra at Rs 63-64, Karnataka at Rs 63-64.

 Pellet Scars And Politics

FIR over pellet firing exposes protest policing. It took eight hours, a Leader of Opposition sitting on dharna outside a police station, and a 19-year...

Errors Cost Aspirants

NTA retest throws UGC-NET plans into chaos. The National Testing Agency’s decision to re-conduct the UGC-NET exam for English, Commerce and Sociology ...

Bail vs Protest

Courts split over 222 workers jailed after Noida agitations. An analysis of 222 bail orders by sessions courts and the Allahabad High Court reveals ho...

Banks for Gen Z

At a two-day meeting with bankers, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said banks must focus on Gen Z and deposit mobilization to support “Viksit Bhar...

E20 Fuel: Clean Energy, Costly Confusion

Legacy cars pay the price. India’s push for E20 fuel — petrol with 20% ethanol — is meant to cut oil imports and emissions. But for 240 million legacy...

Census Without Fear

Census 2027 will have 40 questions vs 29 in 2011. New ones: COVID vaccination, digital literacy, internet access. RGI says no "private data" will be s...

Delimitation’s Federal Trap

One person, one vote vs states’ rights. The Centre plans to increase Lok Sabha seats from 543 to ∼850 after Census 2027. Tamil Nadu has passed a resol...

‘Dimagi Naxals’ and the War Over Dissent

Language is power in politics. And "Dimagi Naxals" is a phrase designed to do work. On Independence Day, PM Modi used the term to describe intellectua...