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DC Edit | HC sacking WB teachers fine, but salary diktat harsh

The Monday verdict of a division bench of the Calcutta high court, in which it held the recruitment and appointment of...

23 April 2024 6:40 PM GMT

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DC Edit | Chess cheer for India

King. Queen. Had there been a piece named ‘Prince’ in chess, it would have fit D. Gukesh, who is now waiting to be...

23 April 2024 6:40 PM GMT

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Aakar Patel | If India becomes a Hindu Rashtra, will there be any...

At a civil society meeting in Bengaluru last week, the question was asked if a Hindu Rashtra was on the horizon with a...

22 April 2024 8:31 PM GMT

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Shikha Mukerjee | BJP dominance in political discourse sees...

Intriguingly, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s dominance over the political discourse by establishing the frames of...

22 April 2024 8:27 PM GMT

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DC Edit | Help seniors pay for health cover

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI) has decided to make it mandatory for insurance companies to...

22 April 2024 8:18 PM GMT

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DC Edit | Lies, hate have no place in election campaign

The extreme heat of a typical Indian summer has an extra fiery feel and layer — of political slugfests, adding to the...

22 April 2024 8:00 PM GMT

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DC Edit | Poll bonds: Be transparent

The continued defence of the electoral bond scheme by senior government leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

21 April 2024 6:26 PM GMT

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DC Edit | We have a right not to vote

For a nation in a deeply divided polity at the peak of its most significant elections, there is a surprising consensus...

21 April 2024 6:20 PM GMT

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Pradeep S. Mehta and Simi T.B. | Urgent action is required at all...

Amid the observance of Earth Day 2024 with the theme “Planet vs Plastics”, the pressing global crisis of plastic...

21 April 2024 6:15 PM GMT

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Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Amid global conflicts, don’t let China’s CPC...

Five full-fledged active combat “theatre commands” (let’s call it command for brevity) are on self-propelled missions....

21 April 2024 6:03 PM GMT

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Shreya Sen-Handley | It takes a village to save the planet!

“What’s on your mind?” Facebook nudged me into the realisation that family has often been on my mind, and why, despite...

20 April 2024 6:40 PM GMT

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Indranil Banerjie | India’s economic future at stake as nation votes

India’s parliamentary elections, which began on April 19, is billed as the largest electoral exercise in history, and...

20 April 2024 6:40 PM GMT