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The new darbar

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- The three-day India Music Retreat organised by Muse Music in Jaipur from September 19-22 was reminiscent, in more ways than one, of music in the days of royal patronage. First, ... और पढ़ें


What Karthik Subbaraj's Dorothy is really about

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- Three moments from Karthik Subbaraj's Dorothy stand out for me. Or maybe 4. No, 10. Or 50. But I will start with the three. One is when Karthi, played by Rishikanth, points a gu... और पढ़ें


Keralam's Land Reforms 2.0: Too many unanswered questions

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- Leaders, writers, and activists from Adivasi and Dalit organisations met in Kottayam, Keralam, on September 26 to prepare for a land conclave scheduled to be held in November. Le... और पढ़ें


'Digital India' needs an upgrade

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- On the morning of June 16, 2026, millions of exam aspirants found that Telegram no longer worked. Besides the ban punishing more than 150 million ordinary users, the State had au... और पढ़ें


West Asia's war is bankrupting France, and India is next

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- Spot prices of crude oil and yields on French government bonds jumped on September 10. On that day, Yemen-based Houthis-an AI-literate militia with an extraordinary range of mode... और पढ़ें


Scenes from a CP protest

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- I spent the morning of October 12 googling safe routes to the protest. Modi's full-bore suppression of the CJP protest on the 10th had left the careful political tourist in me wa... और पढ़ें


Modi government is in panic: John Brittas

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- In this episode of SpeakEasy with Amit Baruah, CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas discusses the police crackdown on protesters in Delhi, the use of force against political leader... और पढ़ें


All the king's horses and all the king's men

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- The success of Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's rally on October 12, 2026, gathering 2.5 lakh marchers against electoral malpractices, should not blind us to the fact that Kin... और पढ़ें


What the pattern reveals

New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- When parents who had earlier lost children atIITBombay joined the protests after the death of the second-year studentSahilWakodein September, they said they were asking the same ... और पढ़ें


Begins at the base

New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- At Independence, the Indian higher education system was small, elitist, and socially exclusive, concentrated in a few institutions and dominated by the privileged castes, with li... और पढ़ें