1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (657+ words) Published: Sep 13, 2026 11:29 IST Broadly speaking, there are three kinds of thieves: Those who steal for kicks, for the sheer thrill of it; those who steal for personal profit; and those who steal out of an undefined compulsion. I’m not always…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (250+ words) In this episode of Frontline Conversations, Dr. Sylvia Karpagam, public health doctor and author of "The Meat of the Matter", discusses the politics, science and social inequalities that shape what Indians eat. She challenges the widespread perception of India as…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (277+ words) Published: Sep 10, 2026 12:29 IST - 6 MINS READ This preamble is necessary because my spouse, lately annoyed with a dictatorial acquaintance who weaponised their tears, said they were being a “crying Hitler”. After exonerating the man who has more biographies than anyone else,…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (287+ words) Published: Sep 09, 2026 19:19 IST - 11 MINS READ Also Read | Why India must reset BRICS When we speak of Bretton Woods, we are not speaking of a conspiracy or an ideological imposition. We are speaking of a specific institutional and financial framework created…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (130+ words) Published: Sep 09, 2026 18:00 IST - 10 MINS READ “Be realistic, demand the impossible.” “Under the paving stones, the beach.” That is the emotional threshold from which movements are born. And perhaps that is why every government should occasionally ask itself a question more…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (316+ words) Published: Sep 08, 2026 22:29 IST - 11 MINS READ Article 217 requires the President to consult the Chief Justice of India (CJI) and the Governor when appointing a High Court judge, including its Chief Justice. For a common High Court, Article 231(2)(a) extends the requirement to…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (448+ words) Published: Sep 08, 2026 20:04 IST Jammu and Kashmir’s Chenab Valley, a mountainous region carved deeply by the River Chenab between the Lesser and Outer Himalayas, is home to remarkable linguistic diversity. Yet, across generations, many of its native languages and their dialects…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (527+ words) Published: Sep 08, 2026 18:26 IST - 7 MINS READ The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government has announced the cancellation of many projects initiated by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which was in power from 2021 to 2026, including the Parandur Greenfield Airport project, the Kancheepuram New…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (451+ words) Published: Sep 08, 2026 20:04 IST - 8 MINS READ Jammu and Kashmir’s Chenab Valley, a mountainous region carved deeply by the River Chenab between the Lesser and Outer Himalayas, is home to remarkable linguistic diversity. Yet, across generations, many of its native languages and…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1436+ words) Published: Sep 08, 2026 13:49 IST From an epidemiological perspective, how concerning is the recent surge of H1N1 cases in India? Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, and Lucknow have all reported cases. Is this a random geographical pattern? And how robust is the surveillance…...