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Opinion | The Great Indian IT Crash: Why You, An Engineer, Still Can't Find A Job
In Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, you will find PG hostels full of jobless coders, waiting, scrolling job portals, wondering what happened to their cherished IT dream. This is a story of a generation staring up a ladder that no longer reaches the sky
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Opinion | Karnataka Is A Test For Rahul Gandhi - And He's Failing Badly, Again
There is an imminent danger of the Rajasthan scenario repeating itself in Karnataka unless the party takes decisive steps to hammer out an understanding between Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar. But Rahul Gandhi doesn't seem up to the task.
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Blog | Witch, Warrior, Woman: Radhika Apte Is Done Playing Nice
Apte is a phenomenon - an actor whose range, though often confined to the thematic corridors of thriller and horror, quietly defies the limitations imposed by the very industry that should champion her.
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Blog | Is Your Hobby Worth Anything? No? Find Something Else
When did hobbies become an intellectual contest among peers? Why can humans, bred and raised on social media, not simply enjoy and be and, as my good friend says, pluck grass in a green field with not a thought to spare?
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Blog | The Opposite Story: On The Tragic End Of Radhika Yadav's Dream Life
The story of Radhika Yadav is one of cultivation with potential to grow in abundance, but chopped as she got to bloom.
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Blog | The Longest Fight: The Unseen Struggles To Save Nimisha Priya In Yemen
The case of Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse from Kollankod in Kerala's Palakkad district, sentenced to death in Yemen, is not just a legal battle-it is a deeply human story of a mother's tears, a daughter's suffering, and a society's moral conscience.
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Opinion | How Are Pak Terrorists Moving Money? Hints From An FATF Report
A recent FATF flags, for the first time, state-sponsored terrorism, though it admits it has not yet developed a typology for this.
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Blog | Deporting Elon Musk? What Happens If Trump Actually Does It
Let's be honest - scrolling through an endless stream of headlines can feel like deja vu on loop. After a while, every story starts to blur, your eyes glaze over, and your brain is begging for something that actually makes you sit up straight.
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Opinion | Gurugram And Its 'Manhattan' Dreams: Fake It Till You Flood It
While news pages are moaning about waterlogged roads in the city, there is a builder boldly advertising, in a newspaper jacket, "luxe suites" in an imaginatively titled "South of Gurugram".
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Opinion | We Are Indian. Can We Please Say That In Any Language We Like?
Some people still see English as a marker of privilege. Some see it as a barrier. But when you try to shame people for speaking it, you disregard the aspirations of millions who see English as their best chance to create opportunities.
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Opinion | Can India Help Pull Putin Away From Xi? Or, Should It?
In recent weeks, many in India have wondered if it was right to rely more on the West in recent years and weaken relations with its old-time, traditional ally, Russia.
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Opinion | How Taliban Has Now Become A Pawn In India-Pak Power Play
India's geopolitical manoeuvring was exemplified in its abstention at the UNSC on a resolution calling for political inclusion and the reversal of the Taliban's repressive policies.
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Opinion | 2 Months After Op Sindoor, Do Our Netas Even Deserve Our Soldiers' Courage?
There hasn't been a year perhaps when we ought to be more united, talk less about the languages that divide us and focus rather on the nationhood that unites us. Indias netas, unfortunately, have failed that test miserably.
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Opinion | Can Musk And His America Party Rely On 'Vibes'?
Musk is betting big on a simple truth: that people are tired of politics as usual. He thinks they want disruption, the kind that doesn't just drain the swamp but uploads it to the cloud.
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Opinion | Is New Team India Beginning To Peak?
India's overall performance with the ball, without Bumrah in the mix - is something that would have sent shockwaves through the England dressing room.
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Opinion | 'No More Double Standards': What India Really Meant At BRICS
Finally, after the debacle with the joint statement with the SCO just a few days ago, and with increasing domestic pressure regarding India's diplomatic outreach, the BRICS declaration strongly condemned the gruesome Pahalgam attacks.
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Opinion | China Discovers It Can't Be A Superpower With 'Commitment Issues'
As the dust settles over Iran's shattered facilities, Beijing faces the question it has long tried to avoid: can it remain everyone's partner without becoming someone's adversary?
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Opinion | The Dalai Lama Succession Row Is China's Headache - And India's Too
India's future countermeasures vis-a-vis China - in terms of border negotiation, border trade or tourism, and even Dalai Lama's succession - must take into consideration the complex picture of the Tibet Autonomous Region.
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Opinion | Of Prada, Dior, And Manufactured Meanings Of Luxury
Let's not waste breath or bites any further on Prada and Dior 'stealing' from the Indian artisanal traditions: the Kolhapuri footwear and the Muqaish embroidery.
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Opinion: Living Ethically In Difficult Times - Lessons From The Dalai Lama
In an age marked by rapid globalisation, technological upheaval, and cultural pluralism, the question of how to live ethically has never been more urgent.
