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When the bard fell silent, his words became eternal

New Delhi, Shahid K Abbas On this day, India bows its head in reverence to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, the poet whose pen transformed emotions into timeless verse, whose songs became the heartbeat of nations, and whose vision of humanity transcended...
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Editorial | When Gen Z Made Power Answer: Why Dharmendra Pradhan Had to Resign

By Prof Ujjwal K Chowdhury A Paper Leak Became a Crisis of Accountability Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation as Union Education Minister on July 25, 2026, was not caused by one viral video, one opposition speech or one day of street confrontation....
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Does Anyone Hear? Does Anyone See?

By Dr Kanailal Das Across the country, protests are spreading against unprecedented corruption and a government accused of organised plunder. Do you see and hear the footsteps of a mass uprising?  Police beatings, pellet guns, batons studded with nails, and...
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The Exam Is Rigged, Not The Protest

Prof Ujjwal K Chowdhury explores India's student uprising against paper leaks - and the machinery trying to discredit it.
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Indian Democracy on Trial: The Footsteps of an Undeclared Emergency

From the tear gas and barricades of the July 20 “Sansad Chalo” march to the threatened forests of Great Nicobar, India’s citizens are increasingly being treated not as participants in democracy, but as problems to be controlled.
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AI in Diagnosis: A Powerful Assistant, not a Replacement for Medical Judgment

By Mathew Mattam Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming healthcare across the world. From analysing X-rays and CT scans to summarising medical records and identifying patterns in laboratory reports, AI is becoming an integral part of modern clinical practice. Yet,...
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From Ice Stupas to a Youth Satyagraha : Sonam Wangchuk’s Next Mountain

Prof Ujjwal K Chowdhury His forced hospitalisation has interrupted a historic fast, but it cannot be allowed to interrupt the struggle for examination integrity, educational justice and dignified opportunities for India’s young. A Hospital Bed, but Not the End A...
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RBI’s US$106 Billion Forward Position: The Art of Financial Necromancy

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has accumulated a record US$106 billion short U.S. dollar forward position, a strategy designed to prop up the rupee while maintaining the polite fiction that our reserves are as untouched as a politician's conscience....
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From "Vishwa Guru" to "Vishwa Gangster": India’s Latest Export Success Story

By Nisith Dey So, the U.S. Department of Justice just dropped the curtains on "Operation Hard Ball," and it turns out India is finally moving up in the world—right alongside the cartels of Mexico and Colombia. Remember when being an...
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Do Not Let the Engineer of Hope Become a Martyr

The man who made ice stand upright is now placing his own body between India’s young people and a system that has failed them. As Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike enters its sixteenth day, the Republic must choose dialogue before obituary.
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