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    Opinion

    BMC elections show why Sena still matters in Mumbai despite BJP’s onslaught

    Anand K Sahay
    23 Jan 2026 3:01 PM IST

    Shinde Sena barricades its corporators in a hotel to bargain for the Mayor’s post; Uddhav Thackeray has proved himself as a leader winning 65 seats, second only to BJP

    Devendra Fadnavis, Eknath Shinde
    Opinion
    Donald Trump Davos NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte
    Opinion

    Why Trump’s Greenland gambit exposes a familiar pattern

    22 Jan 2026 10:17 PM IST
    How Jamaat-e-Islami is positioning itself for power in Bangladesh
    Opinion

    How Jamaat-e-Islami is positioning itself for power in Bangladesh

    22 Jan 2026 2:19 PM IST
    Donald Trump
    Opinion

    Why Donald Trump is fuming at UK over ceding Diego Garcia to Mauritius

    21 Jan 2026 8:07 PM IST
    Naidu and Siddaramaiah: Latest examples of ‘self-acquittal’ by chief ministers

    Naidu and Siddaramaiah: Latest examples of ‘self-acquittal’ by chief ministers

    21 Jan 2026 10:48 AM IST
    Modi in Kartavya Bhavan - the replacing of old buildings with new in Lutyen Delhi

    Architecture as Modi's political assertion in remaking of Lutyens' Delhi

    20 Jan 2026 3:25 PM IST
    Indian families face economic challenge

    Why economic insecurity is reshaping family life and goals in India

    20 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Devendra Fadnavis

    Maharashtra moment: Is Fadnavis BJP's best bet after Modi?

    19 Jan 2026 8:52 PM IST
    India Open, bird droppings

    Bird droppings stop play: India wants global events, but can it handle the basics?

    19 Jan 2026 2:08 PM IST
    AI in strategic autonomy calls for working outside silos

    To tackle AI for strategic autonomy, India should stop working in silos

    19 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Trump should know why Iran is not Venezuela

    Trump should know why Iran is not Venezuela

    15 Jan 2026 9:44 AM IST
    US sanctions on Russian oil companies

    In today’s global cacophony, India’s challenge is to act with quiet steadiness

    14 Jan 2026 2:15 PM IST
    A farmer applies fertiliser

    How India ‘subsidises’ the poisoning of air and water through fertilisers

    12 Jan 2026 8:01 PM IST
    Donald Trump

    Trump’s raw power politics and what it means for India

    11 Jan 2026 1:27 PM IST
    Baselios Marthoma Mathews III, Catholicos of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church

    Are Christians finally waking up to the Hindutva threat?

    MV Narayanan
    9 Jan 2026 1:22 PM IST

    Catholicos Baselios Marthoma Mathews’ speech marks a shift from earlier stance, suggesting Christians and Muslims are comrades in distress amid...

    Shift toward TVK could turn into costly gamble for Tamil Nadu Congress

    Shift toward TVK could turn into costly gamble for Tamil Nadu Congress

    7 Jan 2026 5:41 PM IST
    Siddaramaiah

    Siddaramaiah no Devaraj Urs, yet a cut above the rest

    7 Jan 2026 10:22 AM IST
    Mustafizur Rahman and Shah Rukh Khan

    Cricketers, filmstars and the games they have to play

    6 Jan 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Maduro is out, but that doesn’t mean Venezuela is captured

    Maduro is out, but that doesn’t mean Venezuela is captured

    4 Jan 2026 4:37 PM IST
    Trump’s Venezuela gambit revives naked American imperialism

    Trump’s Venezuela gambit revives naked American imperialism

    4 Jan 2026 11:44 AM IST
    attack on Christmas celebrations in Chhattisgarh - where is the hate heading?

    Christmas attacks show how hate in India is politically emboldened

    3 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Rising religious violence signals collapse of moral restraint in India and South Asia

    Rising religious violence signals collapse of moral restraint in India and South Asia

    31 Dec 2025 11:00 AM IST
    Digvijaya is right: Congress must be led by leaders, not epigones

    Digvijaya is right: Congress must be led by leaders, not epigones

    28 Dec 2025 5:26 PM IST
    What appointment of Nitin Nabin says about control of Modi and Shah over BJP

    How Nitin Nabin’s elevation lays bare the hollowing of BJP by Modi-Shah

    26 Dec 2025 5:29 PM IST
    PM Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus

    Let Hasina stay in India, but she can't run politics from here

    24 Dec 2025 4:49 PM IST
    Why Karnatakas new hate speech law rings empty, a law without any strategy

    What Karnataka’s hate speech law signals is lack of Cong's political fight

    23 Dec 2025 5:11 PM IST
    Stalin denies Amit Shah’s accusation on state of Hindus in TN

    Stalin should stay away from Sri Lanka's fractured Tamil politics

    21 Dec 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Digital arrest in India

    ‘Digital arrests’ will end only when people stop fearing police

    21 Dec 2025 6:20 AM IST
    Delhi air pollution

    Parliament skips pollution debate, because you don’t care

    20 Dec 2025 7:23 PM IST
    Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan Bill 2025

    Viksit Bharat or centralised control? The risks of India’s new higher education law

    20 Dec 2025 2:00 PM IST
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