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    Why for Modi govt, struggling to make sense of Gen Z protest playbook, abusive videos are least of worries

    Sanket Upadhyay
    4 Aug 2026 3:52 PM IST

    For the state, the real discomfort is not the language, but the realisation that the old instruments of control were designed for a different kind of opponent. The opponent has changed its dialect....

    Why for Modi govt, struggling to make sense of Gen Z protest playbook, abusive videos are least of worries
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    Why pendency of cases is as much a challenge for lawyers as for litigants
    The Eighth Column

    Why pendency of cases is as much a challenge for lawyers as for litigants

    3 Aug 2026 4:41 PM IST
    From andolankaris to andolanjeevis, what’s common to protestors across agitations in India
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    From andolankaris to 'andolanjeevis', what’s common to protestors across agitations in India

    31 July 2026 5:53 PM IST
    Pride, concern or both — What parents feel when their children take on the system for their rights
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    Pride, concern or both — What parents feel when their children take on the system for their rights

    30 July 2026 5:40 PM IST
    Beyond brain-mapping & narco-analysis, how forensic psychologists are helping crack complex crimes

    Beyond brain-mapping & narco-analysis, how forensic psychologists are helping crack complex crimes

    29 July 2026 3:57 PM IST
    Regimented routines to peer pressure — Life inside Kerala’s NEET, JEE coaching centres

    Regimented routines to peer pressure — Life inside Kerala’s NEET, JEE coaching centres

    28 July 2026 3:33 PM IST
    Tenacity to triumph: How Gen Z won their battle for accountability, reform in education

    Tenacity to triumph: How Gen Z won their battle for accountability, reform in education

    27 July 2026 2:52 PM IST
    On a low: Why Keralas traditional toddy industry, already in decline, is facing a new challenge

    On a low: Why Kerala's traditional toddy industry, already in decline, is facing a new challenge

    24 July 2026 3:07 PM IST
    What is the ‘second invoice’ paid by AI users, the silent cost most consumers do not even notice

    What is the ‘second invoice’ paid by AI users, the silent cost most consumers do not even notice

    23 July 2026 4:19 PM IST
    Why in Kashmir, chargesheet in Sarla Bhat case, has reignited questions over Pandit rehabilitation

    Why in Kashmir, chargesheet in Sarla Bhat case, has reignited questions over Pandit rehabilitation

    22 July 2026 5:14 PM IST
    Shared spaces and custody, counselling — how Indian couples are learning to co-parent kids post divorce

    Shared spaces and custody, counselling — how Indian couples are learning to co-parent kids post divorce

    21 July 2026 3:19 PM IST
    Why, despite growing market, IVF continues to pose a challenge for many

    Why, despite growing market, IVF continues to pose a challenge for many

    20 July 2026 4:59 PM IST
    How India’s traditional monsoon delicacies were curated keeping local seasonal produce, health in mind

    How India’s traditional monsoon delicacies were curated keeping local seasonal produce, health in mind

    17 July 2026 5:21 PM IST
    Why NGOs operating on foreign funds are opposing new FCRA Amendment bill, rules

    Why NGOs operating on foreign funds are opposing new FCRA Amendment bill, rules

    16 July 2026 6:05 PM IST
    Weddings to weekend planning, how India is turning to its weathermen (& women) for all decision-making

    Weddings to weekend planning, how India is turning to its weathermen (& women) for all decision-making

    15 July 2026 3:41 PM IST
    How the dark genome, so long treated as junk DNA, is changing our understanding of evolution

    How the 'dark genome', so long treated as 'junk DNA', is changing our understanding of evolution

    14 July 2026 11:51 AM IST
    What is ‘dark genome’ and why scientists may have been wrong in discarding it as evolutionary debris

    What is ‘dark genome’ and why scientists may have been wrong in discarding it as evolutionary debris

    TV Venkateswaran
    13 July 2026 2:53 PM IST

    A vast 98% of human DNA has long been dismissed as having little biological significance. However, in the new book Eclipsed Horizons: Unveiling the...

    What Eetha, biopic on legendary tamasha artiste Vithabai, could mean for fading folk theatre genre

    What Eetha, biopic on legendary tamasha artiste Vithabai, could mean for fading folk theatre genre

    10 July 2026 5:53 PM IST
    Down the decades, how experience of travelling with the Indian passport has changed for citizens

    Down the decades, how experience of travelling with the Indian passport has changed for citizens

    9 July 2026 3:39 PM IST
    How Indias nuclear energy journey has led to a new route for production of green hydrogen

    How India's nuclear energy journey has led to a new route for production of green hydrogen

    8 July 2026 11:22 AM IST
    World Chocolate Day: How entry of craft chocolatiers has changed cacao cultivation in India

    World Chocolate Day: How entry of craft chocolatiers has changed cacao cultivation in India

    7 July 2026 1:06 PM IST
    Why countdown to Gaganyaan launch, India’s 1st crewed space mission, is still likely to take a while

    Why countdown to Gaganyaan launch, India’s 1st crewed space mission, is still likely to take a while

    6 July 2026 1:34 PM IST
    How a priest in TN has been retrieving, protecting ‘abandoned’ old sculptures of Jain tirthankaras

    How a priest in TN has been retrieving, protecting ‘abandoned’ old sculptures of Jain tirthankaras

    3 July 2026 5:31 PM IST
    Ground report from Kathmandu: Why in Nepal the GenZ say their movement is ‘far from over’

    Ground report from Kathmandu: Why in Nepal the GenZ say their movement is ‘far from over’

    2 July 2026 3:48 PM IST
    Why two NCERT Kannada language books have academics in Karnataka riled up

    Why two NCERT Kannada language books have academics in Karnataka riled up

    1 July 2026 4:52 PM IST
    Beyond mid-day meal debate, how the humble egg remains both comfort food & delicacy in Bengal

    Beyond mid-day meal debate, how the humble egg remains both comfort food & delicacy in Bengal

    30 Jun 2026 4:39 PM IST
    Why Bengal BJP govt’s Rs 50 cr Ganga erosion budget has those living with devastation sceptical

    Why Bengal BJP govt’s Rs 50 cr Ganga erosion budget has those living with devastation sceptical

    29 Jun 2026 3:31 PM IST
    In an era of dating apps and right swipes, why books continue to be relationship starters

    In an era of dating apps and right swipes, why books continue to be relationship starters

    26 Jun 2026 4:24 PM IST
    How digital impersonators are turning staff trust into a weapon to empty company accounts

    How digital impersonators are turning staff trust into a weapon to empty company accounts

    25 Jun 2026 4:38 PM IST
    Why Tamil Nadu’s new Singappen police force is making both the public, serving officers optimistic

    Why Tamil Nadu’s new Singappen police force is making both the public, serving officers optimistic

    24 Jun 2026 1:33 PM IST
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