Opinion
Is it okay for an Indian scientist to have taken Jeffrey Epstein’s money?
A decade ago, I heard a talk by an environmental activist in Chennai. This person almost always worked in settings…
‘I grew up with a lot of Indians around me’: Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah
When author and academic Abdulrazak Gurnah first visited India, he travelled to Mumbai (then Bombay), and was struck by how…
The prejudice over clothes – The Hindu
It is astonishing how often every conversation about violence against women is reduced to a single, tired question — “What…
Letters to The Editor — February 2, 2026
Budget 2026-27 The proposal in Budget 2026 to extend the income-tax return (ITR) revision deadline from December 31 to March…
Debating Union Budget 2026 as turning point or tinkering
As is widely understood, the annual Budget is a political document responding to short to medium-term economic challenges. Formally, it…
Union Budget 2026-27: Pushing welfare towards the States
Budget 2026-27 for the social sector is unusual, as it does not contain any new flagship schemes, which had become…
Union Budget 2026-27: Building on a tax gamble that did not pay off
One interesting thing about the Budget is that people usually do not do a reality check vis-a-vis the previous Budget…
Union Budget 2026-27: What the new fiscal rule means for growth and spending
A woman plants rice saplings in a paddy field in Nagaon on February 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI The…
Credible and creditable: On Union Budget 2026-27
Where Budget 2025 was largely dominated by the income-tax rate and slab relaxations, Budget 2026 has done away with Big…
Language of love and kindness
An act of kindness has the power to reduce stress hormones and increase ‘feel good’ hormones. | Photo Credit: Getty Images…