Opinion
A Delhi move by the ‘Grand Mufti’
The meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliar came just ahead of the Kerala Assembly elections…
Why Yuvraj Mehta’s death was not an accident
On January 16, Yuvraj Mehta, a 27-year-old tech professional, was driving at night when his car veered off the road…
Front and centre: On the front-of-package labelling issue
In a further instalment of its continuing engagement with regulating processed food products, the Supreme Court of India has, once…
No gain in bargaining: On the Congress-DMK alliance
At a time when the opposition to the BJP has become fragmented or weakened across India, the DMK-led Secular Progressive…
Of wealth and beauty – The Hindu
Chasing money becomes a lifelong pursuit. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A dance teacher had a school close to where…
Inclusive politics in an age of division
In a careful balancing act, the region’s smallest-ever Cabinet of six members comprise Chief Minister Omar Abdullah from Central Kashmir;…
A budgetary signal as banks cannot bear it all
Budget 2026 has initiated, albeit limited, some important shifts in India’s approach to financial-sector reform. There are proposals to introduce…
India’s federalism is in need of a structural reset
The Constitution of India, while federal in structure, was designed with a pronounced centralising bias. Drawing heavily from the Government…
Who wins the science prize when AI makes the discovery?
In 1974, Antony Hewish won the physics Nobel Prize for discovering pulsars. His graduate student, Jocelyn Bell Burnell, had actually…
Transitioning to green steel – The Hindu
‘Producing green steel carries high upfront costs for manufacturers. Bridging this gap requires targeted fiscal support for producers in the…