Opinion
Too fake to be good: On AI-generated imagery, labelling
The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2026, add a critical requirement for social media…
Farmers’ pulse: On India and its demand for pulses
India manages its prodigious demand for pulses using a mix of import policy, price stabilisation and conditional MSP procurement. Imports…
Vande Mataram, its six stanzas and a settled question
The January 28, 2026 order of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), directing that all six stanzas of Vande…
The hidden cost of insurance distribution
India’s life insurance industry paid ₹60,799 crore in commissions in FY2025. By itself, the figure is not extraordinary for a…
Letters to The Editor — February 13, 2026
Visit to Hyderabad February 13, 2026, marks the 133rd anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s historic visit to Hyderabad in 1893, when…
From sociology to journalism: A lesson from André Béteille
André Béteille in 2011. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The passing of André Béteille, renowned sociologist and public intellectual, reminded…
Is a ‘double engine government’ crucial for growth?
Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Kerala and Tamil Nadu, scheduled to have Assembly elections soon, and stressed the need…
Column by Devdutt Pattanaik | Creation, in many tongues
When we think of creation myths in our country, we usually jump to the big Sanskrit stories: Brahma sitting on…
Young and Nabin: On the BJP president
Nitin Nabin, born in 1980 and the youngest person to become the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was…
Reining in a bigot: On the Assam Chief Minister’s incendiary rhetoric
Assam is among the States scheduled to hold Assembly elections in the months ahead. The northeastern State is also one…