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A tale of two ‘start-ups’

Both Arvind Kejriwal and Byju Raveendran can have a future. They will need to reinvent.For a decade or so, the two… Read full story

India in 2024: 12 आंकड़े जो 2023 के बाद 2024 पर भी डालेंगे असर

कहते हैं, एक तस्वीर हजार शब्द से ज्यादा मायने रखती है. लेकिन आंकड़े भी कई बार दिलचस्प कहानियां कहते हैं, निरंतरता की, परिवर्तन, उम्मीद, निराशा, उत्साह और उल्लास की.बीते वक्त की ही तरह, 2023… Read full story

December, IT, and Y2K: How Indian Techies Seized an Opportunity of a Lifetime

If India is now considered the services hub of the world (China is the manufacturing hub), a lot of the credit must go to the now-forgotten frenzy called the Y2K bug (Year 2000). The frenzy surrounding Y2K… Read full story

12 Numbers That Will Straddle 2023 and 2024

A picture, they say, is worth a thousand words. But numbers too tell fascinating stories: of continuity, change, hope, despair, excitement, and ennui.Like the years gone by, 2023 too was… Read full story

Can I.N.D.I.A bring BJP below 250 seats?

A recent CVoter opinion poll and other credible data suggest that the mountain might be too steep to climb for the opposition. A dazzling array of… Read full story

Opinion: 10 things you must watch out for in 2024 – An unusually usual list

Some of these dozen things are certainly going to happen. In some, India will come tantalisingly close to reaching there. To be fair, some may not… Read full story

Remembering Nirbhaya | The Tragedy That Shook the Nation in December 2012

The end finally came after the world celebrated Christmas and was getting easy for New Year. Perhaps death was a welcome relief for the young woman… Read full story

December, Bangladesh, and the Bloodbath in 1971: Never Trust the United States

Not many Indians, Pakistanis, or Bangladeshis would be familiar with the name Archer Blood. Even fewer would have heard of Scott Butcher. But anyone who… Read full story

After historians, ‘eminent’ economists join the war for India’s soul

When Sunil Khilnani wrote the “Idea of India” in 1997, it was not just about the country marking 50 years of independence from British colonial rule. It was a powerful salvo… Read full story

Article 370 – Winning Kashmiri hearts and minds remains a challenge in the Valley

Visuals tell a lot; they also hide a lot. Scenes from Lal Chowk in Srinagar, soon after the Supreme Court hammered almost the last nail in the coffin… Read full story