#Ground Zero | Kolkata Durga Puja stampede tragedy: 19 dead, 25 injured amid mismanagement, political controversy, and urgent accountability questions.
✍️ @Shrabanawrites, @shivsahays
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#Comment | With days left for the U.S. midterm elections on November 3, talk of a Democratic wave has shifted from opinion polls to voting reality.
✍️ @8Gorkhascholar
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#Opinion | The real debate on delimitation concerns the increase in the size of the Lok Sabha and how it is distributed among the States.
✍️ @vargheseKgeorge
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#Editorial | At least two Indians have been killed and 14 wounded since Saudi-Houthi fighting resumed in July. India must prepare for worst-case scenarios, evacuate stranded pilgrims and press for diplomacy.
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#Editorial | Marco Rubio’s second India visit raised hopes of a reset in ties strained by trade, tariffs and U.S. policy. But no agreements were announced, and the visit did not include New Delhi.
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#Comment | Should children participate in political campaigning, balancing their rights and agency with the risks of manipulation and undue influence.
✍️M. Kalyanaraman
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#Comment | India and Bangladesh must recognise that their security and stability are inextricably intertwined.
✍️Mohammed Ayoob
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#Opinion | Prasar Bharati is not a genuinely autonomous body accountable to the people and Parliament, but rather a mouthpiece of the government of the day. ✍️@suhasborker
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#Editorial | Core sector gains may prove short-lived as September’s growth surge may not last
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#Editorial | China's export control list decision must push India to pursue domestic manufacturing alongside international partnerships and develop shared industrial capabilities.
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#Editorial | The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India must extend restrictions to all forms of added sugars in foods meant for infants
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#Comment | Judicial language reform in India: tracing reforms, insensitivity gaps, and the need for genuine feminist, contextual understanding. @Priyamvadha_
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#Opinion | The simultaneous constrictions at its two vital chokepoints pose an unprecedented challenge to Saudi Arabia, already grappling with an economic domestic downturn and shifting alliances abroad. ✍️Mahesh Sachdev
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#Comment | Unlock FRA lands’ agri-potential with targeted pulses and oilseeds, climate-resilient practices, and market access for tribal livelihoods.
✍️S. Mahendra Dev, Sushil Kumar Singla
#Editorial | The SCO's effectiveness will remain limited if political disagreements prevent members from developing a common approach to security threats
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#Comment | Keralam’s paddy fields fell from 8.82 lakh hectares in 1974-75 to 1.76 lakh in 2024-25—an 80% decline. Why has the 2008 conservation law failed to halt the loss?
✍️ Chitra K. P., Preetha K.V.
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#Comment | India’s electoral rolls have long needed correction—but voters must know why their names are excluded and be able to challenge errors. From Bihar to West Bengal, delayed remedies can mean a lost vote.
✍️ Anurodh Lalit Jain
#Comment | Nearly 200 delegates. More than £1bn in Indian investment in the Northwest. The North of England is making its case in India—with trade, research, tourism and cultural ties on the agenda.
✍️ Kishore Jayaraman
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#Opinion | At 101, the RSS runs 88,949 daily shakhas across 55,683 locations, while the BJP governs India. Is the organisation changing — and can secular India find a modus vivendi with it?
✍️ @ShashiTharoor
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