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Why are our temples being treated as family fiefdoms?

13-07-2026

The footfall in Indian temples has skyrocketed astronomically in the last decade. All our major hubs have experienced an unprecedented surge of devotees and revenue. The construction of the Kashi Vishwanath corridor in Varanasi has seen an unprecedented surge in devotees, and from five million tourists who visited it in 2014, the numbers in 2026 are expected to cross 150 million.

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‘Let us forget with generosity those who cannot love us’

13-07-2026

Chilean Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda is considered one of the greatest poets of the 20th century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971, recognising his exceptional poetic achievements and his ability to connect with readers on deeply emotional and intellectual levels.

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Delimitation, defections and the politics of numbers

11-07-2026

Congress has raised a serious political charge. It says the BJP is working to engineer defections in opposition parties so that it can eventually secure the two-thirds majority needed for major constitutional changes, including the possible passage of a delimitation-related law and, perhaps, a larger shift in the way India is governed.
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Dev Bhoomi isn’t a theme park; it’s a spiritually sensitive zone

11-07-2026

Uttarakhand’s greatest failure in its focused tourism approach is not inadequate roads, insufficient hotels, poor promotion, or even weak infrastructure; it is the state’s inability to understand what it is destroying.

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Compliance catch-22: How tax architecture affects MSMEs

10-07-2026

June 27 marked National MSME Day, bringing a wave of lavish tributes canonising small businesses as the “backbone” of employment, industrial production, and exports. A few days later, on July 1, the nation marked GST Day, commemorating the ninth anniversary of the historic tax rollout.

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Scrapping the two-child norm will be counterproductive

10-07-2026

Population stabilisation measures in states with high growth rates are taking a hit. The Madhya Pradesh government last month rolled back the two-child criteria for government service. Earlier, the Rajasthan government scrapped the two-child rule for contesting local body elections.
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Sharad Pawar’s NCP faces a dilemma over future alliance

09-07-2026

The monsoon session of the state assembly, which is underway right now, will end in a few days’ time, and Maharashtra, yet again, is in for some surprises in the political sphere! Just weeks after six members of parliament of Uddhav Thackeray’s party switched over to the ruling Mahayuti alliance, this time there is speculation about which way Sharad Pawar’s MPs and MLAs may be headed.

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A stern warning for India: Don’t take water for granted

09-07-2026

By the end of June, in the four-month southwest monsoon cycle that ends in September, the country was facing a severe water crisis. This followed a heatwave in April and May that led to the loss of subsoil moisture, delayed onset and tardy progress of the southwest monsoon and depleted reservoir levels.

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UCC aside, what India needs is uniform town planning

08-07-2026

A narrow dingy staircase, which doubled as the sole entry and exit; absence of emergency exit doors, much simpler to put in place than in aircrafts; and scarcely any ventilation in any of the halls or rooms—the sordid and shocking details that are emerging about the three-storey building that went up in flames in Lucknow
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Why the defections, mergers and political realignments?

08-07-2026

In western democracies, political parties are primarily bound together by shared ideologies, mutual pursuit of political power, and institutional rules. Ideology, values, and cohesive sets of principles,

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A life devoted to prosperity, unity and growth of India

07-07-2026

Today, July 6, is a special day for countless people who cherish the ideals of nationalism and selfless service. We commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee, whose life remains a timeless example of courage and unwavering commitment to Maa Bharti. Few leaders in modern India embodied the seamless confluence of intellect, public service, and moral conviction as profoundly as Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee.

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A walk down memory lane when Hurst got UK the Cup

07-07-2026

London was the place to be in the summer of 1966—it was the centre of the sports, fashion, and pop music worlds and at the heart of the Swinging Sixties, as that era was dubbed. Carnaby Street in London’s West End was where youth-inspired vibrant colours were given shape by fashion designers; the miniskirt conceptualised by designer Mary Quant was all the rage.