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Forestalling foreigners
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Forestalling foreigners

According to an Irish legend, when life draws to a close, you hear the doomsday clock that bears your name ticking the time away… tick-tick-tick-tick. Across the pond in the US, popular Chinese video-sharing app TikTok hears the ominous ticking clock. The US siege of TikTok is about data security. It is also about global dominance, protectionism and the comeback of an age-old mantra: “Foreign Phobia”. The line now blurs between western capitalists and eastern socialists.

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April 07, 2024
LOVE ACROSS FIBREGLASS
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LOVE ACROSS FIBREGLASS

G.N. Saibaba's story of hope is also a story of love

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April 07, 2024
Musick!
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Musick!

Madras Music Academy honours T.M. Krishna. Not everyone is impressed

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April 07, 2024
EVMs Cannot Lie, Only Humans Can
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EVMs Cannot Lie, Only Humans Can

I have no doubts about the credibility of the machines and I also consider it a matter of the nation's pride that this change was brought about and we improved our electoral system.

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April 07, 2024
Waste of space
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Waste of space

So all the young folk and the queer folk in my life are very upset at the break of long-time lesbian lovers Anjali Chakra and Sufi Malik. For those who came in late (like me) Anjali is a Hindu from India, and Sufi is a Muslim from Pakistan.

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April 07, 2024
COLD NIGHTS OF THE MUFFLER MAN
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COLD NIGHTS OF THE MUFFLER MAN

The long, hard journey of Arvind Kejriwal - from anti-corruption crusader to now being jailed for corruption

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April 07, 2024
WAYANAD IS WAITING
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WAYANAD IS WAITING

Annie Raja has started an aggressive campaign. But the real battle will start when Rahul enters the scene

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April 07, 2024
It's a system, not machine
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It's a system, not machine

All political parties have contributed to the erosion of confidence in the electoral system and thus in democracy. This is the real tragedy of the EVMs.

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April 07, 2024
Desi by design
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Desi by design

Meet the team members who conceptualised the electronic voting machine

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April 07, 2024
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
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VOTE OF CONFIDENCE

The electronic voting machine has come a long way. Even as doubts persist, the Election Commission of India and former commissioners vouch for its credibility

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April 07, 2024
Hear the night knock, seize the day
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Hear the night knock, seize the day

Jayaprakash Narayan hadn’t expected his arrest on the night of June 25, 1975. Yet, when he saw two scribes, who were on a midnight prowl at the police station where he was quietly taken to, he told them, “Vinaash kaale vipareet buddhi.” The words proved prophetic. The imposition of Emergency, the midnight arrests of opposition leaders, and his utterance of that line of native wisdom contributed to Indira Gandhi’s undoing.

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April 07, 2024
Five-Year Plan
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Five-Year Plan

Though there are challenges, 'One Nation, One Election', if implemented, could transform the political and governance patterns in the country

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March 31, 2024
RUSTIC MAGIC
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RUSTIC MAGIC

For photographer Deepti Asthana, life is not about belonging, but rather about seeking

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March 31, 2024
Good fashion, bad fashion
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Good fashion, bad fashion

Season after season of fashion week, I struggle to find exciting things to say about the event. Don’t get me wrong, I love fashion. And I think Indian fashion has never seen better days.

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March 31, 2024
Director's act
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Director's act

Established Malayalam filmmakers and writers are taking up lead roles

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March 31, 2024
Finfluential city
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Finfluential city

The latest financial education event by Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC and THE WEEK was in India's first City of Literature

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March 31, 2024
SPOOKS STILL SPEAK
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SPOOKS STILL SPEAK

The world of spies today is full of technology, but human intelligence continues to play its crucial part

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March 31, 2024
On the march
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On the march

The good response to Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra has given the MVA hopes of putting up a decent fight in the Lok Sabha elections

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March 31, 2024
Chance capital
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Chance capital

Coimbatore turned into an AIADMK bastion in the 2010s, but the BJP has roots in the city and the DMK has precedent

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March 31, 2024
THE FIFTH DIMENSION
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THE FIFTH DIMENSION

Drafting Indonesia into the Quad and developing the Andaman and Nicobar Islands could help India deal with the long-term maritime threat posed by China

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March 31, 2024
The thin end of the wedge
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The thin end of the wedge

With the announcement of dates for the coming general elections, the ruling establishment has suddenly found the courage to notify rules for the implementation of the nearly five-year-old Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 [CAA], which had drawn the ire of the women of Shaheen Bagh and led to months-long demonstrations in Delhi, replicated all over the country, forcing the Modi government to back off from implementing it.

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March 31, 2024
EC's view has been that there are grave problems in electoral bonds scheme
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EC's view has been that there are grave problems in electoral bonds scheme

The Election Commission had on many occasions raised red flags to the government on the electoral bonds scheme, such as removal of the cap on donation by corporates, the possibility of shell companies being used to launder money and foreign funding making its way into the Indian political system, says O.P. Rawat, who was election commissioner from August 15, 2015 to January 22, 2018, and chief election commissioner from January 23, 2018 to December 1, 2018. The concerns were raised when the Finance Bill of 2017 was passed, which contained the amendments that paved way for the bonds, and also after the scheme was introduced in January 2018. Excerpts from an exclusive interview:

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March 31, 2024
Your vote or their date?
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Your vote or their date?

The Ram Nath Kovind committee wasn’t asked to check if it was a good idea to hold polls to the Lok Sabha, the assemblies, the town councils and the village panchayats in one go. The government knew it already. The charter given to them was to suggest how to do it. Rulers these days are like that. They know what’s good for us; they need advice only on how to do the good.

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March 31, 2024
This American rematch lacks punch
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This American rematch lacks punch

In March 1971, I spent several hours in a dentist’s waiting room, dreading the impending torture of the drill. The only compensation were the handy American magazines, full of arguably the most anticipated sporting event in history—the Big Fight between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali.

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March 24, 2024
Small is big
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Small is big

The last thing the luxury business needed was the winner of the best actress award at the Oscars to go up to receive her statuette and say, “I think my dress is broken.” Emma Stone’s sartorial snafu was caused by none other than the mega brand she was wearing, Louis Vuitton.

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March 24, 2024
LORD OF THE FIRE
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LORD OF THE FIRE

J. Robert Oppenheimer through the eyes of his biographer

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March 24, 2024
Trump card: Musk
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Trump card: Musk

Match made in Hell!” That’s how liberal European media described the “political bromance” between Donald Trump and Elon Musk, the erratic, outspoken billionaire. In ideology and in temperament, chaotic Trump and quixotic Musk have common traits. Both despise wokeism, feminism, and LGBTQ activism.

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March 24, 2024
Parker Solar Probe, Solar Orbiter and Aditya-L1 together make a great team to study the sun
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Parker Solar Probe, Solar Orbiter and Aditya-L1 together make a great team to study the sun

When Apollo 11, the American spaceflight, first landed humans on the moon, nine month-old Nicky stirred in her crib at her family home in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, in England.

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March 24, 2024
Modi modifying India
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Modi modifying India

Ten years ago, a resounding electoral mandate ushered in the BJP government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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March 24, 2024
THE ART OF ARITHMETIC
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THE ART OF ARITHMETIC

The target of 400-plus seats for the National Democratic Alliance has the BJP on an alliance-making spree

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March 24, 2024