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When loyalty becomes the only qualification

India, Aug. 25 -- The Trump administration shows how power can turn institutions into instruments of personal loyalty. Beneath the combative rhetoric and high-profile departures lies a deeper danger: ... Read More


Schools are not content factories

India, Aug. 25 -- A child steps onto a stage, gives a flawlessly rehearsed line, smiles at precisely the correct moment and waits while a teacher adjusts the camera. The performance is replayed becaus... Read More


India-China talks: Clearing the ground for Xi's Delhi visit

India, Aug. 25 -- Coming just weeks before Xi's visit to New Delhi for the BRICS Summit, the talks aim to stabilise the relationship and lay the groundwork for a significant summit National Security ... Read More


Commercialisation is killing middle-class dreams

India, Aug. 25 -- The institutions once created to democratise opportunity are increasingly beginning to resemble marketplaces. The question India must now confront is uncomfortable: when education be... Read More


Bihar's jobs politics: From promises to reality

India, Aug. 25 -- Prashant Kishor has taken the oath as MLA from Bankipur, and the first real scorecard for his politics will likely be written in employment numbers, not vote counts. Jobs and self-em... Read More


The bed that could not be moved

India, Aug. 25 -- There is a moment near the end of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey that the film refuses to hurry. Odysseus is home after twenty years. Penelope will not have him, so she sets a trap.... Read More


Amit Shah sets new security agenda

India, Aug. 25 -- At a closed-door security conference, home minister demanded tougher action against infiltration and illegal immigration Union Minister for Home Affairs, Amit Shah, delivered a stro... Read More


Fadnavis and Chidambaram clash Over women's quota

India, Aug. 25 -- A war of words erupted between Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday over the implementation of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhin... Read More


3 newborns die in Amravati NICU fire

India, Aug. 25 -- Three newborn infants died after a devastating fire broke out in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the District Women's Hospital on Monday, prompting the state Government to... Read More


8 Bills passed in Karnataka Assembly without discussion

India, Aug. 25 -- Eight Bills, including the one allowing portions of park and garden land to be used for public infrastructure and utility projects, were passed by the Karnataka Legislative Assembly ... Read More