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THE Supreme Court’s decision to partially stay the Mumbai college circular banning the hijab, while upholding restrictions on the niqab and burqa, strikes a commendable balance between respecting religious sentiments and addressing the pragmatic needs of modern education. It is...
OVER a year and a half after it stirred up a hornet’s nest by accusing the Adani Group of pulling off ‘the largest con in corporate history’, US short-seller Hindenburg Research has trained its guns on the chairperson of SEBI...
IT has been a rollercoaster Olympics for India in Paris. Medals have been few and far between, rather like the deficient rainfall in the northern plains this monsoon. An eight-day-long drought — which seemed like an eternity — ended when...
THE granting of bail to Manish Sisodia in the Delhi excise policy scam on Friday marks a significant moment in India’s legal and political arena. The arrest of Sisodia, a key lieutenant of AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, had sent shockwaves...
THE death of Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, the last Marxist Chief Minister of West Bengal, on Thursday marks the end of an era for West Bengal's political and cultural landscape. He was known for his intellectual rigour, literary acumen and a deep...
THE 84-year-old Nobel laureate's popularity in Bangladesh is undeniable, yet Muhammad Yunus faces a formidable task in bringing stability to a nation in turmoil. Appointed head of the interim government following the dramatic ouster of long-time Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,...
THE government’s decision to restore the indexation benefit for long-term capital gains (LTCG) on property sales marks a pragmatic reversal in response to public backlash. The Union Budget’s proposal to eliminate the indexation benefit while reducing the LTCG tax rate...