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Inside Track: Lessons From Past

Advertisement Following Seshan’s term, the rule of majority has always prevailed. On the rare occasion when two commissioners, the late Navin Chawla and SY Qureshi, concurred in 2009 against then-CEC N Gopalaswami’s…

By Sohail Khan · 4 Oct
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A confrontation that reshaped the Election Commission

Advertisement The Constitution, however, had never confined the Election Commission to a single member. Article 324 provided for a Chief Election Commissioner and “such number of other Election Commissioners, if any”, as…

By Sohail Khan · 4 Oct
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The two October revolutions and how they shaped our modern world

The two revolutions arose from very different circumstances and should not be regarded as repetitions of one another. Yet an important historical thread connects them. The Russian Revolution established the first durable…

By Sohail Khan · 4 Oct
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Tavleen Singh writes: Political change needed now

We live in interesting times. These words are borrowed from what is believed to be a Chinese curse, which is used against enemies to wish turbulence and turmoil upon their lives. I…

By Sohail Khan · 4 Oct
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When Gandhi fed curds to Lord Mountbatten

Published on: Oct 4, 2026, 06:20:23 IST Prefer HTon Google Share via Copy link On October 2, we once again paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi. His remarkable legacy lives on, but there…

By Sohail Khan · 4 Oct
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Talking to men: A much needed conversation

In the last few years, we’ve focused on talking to girls teaching them how to stay safe. But we’ve not been speaking enough to perpetrators of sexual violence Published on: Oct 4,…

By Sohail Khan · 4 Oct
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What is up with the English language?

If you are up to it, you might try building up a list of the ways “up” is used. It will take up a lot of your time Published on: Oct 4,…

By Sohail Khan · 4 Oct
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Europe’s anxieties, and its push for geopolitical revival

The spectre of a simultaneous political fracture within Europe and heightened Russian hybrid warfare is what makes this moment truly perilous Published on: Oct 4, 2026, 06:05:42 IST Prefer HTon Google Share…

By Sohail Khan · 4 Oct