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On August 20, a nine-judge Bench of the Supreme Court of India delivered a judgment on the correctness of the ruling in Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board vs A. Rajappa (BWSSB)…
By Sohail Khan · 24 Aug
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The debate over banning social media for minors is rapidly becoming one of the defining policy questions of the digital age. As countries around the world move toward restrictions, India is faced…
By Sohail Khan · 24 Aug
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The controversy over Haryana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Archana Gupta’s reference to a “vishesh varg” (particular class) in the context of government jobs has once again brought the State’s deeply entrenched…
By Sohail Khan · 24 Aug
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Indian students rank among the top students almost anywhere in the world. The joke is that, from the womb to the afterlife, they are taught to study maths and science which serves…
By Sohail Khan · 23 Aug
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Selective call Those pushing for the full rendition of Vande Mataram should also acknowledge that Jana Gana Mana is rendered in its prescribed version rather than in its entirety as a longer…
By Sohail Khan · 23 Aug
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In his work Profanations, Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben observes how the act of profanation applies to the game of chess and children playing with household items as toys. For Agamben, profanation refers…
By Sohail Khan · 23 Aug
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Fitness entrepreneur Sonali Saraogi Singh recently discussed why she believes women should eat within the first hour of waking up. Claiming that delaying food in the morning could disrupt hormones, affect cortisol…
By Sohail Khan · 23 Aug
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Two decades ago, Sabyasachi Mukherjee set out with a dream: to carve a space for Indian luxury on global platforms, one where the country’s rich textile and craft heritage could tell its…
By Sohail Khan · 23 Aug
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A Chinese humanoid robot has just done something that sounds both remarkable and faintly absurd: it ran 100 metres faster than Usain Bolt. Tiangong Ultra, developed by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation…
By Sohail Khan · 23 Aug
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Greying of hair at a young age has become a common phenomenon, especially in the metropolitan cities. But is this natural or something to be worried about? Wellness entrepreneur Tessa Pagel believes…
By Sohail Khan · 23 Aug