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Mumbai · Monday, 28 September 2026

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An Independence Day wish for my daughter

On this day in 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru promised the country dignity and opportunity, adding that the pledge would be redeemed “not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially”. Seventy-nine years on,…

By Sohail Khan · 15 Aug
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40 years ago, August 15, 1986: Swoop on Badal group

The police arrested more than 100 workers of the Akali Dal, led by Parkash Singh Badal, on the eve of the party’s protest day. The arrests were made throughout Punjab to ensure…

By Sohail Khan · 15 Aug
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Why Gandhi spent August 15, 1947, in Calcutta instead of Delhi

The national capital, like cities and towns across India, erupted in celebration on August 15, 1947. The day’s first official ceremony was the swearing-in of Lord Louis Mountbatten as Governor-General, who until…

By Sohail Khan · 15 Aug
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India at 80, a democracy in search of renewal

The nation has entered its 80th year of Independence. This is an occasion when all Indians, rising above their differences, will join together in paying homage to their freedom fighters, whose endless…

By Sohail Khan · 15 Aug
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Financial democracy, the Jan Dhan transformation

Does ideology matter in governance? Yes, it does. A case in point is the Jan Dhan Yojana, which marks 12 years this Independence Day and has served the cause of Antyodaya, a…

By Sohail Khan · 15 Aug
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House in disorder: On the monsoon session of Parliament

Just as the monsoon session of Parliament began on July 20, the student protest demanding the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan, as Union Education Minister, gathered momentum. The BJP had the context and…

By Sohail Khan · 15 Aug
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Internet unbound: On the summoning of Meta staff

The Union government has summoned Facebook and Instagram parent Meta, and given senior staff from the firm a dressing down. Publicly, the reason is the brief removal, in India, of a video…

By Sohail Khan · 15 Aug
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On the Draw — August 14, 2026

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By Sohail Khan · 14 Aug