What if a foreign company could disrupt India’s military communications during a war? What if a few clicks thousands of miles away could affect our drones, weaken our defences and give an enemy the upper hand? Should India throw open its doors to Elon Musk without asking some tough questions? Can the glitter of high-speed internet blind us to the dangers of handing over a vital national lifeline to a private company?

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​When every hand holds a mobile phone, every phone becomes a newsroom, and every social media influencer starts calling himself a journalist, who will separate the genuine from the fake? Does holding a camera replace professional training? Does shouting at a government officer qualify someone as a journalist? And does merely claiming to belong to the press entitle anyone to special protection and privileges? These are uncomfortable questions. But they can no longer be brushed under the carpet.

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In Ayurveda, herbal tonics known as Arishtas have long been valued for their ability to strengthen digestion, metabolism, and overall vitality through natural fermentation. Among them, Abhayarishta and Pancharishta stand out as two distinct yet complementary formulations. Though both support digestive health, their purposes and compositions differ in subtle but meaningful ways.

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Ever since the loudmouth Donald Trump returned to the White House, the world has been living dangerously. It sometimes feels as if World War III is waiting for his next social media post. The world has come close to disaster three or four times. Trump's tongue fires missiles, his mind changes like the weather, and his decisions turn a roaring lion in the morning into a frightened kitten by evening.

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June 25, 1975, is recorded as a turning point in the history of Indian democracy. On that day, then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared a state of Emergency in the country. The period, which lasted until March 21, 1977, saw severe restrictions on civil liberties, the imprisonment of opposition leaders and the imposition of government censorship on newspapers. Today, during Narendra Modi’s tenure as Prime Minister, a section of the opposition, journalists and civil rights advocates accuse the government of creating an ‘undeclared Emergency’. Comparing the two periods raises an important question: Are the circumstances really similar, or have the methods of putting pressure on political dissent changed?

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Imagine two lives separated by three generations. One belongs to a small-town schoolteacher in the 1970s. The other belongs to his grandson, an IT professional today. The difference is nothing short of a revolution.

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Green hydrogen is emerging as a pillar of India’s clean energy transition. It is produced by splitting water using renewable electricity. It can help reduce emissions in sectors such as fertiliser production, petroleum refining, iron and steel manufacturing, heavy-duty road transport and shipping.

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What happened to the two crore jobs a year? Are our rivers really cleaner? Are our cities smarter, or just better at putting up smart boards? Has corruption gone down, or have we simply learnt to live with it? And after twelve years, how much of the distance between promise and delivery has actually been covered? These are not academic questions. They are questions people ask over tea, at railway stations, in offices and inside their homes.

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India’s space journey began in 1963 with a sounding rocket launched from Thumba, Kerala. It now looks ahead to the planned Bharatiya Antariksh Station. New technologies are driving this progress. They include reusable launch vehicles, electric, green and nuclear propulsion, and in-orbit servicing.

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The song ‘Naina Ye Barse...’, sung by Lata Mangeshkar for the 1985 film 'Mohabbat', captures a state of love in which the heart is immersed in longing for someone, while circumstances prevent two lovers from coming close to each other, no matter how much they wish to.

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