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Shifting dynamics of live-in relationships
Shifting dynamics of live-in relationships

As the states of Assam, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh prepare for enactment of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) following Uttarakhand which became the first in the country to do so, the discourse around UCC pertaining to individual rights is under much discussion.

Monsoon Reckoning
Monsoon Reckoning

The weakest link in Indian agriculture has never been the farmer. It has been the country's enduring dependence on a monsoon that is becoming increasingly unpredictable.

Constitution First

The latest ruling of the US Supreme Court is about far more than immigration.

Constitution First
China’s worldview

While attention remains fixed on conflicts in West Asia and their aftermath, one development with potentially far-reaching consequences for the future of international politics has attracted surprisingly little attention: China’s 17 June 2026 White Paper on global governance.

China’s worldview
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India
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‘Illegal buildings will go’

Pravesh Wahi is the Mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and is recognised as an experienced public representative and administrator in Delhi's local governance system.

‘Illegal buildings will go’
Postcard from Budapest

There are few rivers in the world that define a city as completely as the Danube defines Budapest.

Postcard from Budapest
World
Business
India emerges as one of the lowest-cost major solar power markets globally
India emerges as one of the lowest-cost major solar power markets globally

India emerged as one of the world's lowest-cost major solar power markets in 2025 and ranked third globally in installed solar power capacity, fourth in wind power capacity, and fourth in total renewable energy capacity, according to a report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

Reliance Jio records fastest network in South Odisha
Reliance Jio records fastest network in South Odisha

Reliance Jio emerged as the top-performing telecom operator in Ganjam, Gajapati and Rayagada districts, recording the highest network availability and fastest mobile data download speeds in the latest Independent Drive Test (IDT) conducted by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

Entertainment
Sports
Cullinan urges caution over Sooryavanshi’s rapid rise
Cullinan urges caution over Sooryavanshi’s rapid rise

As excitement continues to grow around teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, former South Africa batter Daryll Cullinan has urged Indian cricket to protect the 15-year-old from the pressures of early fame, saying the youngster should be allowed to enjoy his childhood before being fast-tracked into international cricket.

BCB lists India series in new media rights tender

India’s white-ball tour of Bangladesh appears to have moved a step closer to becoming a reality after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) invited bids for the television and digital media rights of the series, even though the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is yet to officially confirm the tour.

BCB lists India series in new media rights tender
Education
Characters and colors from an ancient city
Characters and colors from an ancient city

All over India there are hundreds of cities that have flourished on the banks of a river but there is no city south of the Himalayas which is as significant to Indian culture as is the northern Indian city of Allahabad set as it is on the banks of the Ganga,” writes Sunandan Roy Chowdhury, Publisher of Sampark , which published the delightful book called “Allahbad Afternoons” written by Prof (Dr Shefalika Ghosh Samaddar”.

Mapping the Crisis of Meaning

Nikhil Deepak Thosre’s The Sacred Negotiation is an inter vention within an ongoing philosophical discourse on the crisis of meaning in late modernity.

Mapping the Crisis of Meaning
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Shifting dynamics of live-in relationships
Shifting dynamics of live-in relationships

As the states of Assam, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh prepare for enactment of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) following Uttarakhand which became the first in the country to do so, the discourse around UCC pertaining to individual rights is under much discussion.

Monsoon Reckoning
Monsoon Reckoning

The weakest link in Indian agriculture has never been the farmer. It has been the country's enduring dependence on a monsoon that is becoming increasingly unpredictable.

Constitution First

The latest ruling of the US Supreme Court is about far more than immigration.

China’s worldview

While attention remains fixed on conflicts in West Asia and their aftermath, one development with potentially far-reaching consequences for the future of international politics has attracted surprisingly little attention: China’s 17 June 2026 White Paper on global governance.