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Big deal’s small print & big shift
February 4, 2026, 7:52 AM IST
That India’s trade deal with US seems sealed just days after its FTA with EU is great news. But trade deals are not won by headlines – they are judged by text, timelines, and enforceability….
February 4, 2026, 7:52 AM IST
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Load the ships
February 4, 2026, 7:47 AM IST
Has ‘Mother of All Deals’ delivered a baby? Trump’s sudden announcement of a trade deal with India, “effective immediately”, has led to speculation that last week’s India-EU FTA may have urged him to make haste….
February 4, 2026, 7:47 AM IST
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Living long & healthy
February 4, 2026, 7:42 AM IST
Longevity and anti-ageing R&D may be in for a pivot, now that there’s a new answer to the question how much do genes determine how long we live. Scientists now say that genes have a…
February 4, 2026, 7:42 AM IST
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Eight verses for training the mind
February 4, 2026, 7:24 AM IST
By The XIV Dalai Lama In seeking a meaningful life rooted in love and wisdom, few guides are more helpful than the training of the mind. Among the most revered in Tibetan tradition is the…
February 4, 2026, 7:24 AM IST
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This was the real deal
February 3, 2026, 8:48 AM IST
Investors, skittish about budget, didn’t know what govt knew: trade pact with US was imminent, and that sentiments would probably bounce back In the best of times, the budget is much ado about relatively little….
February 3, 2026, 8:48 AM IST
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Popstar in MAGAland who refuses to be a star
February 3, 2026, 8:39 AM IST
That a colossally popular Puerto Rican musician, Bad Bunny, who refuses to sing in English and is disliked by the right wing, won Grammy’s top prize tells you as much about him as his country…
February 3, 2026, 8:39 AM IST
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Guru Ravidas: A votary of Ananya Bhakti
February 3, 2026, 8:29 AM IST
By Satish K Kapoor Known variously as Rohidas, Ruhidas, and Raidas, Guru Ravidas was a towering mystic sant-poet of medieval India. A cobbler by profession, he attracted followers from all walks of life, including common…
February 3, 2026, 8:29 AM IST
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Squeeze me
February 3, 2026, 8:19 AM IST
“I don’t understand the budget,” Kamala confessed early in the morning, as she folded the day’s newspaper. I promptly offered to mansplain money matters and macroeconomics to her in a simple manner. First the good…
February 3, 2026, 8:19 AM IST
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If growth is steady, why didn’t this Budget go further?
February 2, 2026, 7:59 AM IST
Nirmala Sitharaman’s ninth Budget rests on two sweeping bets. First, India has cracked the code for sustained 7%+ real GDP growth. Second, inflation will stay tame, hovering around 2% next year. These are framed not…
February 2, 2026, 7:59 AM IST
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Good it’s boring? Or should she have gone for big bang?
February 2, 2026, 7:53 AM IST
Sometimes, boring and predictable is good, if not great. FY2027 Union Budget ticks that box. Greater certainty of fiscal and regulatory policies for businesses and investors enables them to take business risk – an essential…
February 2, 2026, 7:53 AM IST
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It ain’t broke, says GOI
February 2, 2026, 7:34 AM IST
Budgets are like car launches: most years you only get tweaks – maybe a new grille – while others bring a generation change. For middle class, last year’s Budget with revised tax slabs was of…
February 2, 2026, 7:34 AM IST
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Message to markets: Bet on growth + stability
February 2, 2026, 7:26 AM IST
Manufacturing push, infra development and fiscal consolidation marked FM’s strategic blueprint to sustain high growth. For capital markets participants, Budget offered opportunities and incentives that reflect govt’s intent to balance growth with stability. …
February 2, 2026, 7:26 AM IST
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True wealth emerges when head, heart, hand unite
February 2, 2026, 7:17 AM IST
By Ram Krishna Sinha Wealth creation is an art. Developing the art requires a mindset of seeing opportunities for growth, along with some essential habits such as patience and discipline. Wealth grows from consistent effort…
February 2, 2026, 7:17 AM IST
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UGC’s equity regulations: Education can’t be the fiefdom of social elites
February 1, 2026, 7:23 AM IST
The entry of Dalit, Bahujan, and Adivasi (DBA) students into the citadels of higher education is now a reality. Many of them are the first in their families to attend university. Due to their historically…
February 1, 2026, 7:23 AM IST
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What does paying 35% tax get us?
January 31, 2026, 7:39 AM IST
Not clean air or water, not good roads or sanitation, not nice public hospitals. Sure, too few Indians are income tax payers. But an incompetent state does not offer them fair returns either I remember…
January 31, 2026, 7:39 AM IST
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Woman, say it with pride, I am a gold digger
January 31, 2026, 7:31 AM IST
The great gender wealth gap persists by socialising women to separate their emotions from smart financial decisions. They need to stop romanticising such rubbish A man has asked a woman out on a date. They…
January 31, 2026, 7:31 AM IST
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If you feel confused, be ecstatic
January 31, 2026, 7:16 AM IST
By Swami Sukhabodhananda When you look at Shiv, look at Him deeply. Look at trishul – the trident – meditatively and when you offer flowers to Him, do so meditatively. Then a beautiful poem emerges…
January 31, 2026, 7:16 AM IST
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Sing, For The People
January 31, 2026, 5:00 AM IST
Protest music endures because govts often tune out Springsteen lifted Minneapolis from near-despair, one with citizens at the frontline against brutal ICE tactics, with a song that has travelled the world faster than light, as…
January 31, 2026, 5:00 AM IST
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Earth Is Not A Chessboard
January 31, 2026, 5:00 AM IST
Global power competition begets climate disaster Trump threatens to take over Greenland, but backs down – for the moment. His tariffs roil global markets and supply chains. Middle powers are rushing to find a new…
January 31, 2026, 5:00 AM IST
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DRAM Beaters
January 31, 2026, 5:00 AM IST
Why AI can push up the cost of your next smartphone If we could make only one Budget wish this year, it would be that govt remains mindful of the global memory crisis. Not the…
January 31, 2026, 5:00 AM IST
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