Newspaper editorials — Tuesday 28 July, 2026

AI must empower informal women workers for truly inclusive economic growth

Weak fuel efficiency norms risk keeping the country dependent on imported oil

It is the great Indian metamorphosis. As the young triumphantly leave Jantar Mantar, it is the roaches that have changed the rest of us. They forced a rethink on the part of a generally unyielding...

For the first time in my adult life, I have serious FOMO: the ovarian lottery locked me out of India’s most radical generation in years. Still, as an xennial (the age-sensitive term for someone born...

Narayani Ganesh You are born into a religion, but you can also choose not to follow it and opt for another school of faith. Members of one family may even choose to follow different faiths...

US prez upheld freedom of speech. It’s a value protected constitutionally and legally, across democracies Of all US presidents, Trump has easily had the most caustic relationship with the American press. He has mocked journalists,...

Account ownership alone cannot increase women’s ability to save formally. The solutions need more sex-disaggregated data and women-centric research

If theft can occur in the house of Lord Ram himself, is God then helpless? The scriptures answered this question long before any temple of stone was raised

The young women protesters know that a broken education system threatens freedom and the promise of a different life.

As disenchanted parties support each other against and the State cracks down on dissent, Pakistan's peripheries are facing erosion

To compete at a global level amid rapid technological advances, the country must spread research out and place post-doctoral researchers at the heart of its R&D ecosystem. Policymakers need to press a restart button.

Fast Retailing's GU is a cheaper and trendier brand than its big success Uniqlo. And it has something that could give global fast fashion majors a run for its money. Zara and Shein had better watch out.

Sure, open weight models put AI capability in far more hands than proprietary tools do. Yet, such easily available models can also help create biological weapons. We need a global control apparatus like the one set up against nuclear thr…

Indian children are more susceptible than others to congenital hypothyroidism, which can impair mental development if not caught early. To detect it at a stage when its impact can wholly be prevented, screening of newborns at scale is a …

The author reflects on the discovery of mistakes and unacknowledged contributions. A significant moment involved recognition from an important national figure. Human beings often become hollow during profound experiences and events. The …

जंतर-मंतर का घटनाक्रम तो एक विराम बिंदु पर आ गया पर विरोधाभास और विडंबनाओं के इतने अक्स छोड़ गया जिनको आईने बदलने और चहरे चमकाने के लिए लंबे समय तक उपयोग में लिया जाता रहेगा।

भारत में आंदोलनों का समृद्ध इतिहास रहा है। स्वतंत्रता संग्राम, जेपी आंदोलन, मंडल आंदोलन, राम मंदिर आंदोलन, भ्रष्टाचार विरोधी अभियान और किसान आंदोलनों तक लगभग हर बड़े जनआंदोलन का एक स्पष्ट नेतृत्व और संगठन रहा।

ऑस्ट्रियाई ट्रैवलर लिजा व यूक्रेनी सैंड्रा बोलीं, 'पड़ोसी का परिवार जैसे ध्यान रखना भारत में ही संभव।'

इस्तीफे से आगे: क्या मिल सकेगी समग्र परीक्षा तंत्र में सुधार की वास्तविक गारंटी? सुधारों के बीच ये सवाल अहम