Newspaper editorials — Saturday 29 August, 2026

India is becoming more comfortable with sexual fluidity, but bisexual men and women are still navigating stigma, fetishisation and the strange demand to pick a side

The Sixteenth Finance Commission risks moving away from its core mandate of acting as an equalising force within the federation

Census authorities should explain the rationale of new entries in the questionnaire India’s first census under the Raj asked 17 questions. The ongoing 16th Census will ask 40. That’s not a bad thing because data...

Nodal testing agency is fast losing legitimacy. UGC-NET’s exam issues were sheer incompetence NTA is becoming a burlesque act. The latest fiasco – three papers of UGC-NET, the qualifying test to teach in colleges, and...

India sits on a conservatively estimated 35,000 tonnes of gold, valued at well over 115% of GDP. We are the only country in the world with this distinction, yet we behave like Kasturi Mrig –...

Assam’s floods are often described as inevitable. From a civil engineer’s perspective, that is an incomplete diagnosis. Brahmaputra and its tributaries will overflow during extreme monsoon events, but flooding becomes a disaster when int…

The shift from a rules-based world order to an increasingly transactional paradigm means there are major threats for business-as-usual

Enforcement requires the State to find bad behaviour whereas incentives give people a reason to demonstrate good behaviour

One of the biggest challenges before our mineral sector is not the absence of resources, but the gap between available technology and its large-scale deployment

Canada has exited trade negotiations with US and launched dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs, marking a sharp escalation in middle-power resistance against Washington. 

Prafulla Chandra Ray believed scientific freedom meant more than producing knowledge. He wanted Indians to manufacture what science made possible—and built Bengal Chemical to prove they could.

Now that we have AI to work with, why do we need to keep it a secret?

India's tourism sector is shifting focus towards destination-wide partnerships. Private sector involvement is crucial for designing and managing visitor experiences. Governments must resolve land and approval issues before seeking invest…

Companies struggle to achieve business outcomes from significant AI investments. Unprecedented AI capabilities require a 'harness' to convert potential into measurable value. Enterprise AI integration demands shaping technology around op…

Donald Trump's latest executive order renames Lake Ontario to Lake America, a unilateral rebranding effort. This action underscores the limitations of such unilateral spin and its impact on international relations. While renaming efforts…

Successful individuals demonstrate unwavering focus and genuine enjoyment in their endeavors. They possess strong emotional intelligence, showing kindness and empathy towards others. These people accept outcomes gracefully, learning from…

सोनिया गांधी की प्रस्तावित आत्मकथा को लेकर विवाद ने किताब, सत्ता और अभिव्यक्ति की स्वतंत्रता के पुराने सवाल फिर खड़े कर दिए हैं।

हमारे यहां नाक सिर्फ चेहरे पर नहीं होती, इज्जत और व्यवस्था में भी होती है। इसलिए जब फर्स्ट एसी में चूहा 78 वर्षीय यात्री की नाक कुतर गया तो मामला केवल एक यात्री के घायल होने का नहीं रहा, रेलवे की नाक का भी हो गया।

हम कितने तैयार: अनियोजित मानवीय गतिविधियों के चलते हिमालय बेहद संवेदनशील, सीमाओं की अनदेखी समाज के लिए खतरनाक

कैदी जब आजादी का अर्थ लिखता है: रिहाई के बाद बंदियों का पुनर्वास समाज की जवाबदेही; अपराधमुक्त बन सकेगा समाज