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Australia vs Bangladesh 1st Test: Brace for a Sunday Thriller as Darwin Test Hangs on 67 Runs, Six Wickets
Australia vs Bangladesh 1st Test: Brace for a Sunday Thriller as Darwin Test Hangs on 67 Runs, Six Wickets
4 min read
Bangladesh have a 67-run cushion and smell history. Australia have six wickets left and still believe they can win. With Mehidy Hasan Miraz demanding his side “own” the opening session and Josh Hazlew ...
The Sovereign and the Server: Indian’s Digital Freedom
9 min read
The government regulates it, foreign companies host it, and an Indian’s digital freedom sits in between
Eternal Yarn: The evolution of khadi continues to update aesthetics—and how
8 min read
At a time when the industry grapples with challenges of fast fashion, overproduction, pollution and labour rights, Khadi offers the solutions—handspun and handwoven, slowly and mindfully crafted, and ...
India vs Sri Lanka: Padikkal May Have Given India More Than Runs in Galle
5 min read
Devdutt Padikkal came to Sri Lanka as a replacement, arrived in Galle carrying a question mark and walked off unbeaten on 131. On a day when KL Rahul supplied the control and Rishabh Pant the late acc ...
#Independence Day 2026: PM Modi Turbocharges Viksit Bharat, Signals the Politics Ahead
3 min read
From seven pillars for India’s march to 2047 to women’s reservation, youth and ‘mental Naxalism’, the Prime Minister used his Independence Day address to marry an ambitious development blueprint with ...
Always the Anthem: A new generation’s symbolic journey into the past
5 min read
This generation has its own relation­ship with the anthem. I simply hadn’t recognised it until I saw them stand and sing it.
Is Awarapan 3 Coming Soon? Emraan Hashmi Teases Fans After Sequel Opens Big
3 min read
Nearly two decades after Awarapan, Emraan Hashmi is back as Shivam Pandit — and audiences have turned up. Awarapan 2 opened to almost ₹27 crore worldwide, Hashmi’s biggest opener. Well, the actor has ...
Indonesia Earthquake: What We Know About the 7.7-Magnitude Quake That Struck Flores
2 min read
A powerful 7.7-magnitude quake has killed scores, flattened buildings and triggered landslides across Flores. Thousands fled after a tsunami warning, while power and communication outages are hamperin ...
Ferran Torres to PSG, Cristian Romero to Atletico: World Cup Stars Make Big European Moves
3 min read
Spain’s World Cup final hero Ferran Torres leaves Barcelona for Champions League winners PSG, while Argentina defensive mainstay Cristian Romero ends his five-year Tottenham spell for Atletico Madrid. ...
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14 Aug 2026 - Vol 05 | Issue 33

Freedom Issue 2026

Shashi Tharoor on being radical liberal | Ram Madhav on how Gandhi used his Hinduism | TCA Raghavan on a diplomat's travels in history | Sumana Roy on the novel beyond the Booker | Carlo Pizzati on the dissolution of Borders
Behold Gandhi the Hindu: How Sanatana Dharma Shaped India’s Independence Movement and Nationalism
Testament of a Radical Liberal
Freedom Issue 2026: Editor's Note
The Capital of Mobilisation: Delhi and the unfinished argument of the Republic