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The Union Budget

The minimum income threshold for paying personal income tax may be raised, while exemptions for senior citizens are also expected

25 February 2016
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India’s Cleanest City Mysuru

The latest survey found Mysuru had the least open defecation and the best solid waste management practices in the country

18 February 2016
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TRAI’s Net Neutrality Ruling

TRAI’s announcement has closed the doors on Facebook’s Free Basics, which was a means to provide free internet access to the poor who couldn’t afford data charges

11 February 2016
Arvind Kejriwal at a press conference in Delhi (Photo: ASHISH SHARMA)
Voices
Kejriwal the Showman

It’s time Delhi’s Chief Minister gave up his strongman pretensions

08 February 2016
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Living
Your Dog Gets You

A new study shows how canines read human emotions

08 February 2016
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Zika Virus

Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable since the Zika virus can cause unborn babies severe brain damage. This has led to plenty of panic

04 February 2016
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Shani Shingnapur Agitation

The Bhumata Ranragini Brigade, headed by Trupti Desai, led the protest. As she was detained, she called it a “black day” for democracy

28 January 2016
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Others
Match Fixing in Tennis

Tennis wasn’t a sport that in the popular imagination was associated with such cheating. That has now come into question

21 January 2016
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Jallikattu

While Tamil Nadu is busy preparing for the sport, the Supreme Court has played the proverbial wet blanket by issuing a stay order on the Centre’s notification lifting the ban on it

14 January 2016
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Science
The Nonsense About Positive Thinking

A new study finds that being happy has no effect on the length of our lives

13 January 2016

Authors

Brahma Chellaney

Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground

MJ Akbar

MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns

Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav is president, India Foundation, and is with BJP

Makarand R Paranjape

Makarand R Paranjape is an author and columnist. Views are personal.

TCA Raghavan

TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle

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