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Echoes of Pamuk’s autocratic institute in a Kerala school
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Echoes of Pamuk’s autocratic institute in a Kerala school

We live in times when every piece of cloth and every symbol of faith — be it the hijab, the turban, the cross, or the tilak — becomes a battlefield where reason and tolerance are the first casualties, as those who ban scarves in classrooms forget that education is not about erasing identity but embracing it.
access_time 22 Oct 2025 12:58 PM IST
Merging banks to the point of eliminating them
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Merging banks to the point of eliminating them

access_time 22 Oct 2025 10:28 AM IST
Anti-government rallies in US
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Anti-government rallies in US

While the country edges toward crisis, Trump seems more interested in moves that deepen racialised dictatorship rather...

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Reversal of roles? British Air Force pilot to be trained by Indian Air Force
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Reversal of roles? British Air Force pilot to be trained by Indian Air Force

For the first time, the UK’s Royal Air Force will have Indian Air Force instructors training its cadets from 2026,...

access_time 20 Oct 2025 4:59 PM IST
Problem is not a hijab-clad head, but a heart bereft of compassion
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Problem is not a hijab-clad head, but a heart bereft of compassion

Education should instil in us not rejection and alienation, but inclusion and broad-mindedness. Let us pray that the...

access_time 20 Oct 2025 9:30 AM IST
Hijab hypocrisy: Holy when nuns wear it, non-secular when Muslim girls wear it
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Hijab hypocrisy: Holy when nuns wear it, non-secular when Muslim girls wear it

When nuns justify their headscarves as holy, why is the same not recognised for Muslim girls, and why are Muslims...

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Kannan Gopinathan’s political entry
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Kannan Gopinathan’s political entry

Even the Congress leadership’s moving the Supreme Court questioning the transparency of the Election Commission’s...

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A collegium compromising its own dignity
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A collegium compromising its own dignity

The message being conveyed by the central government is that those who call for riots and hate speech will remain...

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Munambam waqf land dispute
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Munambam: issues arising from the High Court verdict

Several remarks made by the High Court Division Bench regarding the Kerala Waqf Board appear to suggest that the Board...

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