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AI’s ‘magical’ future: A productivity boom for CEOs, a pink slip for you?

Many often frame AI’s rapid ascent as “magical” or “transformative,” as it promises a surge in productivity unlike anything we’ve seen.

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Does conversion erase caste? Supreme Court says yes, but reality says otherwise

The Supreme Court, in the recent case of Chinthada Anand v. The State of Andhra Pradesh and others, ruled that individuals who convert to Christianity cannot claim Scheduled Caste status. This ruling suggests that when a person converts to a religion other than Hinduism, Buddhism, or Sikhism, they forfeit the protections granted…

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Is it time to herald Vaibhav Suryavanshi, or wait for the real test?

In 2011, the year India conducted its last full census, Vaibhav Suryavanshi was born in Samastipur district of Bihar, a state long seen as peripheral to the power centres of Indian cricket – often convincingly, and at times condescendingly, described as its backwaters. Fifteen years on, with the next census…

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Why communal politics fails in TN’s Madurai

Madurai has long been seen as a city of shared faith and everyday harmony. But the Thirupparankundram row has brought new political attention to this history.

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A crowded courtroom, Kejriwal’s 10 reasons, and a bigger question: What makes a judge recuse?

An unusually high media presence combined with a heavy police bandobast was the first indication that a high-profile matter was going to be heard in the Delhi High Court.

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Dead children, dirty drugs, a giant ‘racket’: The curious case of Digital Vision Pharma

This is the first part of an investigative series examining pharmaceutical companies linked to the deaths of children from contaminated medicines, and the regulatory failures that allowed them to keep operating. This series is supported by the Thakur Foundation. The foundation has not exercised any editorial control over the project.

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Jobs, corruption, SIR | Mahua Moitra on the Mamata mandate

With voting in West Bengal less than two weeks away, questions abound as to whether the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise will hurt the incumbent Trinamool Congress’s (TMC) chances. Concerns are mounting over the reported targeting of Muslim-dominated constituencies where the party has historically been strong. At the…

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Noida workers protested for days over one basic demand. Then came the violence

Since Thursday last week, hundreds of contractual workers blockaded the main road next to the NSEZ metro station in Noida. They stood in the sun demanding one thing: a minimum wage of Rs 20,000.

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Delhi’s ridge was once a shared, sacred landscape. Now faith needs permission

It begins, as it has for generations, on a crisp Diwali morning in Devli – an urban village in south Delhi nestled between the residential colonies of Sangam Vihar and farmhouses of Chattarpur. Cauldrons bubble with dal, puris are fanned into steel trays, and elders hum bhajans to Mahamai: the…

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Inside the pro-UGC protest: Caste faultlines at Allahabad University

The Supreme Court has stayed the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) latest equity promotion regulations. Following the court’s directive, Allahabad University emerged as a focal point for protests held in support of these regulations. Many students in Prayagraj have taken to the streets to back these UGC regulations, sharing their personal…

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As India braces for summer, informal workers have little heat protection

“Of course the heat is increasing. My eyes burn,” said Sangeeta Sonawane in Mumbai’s Borivali on a hot April day. Sonawane sets up her stall on the street, near the local railway station, at 10 a.m. and spends 12 hours selling vegetables. In the peak afternoon, she uses a piece…

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India’s LPG crisis: The cost of weak energy planning

For most households in India, LPG is part of a routine. You keep track of when the cylinder will run out, you book a refill in advance, and you plan around it.

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Trump threatens Strait of Hormuz blockade after US-Iran ceasefire talks end without agreement

President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. Navy would “immediately” begin a blockade to stop ships from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after historic U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement or next diplomatic steps in sight.

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‘BJP’s double engine a joke’: Interview with PTR

Ahead of the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Palanivel Thiagarajan (PTR), the state Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services, spoke to TNM’s Pooja Prasanna and outlined the DMK government’s performance and its pitch for a second term.

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South Central 70: Can Vijay break DMK–AIADMK hold? | Bennix–Jayaraj case: Why verdict stands out

In this episode on South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna first discuss the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. They are joined by The Deccan Herald’s Assistant Editor Sivapriyan and journalist and translator Kavitha Muralidharan.

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‘We are Chitragupta of the Bengal SIR’: Meet the SABAR team tracking deleted voters

Earlier this month, a study by the Kolkata-based SABAR Institute uncovered an alarming disparity in West Bengal’s Nandigram constituency, where Muslims – who comprise 26 percent of the electorate – accounted for 95.5 percent of voter deletions across recent supplementary voter lists published by the Election Commission of India.

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PCI passes resolution that attacks ‘infrastructure of censorship’ built by Modi govt

Following a joint public meeting of six press bodies at the Press Club of India (PCI), a resolution was passed opposing the recent and proposed changes to India’s digital regulations – specifically the draft IT Amendment Rules of 2026 – and outlining eight demands to protect digital creators, ensure due…

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Note to self: Don’t correct the minister on X anymore?

The Indian government has found a new problem on the internet… corrections on X.

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TV Newsance 339 | US-Iran ceasefire, Pakistan’s ‘draft tweet’, and the real story TV missed

This week, Indian TV news found its favourite new insult for Pakistan: postman, courier boy, copy-paste diplomat. Anchors spent hours mocking Shehbaz Sharif over a ‘draft’ tweet as if they had uncovered the scandal of the century!

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Hafta letters: No ‘substance’ in Swamy interview, cricket is a sport, NL recommendations

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Public meeting at Press Club of India tomorrow to discuss draft IT Rules

The Press Club of India (PCI) has announced that its managing committee is organising a joint public meeting with other journalistic bodies tomorrow at 4 pm at its premises to discuss the draft Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Second Amendment Rules, 2026 (draft IT Rules) issued…

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Perambur’s long neglect resurfaces as Vijay enters fray

After years of official and political neglect, Perambur has, this election season, become impossible to ignore. The spotlight returned to the constituency after a lull last May, when a fire swept through around 20 households (estimates range between 18 and 24) in Vyasarpadi. Just months later, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)…

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Self-identification and the transgender law: An Ambedkarite view

Debates around amendments to India’s transgender law have once again brought the question of self-identification to the forefront. Much of the public discourse frames gender self-determination as an aspect of individual liberty — the freedom to define oneself, coupled with a demand for legal recognition of that identity.

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Babe, wake up: India’s ‘Rescue Prince’ has a birthday campaign

Babe, wake up. India’s “rescue prince” is celebrating his birthday. Forget everything – the wars, LPG shortages, migrant distress. Because April 10 marks the birthday of billionaire Anant Ambani, and the country seems to have collectively decided its biggest breaking story is… him.

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A father, a beneficiary, ex-BLO: The SIR chaos queue in a Bengal district

Aftab Alam gave his primary school examination at Krishnanath School in Titagarh in 1976. He is 64 now. Today, he was back at the same school. It was not for any reunion, but to prove he has the right to vote.

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