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As the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has convinced citizens that he is committed to their welfare round the clock by initiating landmark moves. (PMO)

Firm and focused leadership keeps India on course

3 min read . 05:40 AM IST

Last Wednesday, the operation to snuff out Naxals led by home minister Amit Shah registered a defining success when security forces gunned down Nambala Kesava Rao, alias Basavraju, in an encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur region. (X)

This may be the nail in the coffin of Maoist menace

3 min read . 26 May 2025

With over five billion people active on social media, and the average Indian user spending nearly 190 minutes per day online, 96% of global businesses are now relying on social platforms to drive growth.

Purposeful gamification: Transforming user engagement and loyalty

3 min read . 26 May 2025

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri addresses the media after the India-Pakistan ceasefire agreement, in New Delhi on Saturday. (PIB)

The army can fight an enemy. Who will fight the trolls?

3 min read . 19 May 2025

A significant majority of offline transactions now start online with a search, a quick reading of reviews or a quick check of store or branch open hours on Google Maps. (Bloomberg)

Can AI spark growth and joy for offline retail?

4 min read . 12 May 2025

Annapurna Group’s new Mother’s Day ad, titled ‘Where Purity Begins’, has been beautifully shot, but is conceptually foggy.

Annapurna's Mother's Day Miss: Where's the brand in the beauty?

1 min read . 12 May 2025

The visual trends driven by tools such as Midjourney, Canva, DALL·E, Epik AI and Lensa tap into a craving for personalization, fantasy and social relevance.

AI, identity and drama: Why everyone’s turning into a character

4 min read . 12 May 2025

Taliban tendencies are rearing their head in Pakistani society doesn’t augur well for its future. (AFP)

World should take note of Pak’s nuclear bombs

5 min read . 12 May 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has authorized the Indian armed forces to take “appropriate action”. (AP)

Military action is to be taken with greatest caution

3 min read . 05 May 2025

Following a complaint, the Competition Commission of India has started an investigation into the alleged cartelization by media agencies. (Mint)

Beyond cartel claims: Fixing the broken media model

4 min read . 28 Apr 2025

Security personnel talk to a child riding a bicycle as they keep a vigil along the banks of Dal Lake, in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terrorist attack, in Srinagar on Sunday. (PTI)

Pahalgam should be handled with a firm, wise hand

3 min read . 28 Apr 2025

West Bengal governor C.V. Ananda Bose speaks with locals during a visit to a violence-hit area in Murshidabad district on Saturday. (PTI)

A nation falling for the lure of majoritarianism

4 min read . 21 Apr 2025

The law and order situation in Jammu and Kashmir has improved, dealing a body blow to Pakistan’s plans against India and convinced the world that the picture given of Kashmir and its residents was fabricated. (PTI)

Ballot: Panacea for every peril democracy faces

3 min read . 14 Apr 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with then Union minister for finance Arun Jaitley and then MoS for Finance, Jayant Sinha at the launch of Pradhan Mantri MUDRA at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, India, on 8 April 2015.

Mudra scheme reorients financial inclusion: Evidence of a strategic shift

2 min read . 08 Apr 2025

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale at an event in Bengaluru. (FILE)
(Savitha)

Is a new Ayodhya-like plan brewing in RSS back room?

5 min read . 07 Apr 2025

Tariff rates imposed on India are less than those of most Asean-6 peers, with sectoral carve-outs and exemptions providing temporary relief. (AFP)

Despite tariff heat, policy easing to stay on track

3 min read . 07 Apr 2025

US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene. (Bloomberg)

The many dangers that democracy confronts today

3 min read . 31 Mar 2025

Police and the media outside the residence of Delhi high court judge Justice Yashwant Varma on Sunday. (PTI)

The judiciary cannot turn into a haven for the corrupt

3 min read . 24 Mar 2025

For the police, Holi was a strenuous time, especially if it fell on Fridays. (REUTERS)

Before universal kinship becomes a relic of the past

3 min read . 17 Mar 2025

US President Donald Trump. (AFP)

President Trump’s decisions will set the global order

3 min read . 10 Mar 2025