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chaotic grip opens – Few will shed a tear for Nicolas Maduro. His autocratic rule hollowed out Venezuela’s institutions, crushed dissent, subverted elections and violated human rights. The pre-dawn US

Almost 15 years ago Jeff Bezos, founder of US online retail firm Amazon, said e-commerce was going to change the way the world shops. It has and in the process rained billions of dollars into India th

Omar Khalid – It was a small piece of paper, handwritten, modest in length, almost fragile in its appearance. And yet, the note New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani wrote to Umar Khalid, an undertrial p

political capital – What makes a “strong” government? By the most common measures, the government led by Yogi Adityanath in Uttar Pradesh is deeply empowered. The CM enjoys a decisive electoral mandat

Learning and attendance I am a professor and found the article, “Mandating student presence, erasing learning” (Editorial page, January 2), thought-provoking. The refusal of stasis is the moot point t

Kolkata Christmas Festival – Few cities in the world can match the festive spirit of togetherness and community. Christmas in Kolkata is not an occasion that comes and goes without leaving any trace.

The political situation in Tamil Nadu today offers a throwback to 1989. At that time, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) was split into two factions — one led by M. G. Ramachandran’

All those who are familiar with the twists and turns in a Sriram Raghavan caper can vouch for the fact that he knows how to spring a surprise. Raghavan does so once again with Ikkis, which not only su

Year ’s Eve – Every year, on New Year’s Eve, a revelry results in a number of road accidents across India. Some of these result in fatalities. John Donne wrote, “Each man’s death diminishes me, for I

Almost 15 years ago Jeff Bezos, founder of US online retail firm Amazon, said e-commerce was going to change the way the world shops. It has and in the process rained billions of dollars into India th