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From calls for removal to practices of care and coexistence, the debate over community dogs reveals\u2026\u003Cdiv class=\u0022display-inline-block\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022date-arrow\u0022\u003E\u0026#9654;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022inline-date\u0022\u003E07-Sep-2026\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022second-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/authors\/mitu-dutt-sengupta\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EMitu Dutt-Sengupta\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n                  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022tif-border views-col col-2\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-nothing\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-article-item\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field-field-image\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-img\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-img\u0022\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/environment\/looming-energy-and-water-burden-indias-data-centres\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/featured_thumbnail\/public\/field\/image\/2026\/09\/02\/lead-image-32-1788328242.png.webp\u0022 width=\u0022190\u0022 height=\u0022200\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 typeof=\u0022Image\u0022 class=\u0022image-style-featured-thumbnail\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-meta\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-content dog-ear-style\u0022\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-title-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/environment\/looming-energy-and-water-burden-indias-data-centres\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EThe Looming Energy and Water Burden of India\u2019s Data Centres\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022summary\u0022\u003EIndia\u2019s race to build data centres is reshaping the country\u2019s power system, raising difficult questions about energy, water and public resources. A report from \u0026#039;Carbon Copy\u0026#039;\u003Cdiv class=\u0022display-inline-block\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022date-arrow\u0022\u003E\u0026#9654;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022inline-date\u0022\u003E31-Aug-2026\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022second-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/authors\/m-rajshekhar\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EM.\u00a0Rajshekhar\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n              \u003C\/div\u003E\n          \u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-row clearfix row-2\u0022\u003E\n                  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022tif-border views-col col-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-nothing\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-article-item\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field-field-image\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-img\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-img\u0022\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/politics\/making-sense-national-population-register\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/featured_thumbnail\/public\/field\/image\/2026\/09\/02\/lead-image-33-1788330431.png.webp\u0022 width=\u0022190\u0022 height=\u0022200\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 typeof=\u0022Image\u0022 class=\u0022image-style-featured-thumbnail\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-meta\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-content dog-ear-style\u0022\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-title-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/politics\/making-sense-national-population-register\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EMaking Sense of the National Population Register\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022summary\u0022\u003EThere is much to be said for preparing a National Population Register as recommended by the UN. But the design of the 2026\/27 Census form suggests that data for both the census and NPR will be\u2026\u003Cdiv class=\u0022display-inline-block\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022date-arrow\u0022\u003E\u0026#9654;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022inline-date\u0022\u003E02-Sep-2026\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022second-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/authors\/k-narayanan-unni\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EK. Narayanan Unni\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n                  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022tif-border views-col col-2\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-nothing\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-article-item\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field-field-image\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-img\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-img\u0022\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/education\/crisis-academic-formation-age-ai\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/featured_thumbnail\/public\/field\/image\/2026\/08\/15\/lead-image-41-1786778605.png.webp\u0022 width=\u0022190\u0022 height=\u0022200\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 typeof=\u0022Image\u0022 class=\u0022image-style-featured-thumbnail\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-meta\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-content dog-ear-style\u0022\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-title-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/education\/crisis-academic-formation-age-ai\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EThe Crisis of Academic Formation in the Age of AI\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022summary\u0022\u003EGenerative AI collapses the boundary between assistance \u0026amp; substitution in higher education, simulating  rather than summarising thought. While AI can mitigate the inequalities among students, it\u2026\u003Cdiv class=\u0022display-inline-block\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022date-arrow\u0022\u003E\u0026#9654;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022inline-date\u0022\u003E15-Aug-2026\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022second-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/authors\/aniruddha-jena\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EAniruddha Jena\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022\/authors\/usha-raman\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EUsha Raman\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n              \u003C\/div\u003E\n          \u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-row clearfix row-3\u0022\u003E\n                  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022tif-border views-col col-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-nothing\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-article-item\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field-field-image\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-img\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-img\u0022\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/environment\/delhi-chokes-and-starts-blaming-farmers-again\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/featured_thumbnail\/public\/field\/image\/2026\/08\/29\/lead-image-65-1787985138.png.webp\u0022 width=\u0022190\u0022 height=\u0022200\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 typeof=\u0022Image\u0022 class=\u0022image-style-featured-thumbnail\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-meta\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-content dog-ear-style\u0022\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-title-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/environment\/delhi-chokes-and-starts-blaming-farmers-again\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EBefore Delhi Chokes and Starts Blaming Farmers Again\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022summary\u0022\u003EA crisis mode of governance operates while addressing the twin problems of Delhi\u2019s smog and stubble burning, resulting in unproven and counterproductive solutions being pushed onto farms.\u003Cdiv class=\u0022display-inline-block\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022date-arrow\u0022\u003E\u0026#9654;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022inline-date\u0022\u003E29-Aug-2026\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022second-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/authors\/nikhit-agrawal\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003ENikhit Agrawal\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n                  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022tif-border views-col col-2\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-nothing\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-article-item\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field-field-image\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-img\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-img\u0022\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/law\/imagined-belonging-judicial-fiction-three-parts\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/featured_thumbnail\/public\/field\/image\/2026\/08\/28\/lead-image-63-1787883229.png.webp\u0022 width=\u0022190\u0022 height=\u0022200\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 typeof=\u0022Image\u0022 class=\u0022image-style-featured-thumbnail\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-meta\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-content dog-ear-style\u0022\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-title-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/law\/imagined-belonging-judicial-fiction-three-parts\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EImagined Belonging: A Judicial Fiction in Three Parts\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022summary\u0022\u003EA recent Supreme Court judgement wades into deciding who belongs or not to the SC and ST categories, and runs counter to Ambedkar\u0026#039;s idea of fraternity: building a common brotherhood a shared\u2026\u003Cdiv class=\u0022display-inline-block\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022date-arrow\u0022\u003E\u0026#9654;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022inline-date\u0022\u003E25-Aug-2026\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022second-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/authors\/sumit-baudh\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003ESumit Baudh\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n              \u003C\/div\u003E\n          \u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-row clearfix row-4\u0022\u003E\n                  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022tif-border views-col col-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-nothing\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-article-item\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field-field-image\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-img\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-img\u0022\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/economy\/how-credible-are-indias-new-manufacturing-gdp-estimates\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/featured_thumbnail\/public\/field\/image\/2026\/08\/25\/lead-image-57-1787645888.png.webp\u0022 width=\u0022190\u0022 height=\u0022200\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 typeof=\u0022Image\u0022 class=\u0022image-style-featured-thumbnail\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-meta\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-content dog-ear-style\u0022\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-title-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/economy\/how-credible-are-indias-new-manufacturing-gdp-estimates\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EHow Credible are India\u2019s New Manufacturing GDP Estimates?\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022summary\u0022\u003EA verification exercise of the estimates of manufacturing in India\u2019s new GDP series indicates that the over-estimation could be 24.5%-40.9%. The accuracy of the new estimates can be answered only\u2026\u003Cdiv class=\u0022display-inline-block\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022date-arrow\u0022\u003E\u0026#9654;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022inline-date\u0022\u003E25-Aug-2026\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022second-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/authors\/jatinder-s-bedi\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EJatinder S. Bedi\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022\/authors\/r-nagaraj\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003ER Nagaraj\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n                  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022tif-border views-col col-2\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-nothing\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-article-item\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field-field-image\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-img\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-img\u0022\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/history\/sumit-sarkar-historian-thinker-and-teacher\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/featured_thumbnail\/public\/field\/image\/2026\/08\/25\/lead-image-56-1787626249.png.webp\u0022 width=\u0022190\u0022 height=\u0022200\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 typeof=\u0022Image\u0022 class=\u0022image-style-featured-thumbnail\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-meta\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-content dog-ear-style\u0022\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-title-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/history\/sumit-sarkar-historian-thinker-and-teacher\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003ESumit Sarkar: Historian, Thinker, Teacher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022summary\u0022\u003ESumit Sarkar\u2019s engaged scholarly enterprise and sustained writings were no mere intellectual pursuit; he was passionately committed to social democracy.\u003Cdiv class=\u0022display-inline-block\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022date-arrow\u0022\u003E\u0026#9654;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022inline-date\u0022\u003E24-Aug-2026\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022second-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/authors\/dhiraj-kumar-nite\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EDhiraj Kumar Nite\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n              \u003C\/div\u003E\n          \u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-row clearfix row-5\u0022\u003E\n                  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022tif-border views-col col-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-nothing\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-article-item\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field-field-image\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-img\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-img\u0022\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/law\/marriage-files-defence-divorce\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/featured_thumbnail\/public\/field\/image\/2026\/08\/20\/lead-image-54-1787207315.png.webp\u0022 width=\u0022190\u0022 height=\u0022200\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 typeof=\u0022Image\u0022 class=\u0022image-style-featured-thumbnail\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-meta\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-content dog-ear-style\u0022\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-title-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/law\/marriage-files-defence-divorce\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EMarriage Files: In Defence of Divorce\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022summary\u0022\u003EIn India, despite ample legal reforms, marriage remains stubbornly sacramental, and divorce, a social stigma. Marital death is not an outlier but a social fact. By giving the institution of divorce\u2026\u003Cdiv class=\u0022display-inline-block\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022date-arrow\u0022\u003E\u0026#9654;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022inline-date\u0022\u003E13-Aug-2026\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022second-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/authors\/anindita-chakrabarti\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EAnindita Chakrabarti\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n                  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022tif-border views-col col-2\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-nothing\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-article-item\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field-field-image\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-img\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-img\u0022\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/education\/exam-nation-regulating-opportunity-unequal-society\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/featured_thumbnail\/public\/field\/image\/2026\/08\/18\/lead-image-46-1787017199.png.webp\u0022 width=\u0022190\u0022 height=\u0022200\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 typeof=\u0022Image\u0022 class=\u0022image-style-featured-thumbnail\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-meta\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-content dog-ear-style\u0022\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-title-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/education\/exam-nation-regulating-opportunity-unequal-society\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EEXAM-NATION: Regulating Opportunity in an Unequal Society\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022summary\u0022\u003EAs the only gateway to un-inherited opportunity for most Indians, the public entrance exam is a critical institution. But we have worshipped its form and ignored its social roles. The GenZ protests\u2026\u003Cdiv class=\u0022display-inline-block\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022date-arrow\u0022\u003E\u0026#9654;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022inline-date\u0022\u003E14-Aug-2026\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022second-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/authors\/satish-deshpande\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003ESatish Deshpande\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n              \u003C\/div\u003E\n          \u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-row clearfix row-6\u0022\u003E\n                  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022tif-border views-col col-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-nothing\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-article-item\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field-field-image\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-img\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-img\u0022\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/economy\/trying-sell-family-silver-again\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/featured_thumbnail\/public\/field\/image\/2026\/08\/18\/lead-image-48-1787033225.png.webp\u0022 width=\u0022190\u0022 height=\u0022200\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 typeof=\u0022Image\u0022 class=\u0022image-style-featured-thumbnail\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-meta\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-content dog-ear-style\u0022\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-title-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/economy\/trying-sell-family-silver-again\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003ETrying to Sell the Family Silver, Again\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022summary\u0022\u003EBesides laying down unrealistic targets for receipts from sale, India\u2019s disinvestment strategy continues to prioritise liquidation of profitable PSUs, which converts recurring dividend income into\u2026\u003Cdiv class=\u0022display-inline-block\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022date-arrow\u0022\u003E\u0026#9654;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022inline-date\u0022\u003E14-Aug-2026\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022second-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/authors\/abhilash-s\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EAbhilash S.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n                  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022tif-border views-col col-2\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-nothing\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-article-item\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field-field-image\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-img\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-img\u0022\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/politics\/towards-command-society-west-bengal\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/featured_thumbnail\/public\/field\/image\/2026\/08\/08\/lead-image-35-1786176803.png.webp\u0022 width=\u0022190\u0022 height=\u0022200\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 typeof=\u0022Image\u0022 class=\u0022image-style-featured-thumbnail\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-meta\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-content dog-ear-style\u0022\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-title-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/politics\/towards-command-society-west-bengal\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003ETowards a Command Society in West Bengal\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022summary\u0022\u003EWest Bengal\u2019s BJP government marks a shift from Mamata Banerjee\u2019s negotiation-based \u201cfranchisee politics\u201d towards hierarchical \u201ccommand politics\u201d. Guided by RSS discipline, this reordering privileges\u2026\u003Cdiv class=\u0022display-inline-block\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022date-arrow\u0022\u003E\u0026#9654;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022inline-date\u0022\u003E08-Aug-2026\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022second-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/authors\/dwaipayan-bhattacharyya\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EDwaipayan Bhattacharyya\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n              \u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n    \u003C\/div\u003E\n  \n      \n\u003Cul class=\u0022js-pager__items pager\u0022 data-drupal-views-infinite-scroll-pager\u003E\n  \u003Cli class=\u0022pager__item\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Ca class=\u0022button\u0022 href=\u0022?a=1791952921\u0026amp;page=2\u0022 title=\u0022Load more items\u0022 rel=\u0022next\u0022\u003ELoad More\u003C\/a\u003E\n  \u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\n          \u003C\/div\u003E\n","settings":null},{"command":"insert","method":"prepend","selector":".js-view-dom-id-b8861955bffb6aff589ccfaca84c74a51b9477654fddbba7c6d898736151dc27","data":"","settings":null}]