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Indian Politics · 24 Oct 2026 · 7 min read

Voter-Roll Verification Is Legitimate; Administrative Arrogance Is Not

The INDIA alliance was too quick to turn Bihar’s roll revision into an apocalypse. Clean rolls are essential, but the Election Commission must make verification easy enough that no eligible citizen pays for bureaucratic haste.

By Meenakshi Iyer

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The Budget’s Boring Machinery Is Modi’s Strongest Economic Argument

Aditya Rao · 24 Oct 2026

Bihar’s Women Voters Have Outgrown Delhi’s Patronising Political Script

Meenakshi Iyer · 23 Oct 2026

Budget 2026’s Boring Machinery Matters More Than the Opposition’s Favourite Slogans

Aditya Rao · 23 Oct 2026

Indian Sports

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India’s 85 Asian Games Medals Are Not a Consolation Prize

Farah Sheikh · 24 Oct 2026

The Ranji Trophy Cannot Keep Living in International Cricket’s Leftover Hours

Rohan Deshmukh · 24 Oct 2026

Manu Bhaker’s Medals Should Have Bought Indian Shooting More Than a Fortnight of Attention

Farah Sheikh · 23 Oct 2026

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Adolescence Is Not a Parenting Manual, and That Is Why Parents Should Watch It

Ishita Banerjee · 24 Oct 2026

Homebound Proves Star-Kid Casting Is Defensible Only When the Work Is

Kabir Malhotra · 24 Oct 2026

Adolescence Proved That Streaming’s Phone-Friendly Formula Is Creative Surrender

Ishita Banerjee · 23 Oct 2026

Technology

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Make in India Has Won the Assembly Line; Now It Must Win the Component Drawer

Priya Nair · 24 Oct 2026

Two Years With the iPhone 16: The Sensible Choice Is Still Annoyingly Expensive

Nikhil Bhatt · 24 Oct 2026

Make in India Electronics Has Reached the Hard Part: Making the Parts

Priya Nair · 23 Oct 2026

Automobiles

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The Nexon EV’s Range Is No Longer the Main Problem—Your Parking Space Is

Ritika Menon · 24 Oct 2026

Bharat NCAP Stars Should Be Printed Beside Every Variant, Not Hidden Behind ‘Select’

Arjun Chawla · 24 Oct 2026

The Nexon EV Works Best When You Can Ignore Public Charging

Ritika Menon · 23 Oct 2026

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A 104-Year-Old Learning Digital Skills Is Not a Cute Story—It Is an Audit of the State

Ananya Ghosh · 24 Oct 2026

Mumbai’s Pigeon Compromise Is What Happens When Sentiment Meets Lungs

Devansh Kapoor · 24 Oct 2026

Mumbai’s Dabbawalas Matter Because Reliability Is a Human Relationship

Ananya Ghosh · 23 Oct 2026

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