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Indian Politics · 29 Oct 2026 · 6 min read

The Opposition’s Voter-Roll Rhetoric Needs Evidence, Not Apocalyptic Hashtags

Election rolls deserve aggressive auditing, but allegations of mass partisan theft cannot be established by repetition. I want transparent correction mechanisms—and an opposition willing to distinguish an error from a conspiracy.

By Meenakshi Iyer

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One Nation, One Election Is Worth Attempting—But the Bill Still Needs Guardrails

Aditya Rao · 29 Oct 2026

The Waqf Debate Exposed the Opposition’s Addiction to Maximum Alarm

Meenakshi Iyer · 28 Oct 2026

The ₹12-Lakh Tax Rebate Was Reform, Not a Middle-Class Bribe

Aditya Rao · 28 Oct 2026

Indian Sports

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Manu Bhaker’s Medals Exposed How Little Attention Indian Sport Can Sustain

Farah Sheikh · 29 Oct 2026

India’s Test Team Cannot Live Forever on IPL Money and Nostalgia

Rohan Deshmukh · 29 Oct 2026

Indian Wrestlers Should Not Need a Crisis to Become Famous

Farah Sheikh · 28 Oct 2026

Entertainment

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Streaming’s Endless Menu Is Making Indian Viewers Less Adventurous

Ishita Banerjee · 29 Oct 2026

Laapataa Ladies Worked Because Its Performers Were Allowed to Be People, Not Launch Products

Kabir Malhotra · 29 Oct 2026

Dupahiya’s Village Works Because It Refuses to Exhibit Villagers

Ishita Banerjee · 28 Oct 2026

Technology

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India Is Assembling More Electronics, but Assembly Alone Is Not Technological Power

Priya Nair · 29 Oct 2026

A Great Phone After Two Years Is Mostly a Battery, a Service Centre and Restraint

Nikhil Bhatt · 29 Oct 2026

India’s New Mobile Scheme Finally Asks the Right Question: Who Owns the Value?

Priya Nair · 28 Oct 2026

Automobiles

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India’s EV Transition Will Stall in Apartment Basements, Not Showrooms

Ritika Menon · 29 Oct 2026

The Mahindra Thar Roxx Is Most Sensible Before the Brochure Gets Excited

Arjun Chawla · 29 Oct 2026

An EV Showroom Test Drive Tells You Almost Nothing About EV Ownership

Ritika Menon · 28 Oct 2026

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Ladakh’s Ice Stupas Matter Because They Turn Climate Anxiety Into Local Work

Ananya Ghosh · 29 Oct 2026

The Mumbai Dabbawala Is Not a Productivity Mascot for Corporate PowerPoints

Devansh Kapoor · 29 Oct 2026

The Mumbai Dabbawala Story Matters Beyond the Management-School Myth

Ananya Ghosh · 28 Oct 2026

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