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Indian Politics · 2 Nov 2026 · 7 min read

A Uniform Civil Code in Uttar Pradesh Must Be Reform, Not Campaign Décor

Amit Shah is right to put equal civil law before Uttar Pradesh’s voters. The BJP will deserve lasting credit only if it drafts carefully, protects legitimate custom and refuses the temptation of symbolic haste.

By Meenakshi Iyer

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The Opposition Cannot Turn Every Electoral-Roll Dispute Into a Coup

Aditya Rao · 2 Nov 2026

Budget 2026’s Quiet Competence Matters More Than Congress’s Borrowed Nostalgia

Meenakshi Iyer · 1 Nov 2026

The Opposition’s SIR Theatre Is No Substitute for Doing the Electoral Homework

Aditya Rao · 1 Nov 2026

Indian Sports

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PV Sindhu’s Reinvention Deserves More Than Our Occasional Attention

Farah Sheikh · 2 Nov 2026

India’s T20 Series Win Cannot Hide the Test-Team Bill Coming Due

Rohan Deshmukh · 2 Nov 2026

India’s Asian Games Success Still Receives the Attention Span of a Phone Notification

Farah Sheikh · 1 Nov 2026

Entertainment

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Streaming Has Given Us Everything Except a Reason to Care

Ishita Banerjee · 2 Nov 2026

Drishyam’s Success Is Becoming Bollywood’s Most Comfortable Trap

Kabir Malhotra · 2 Nov 2026

The Streaming Pile Has Turned Choice Into Unpaid Clerical Work

Ishita Banerjee · 1 Nov 2026

Technology

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Make in India Electronics Must Move From Screwdrivers to Components

Priya Nair · 2 Nov 2026

The iPhone’s Real Indian Test Begins After the Launch Queue Disappears

Nikhil Bhatt · 2 Nov 2026

Make in India Electronics Has Graduated From Slogan; Now It Must Graduate From Assembly

Priya Nair · 1 Nov 2026

Automobiles

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India’s EV Showrooms Are Selling Cars Faster Than We Are Building Confidence

Ritika Menon · 2 Nov 2026

The Mahindra BE 6 Is Good Enough Without the Trim-List Circus

Arjun Chawla · 2 Nov 2026

India’s EV Showrooms Sell Range; Our Cities Still Sell Uncertainty

Ritika Menon · 1 Nov 2026

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The Village That Lowered the Volume for Vultures Understood Conservation Better Than Most Campaigns

Ananya Ghosh · 2 Nov 2026

A Ten-Second Reel Did What Nine Years of Distance Could Not

Devansh Kapoor · 2 Nov 2026

Bhiwandi’s Flood Rescuer Matters Because Courage Usually Arrives Before a Camera Crew

Ananya Ghosh · 1 Nov 2026

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