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Indian Politics · 3 Nov 2026 · 7 min read

The INDIA Bloc’s Ramlila Spectacle Needs Evidence More Than Another Slogan

Questions about electoral rolls deserve documentary answers and institutional scrutiny. The opposition weakens that legitimate cause when it substitutes maximalist accusations, symbolic impeachment and rally arithmetic for a precise case.

By Meenakshi Iyer

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RERA Was a Necessary Modi-Era Reform; Its Weak Enforcement Is Now the Reform’s Biggest Enemy

Aditya Rao · 3 Nov 2026

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

Meenakshi Iyer · 2 Nov 2026

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

Aditya Rao · 2 Nov 2026

Indian Sports

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Dhinidhi Desinghu’s Bronze Should Change Swimming Budgets, Not Just Her Follower Count

Farah Sheikh · 3 Nov 2026

Jaiswal’s 150 Is a Reminder That India A Cricket Matters More Than Another Bilateral ODI

Rohan Deshmukh · 3 Nov 2026

PV Sindhu’s Reinvention Deserves More Than Our Occasional Attention

Farah Sheikh · 2 Nov 2026

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Dilwali Diwali May Understand the Indian Upgrade Better Than Most Prestige Drama

Ishita Banerjee · 3 Nov 2026

Ramayana Cannot Become Another Expensive Refuge for Bollywood’s Usual Heirs

Kabir Malhotra · 3 Nov 2026

Streaming Has Given Us Everything Except a Reason to Care

Ishita Banerjee · 2 Nov 2026

Technology

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Nothing’s Plan to Double Phone Launches Is Not a Make-in-India Strategy

Priya Nair · 3 Nov 2026

Karbonn’s Comeback Phone Has a Huge Battery and an Even Bigger Trust Deficit

Nikhil Bhatt · 3 Nov 2026

Make in India Electronics Must Move From Screwdrivers to Components

Priya Nair · 2 Nov 2026

Automobiles

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Delhi Has Crossed Its Charger Target; EV Drivers Still Need Proof the Chargers Work

Ritika Menon · 3 Nov 2026

The Innova Hycross Flex-Fuel Hybrid Could Be Brilliant—If Toyota Resists Trim-List Greed

Arjun Chawla · 3 Nov 2026

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

Ritika Menon · 2 Nov 2026

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Dhinidhi Was Once Afraid of Water; That Detail Matters More Than the Prodigy Myth

Ananya Ghosh · 3 Nov 2026

Velsao’s ‘Landlocked’ Homes Reveal the Cruel Arithmetic Behind Infrastructure Headlines

Devansh Kapoor · 3 Nov 2026

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

Ananya Ghosh · 2 Nov 2026

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