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The Taliban has very kindly clarified that husbands in Afghanistan may beat their wives, provided they do not break any

February 23, 2026

As a fellow sufferer in the noble profession of writing, I have been watching the great national excitement over General

February 22, 2026

I am at a little resort in Saphale, two and a half hours from Mumbai, and for once the alarm

February 20, 2026

Today, in a moment of reckless bravery that can only come on a wedding anniversary, I’m going to ask my

February 18, 2026

I was at the Mumbai T2 airport, feeling adventurous and happily hungry, at the same time, which usually means I

February 18, 2026

At the time of Independence, I am quite sure the British packed their trunks into their old boats with more

February 18, 2026

This morning’s Times of India did not just carry a headline. It carried a memory. Three men sentenced to death

February 17, 2026

The opposition has very kindly sponsored a no confidence motion against the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. It is almost

February 16, 2026

A few weeks ago, in a moment of generosity I still consider Nobel Prize worthy, I offered someone close to

February 15, 2026

Anger is one of those emotions we defend passionately while claiming we hardly ever have it. “I am not angry,”

February 14, 2026

At the farthest edge of a village, where people once lived in harmony, but in the last eleven years had

February 13, 2026

People say they want honesty. They demand it. They post about it. They frame it on their office walls. “Speak

February 12, 2026

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