Italy is down. But the game is not over

The rise and fall of a footballing empire has seldom been so stark

Maharashtra Police ‘walk of shame’ is a shame for the police

The Nashik police's actions have raised valid concerns over due process. Policing must not be an algorithmically driven popularity contest

Trump offers no roadmap on West Asia war. India needs its own

Even if the war were to end within Trump’s timeline of two to three weeks, the energy shock it has triggered will take longer to dissipate

Ask AI when the cherry trees will bloom

The time-honoured tradition of ‘hanami’, or flower viewing, has got a new tech upgrade

Assam needs new ideas. BJP, Congress aren’t offering any

Assam faces serious new issues, including climate-related events and questions around the rapidly changing nature of work and employment. The answers will not be found in more cash transfers or in throwing around the epithet of “jihad”

Rupee is under pressure, RBI needs to let it be

While the central bank has repeatedly maintained that its interventions in the forex market are designed to smoothen excessive volatility, it should refrain from defending any particular level

Bengal’s higher-education story points to unmet challenge

An absence of high quality education systems, employment opportunities, pathways to innovation and social mobility risks alienating the very demographic that the TMC's development narrative seeks to address.

Ladies and gentlemen, this is a robbery

Forget the gentlemen thieves of the past. This is the period of the ‘smash and grab’ as seen in the latest art heist in Italy

A task still lies ahead in former Red Corridor

Areas with a history of lawlessness require continuing vigilance against the emergence of newer forms of unrest. The state should not only be efficient, it must also be, and be seen to be, just.

Tarique Rahman and Balen Shah, stepping forward and back

Unity has been the dominant message in Rahman’s first few weeks in office. Shah is the leader of supporters and detractors alike; failing to govern in that capacity would undermine the legitimacy not only of his government but also of the process meant to deliver justice.

Sex test for women in elite sports takes toll on right to equality, privacy

A policy intended to ensure fairness and safety for women in sports needs to be grounded in scientific evidence. It cannot come at the cost of basic rights, and by making conditions for participation tougher for those it claims to protect.

Charles Darwin’s teacher is back in Cambridge

Cambridge University's decision to return to the teaching tools of a 19th-century teacher is significant. It's an invitation to students to engage patiently with the living forms they study.

West Asia crisis must spur efficient use of resources, search for alternatives

This war could be to India what the 1970s energy crises were to the Western economies

G-7 meet underlines fracture in West, need for India to step up

The Europeans, for their part, feel angry at being excluded from decisions over a war at their doorstep; some have declared it illegal and want no part in it

As pain mounts, a timely cut in petrol and diesel excise duty

But the question is: For how long will retail prices not be affected?

In the beginning, there was the dog

Science has now confirmed what the heart has always suspected: That the dog has been by man’s side long before the dawn of civilisation

Fine-tune the Paris Pact framework, underline equity

Without credible commitments on climate finance by developed countries, calls for greater ambition from the Global South will ring hollow.

Verdict holding Meta, YouTube accountable for addiction could encourage responsible design

It may not be possible to put the social media genie back in the bottle. It can however be made less predatory

Leaving Liverpool as one of the league’s greats, Mo Salah

The joy was in watching him, the legacy is the indelible image he will leave behind

In West Asia, no peace plan will work without a ceasefire

A ceasefire is the best next step but given how Trump is shooting his mouth off, trashing Iran and its leaders, that seems distant

In sickness and in health, dance makes it better

Dance becomes a reminder that illness may reduce the body to a site of failures, but it always remains an instrument capable of joy, grace and beauty

A police force more sensitive to the Northeast

The renewed push for nodal officers is a step in the right direction

Mapping the lag in India’s informal economy

The data underscores the need for India to bring more people into the formal economy

A man with an offer to listen — with a fee

In an economy that has rendered attention scarce, he is willing to sit with another's grief, quibbles or fears, absorbing its weight without interruption

Centre’s 100-day campaign against TB is a step in the right direction

The government would do well to treat its latest drive as a catalyst for improved diagnostics, regular follow-ups and better community engagement