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Nixon created ‘Expletives Deleted’. Trump patented ‘Expletives Repeated’. But we Bharatiyas are shudh shakahari in bhasha. Our men are entitled to leeway, but our girls have to be sattvik, never slutvik. However, being more evolved than the decadent, short-haired West, we forgive the misled, especially the missled. As borne out by last weekend’s magnanimous response to the Cockyroaches. But, not everyone is on the same…

Hello and welcome to the 101st edition of The Weekly Vine. A hundred editions is a long time for one format, and now, to paraphrase the great American songwriter Robert Allen Zimmerman, it’s time for a little change. Instead of whining, sorry, Vining, about five different topics, we are going to focus on one topic…

The Unipolar Bargain: China Produced, America Printed  The previous piece traced how the US dollar earned its eighty-year run as the reserve currency of the world — backed first by gold, then, after the Nixon Shock of 1971, by nothing more than confidence in the American government, and underwritten from the 1970s onward by the…

If one country has demonstrated the transformative power of an effective approach to water security, it is Israel. Despite limited rainfall and harsh climatic conditions, Israel has become a global leader in water management by recycling nearly 90 per cent of its treated wastewater, the highest proportion anywhere in the world. Most of this reclaimed water is safely used…

Maybe ghettoisation is too strong a term to use with reference to the Grammys creating a new category for their 2027 award selection in music. But one really doesn’t know how else to describe the decision of the Recording Academy that takes a call on the kind of awards to be given each year. Categorisation by music genre like Jazz…

SC clarification on dropping cases against protesters is timely. Authorities should focus on real issues By clarifying that states can withdraw or close FIRs filed against protesters during last month’s student protests, SC has done a service to students, police, courts, and democracy. It’s been 10 days since CJP called off its protest, and while…

DMK neta’s comments were typical of toxic masculinity. TN CM responded wrong but pulled back   Madras HC was correct to ask TN cops to pack off Tamil Nadu LoP Udhayanidhi Stalin with station bail. Likewise, Vijay’s govt was correct to not seek remand of the DMK neta. This unusual official restraint, compared to responses of…

Former Indian football captain Bhaichung Bhutia has raised pertinent questions regarding an upcoming glamourous friendly match between India and Brazil. There’s no doubt that the match will draw a lot of excitement. But will it really help football in India? Read full story on TOI+ Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Disclaimer Views expressed above are the…

With his victory in Bankipur, a well-known election strategist has finally won an election in his own name. But this Prashant Kishor win is much more than that. It gives Jan Suraaj its first MLA after the party failed to win a single seat in last year’s state election. More importantly, this happened in a…