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28/08/2025

In a world increasingly defined by sharp power rivalries and economic decoupling, the idea of an India–China rapprochement appears, at best, faintly hopeful, and at worst, strategically naïve. Krishnan Srinivasan and Manoj Mohanka write.
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Seventy-five years into diplomatic ties, India and China stand at a crossroads. From border disputes and trade imbalances to US pressure and global flashpoints, can Asia’s two giants move from hostility to a cold peace—or even a strategic reset?

28/08/2025

In his latest music video, ‘Azul’, the rapper likens their moves to a bottle of Hennessy, “rare and classy”, and says their fiery spirit is like raw moonshine. Other alcohol to which he compares the girls, who are first clad in school uniforms and then in cheerleader outfits? Unnamed blended scotch, 8PM whiskey, Ciroc vodka, Bombay Sapphire gin, Bacardi, Jägermeister, champagne, white wine, and two or three other brands of tequila.
There’s alcohol drinking, alcohol as pretty props, and alcohol as lyrics in this video that is a Punjabi jhappi to one of pornography’s eternal themes: the schoolgirl.
Sexualising school girls has a long and sordid history, writes Priya Ramani.

Read Now - https://www.thequint.com/opinion/guru-randhawa-azul-schoolgirl-fantasy-child-safety-nightmare

28/08/2025

Raghav's Take | There are several areas where India is eons ahead of the US, which is tethered to hidebound and outdated structures.
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India and America have never had a simple relationship - moving from supplicants to adversaries, and finally, strategic partners. But with Donald Trump shaki...

27/08/2025

For many researchers, particularly those without access to well-funded institutional libraries, these platforms are not a luxury but a lifeline. By locking papers behind exorbitant paywalls, we are not protecting creators; we are hindering progress, writes Suman Nath.

Read here: https://www.thequint.com/opinion/academic-access-paywalls-scihub-crisis-ban

27/08/2025

For Dalit and tribal students like Dhiraj, Laxminarayan, and Manish, securing admission to top global universities should have been the start of their dreams.
But bureaucracy, rigid paperwork rules, and delayed scholarships under the National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) scheme turned it into a fight for survival. Courts have intervened, but relief often comes too late, leaving students to watch their opportunities slip away. investigates.

Read our full report to understand the human cost of a system that was meant to empower: https://www.thequint.com/news/education/national-overseas-scholarship-is-failing-dalit-and-tribal-students-india

27/08/2025

The National Overseas Scholarship scheme promises to provide Dalit and tribal students with a gateway to global education. Yet, a combination of bureaucratic hurdles, rigid documentation requirements, and underfunding has turned it into a barrier for many deserving students.
In this detailed investigative feature, Himanshi Dahiya documents the story of three such students who are fighting the system, one petition at a time.
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Scholarship Struggles: India's National Overseas Scholarship fails Bahujan students, with bureaucratic hurdles and arbitrary rejections blocking their paths.

27/08/2025

As countries prepare for COP 30 this year, health and healthcare must be at the centre of climate talks. Sunila Dixit writes.
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With floods in Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir due to climate-change-driven downpours and cloudbursts, the health system of the country seems overwhelmed with the number of casualties and injuries.

27/08/2025

Fact-Check | An unrelated video of two bikes spinning on a road is being falsely shared on the internet as a recent incident from Jaipur, Rajasthan.

27/08/2025

Your electricity bill, that lucky draw, a suspicious shopping deal, scammers love a good disguise. The Quint’s Scamguard microsite breaks them down by scam type, so you know exactly what’s real and what’s digital deceit.

Visit our microsite to stay safe, scam safe! - https://www.thequint.com/quintlab/scam-safe-exposing-online-scams-and-financial-frauds/

27/08/2025

Guru Randhawa thinks schoolgirls are like bottles of premium tequila. Sexualising school girls has a long and sordid history, writes Priya Ramani.
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Sexualising school girls has a long and sordid history. I don’t know if Guru Randhawa thought that using schoolgirls in 'Azul' would be a 'cool' idea, or if he even has any idea about the scope of the Indian problem, writes Priya Ramani.

27/08/2025

Fact-Check: A fake document is being shared to falsely claim that British Home Department issued a notice saying "RSS did not participate in any anti-British movement from 1925 to 1947."

27/08/2025

READ: 'Feels Like Coercion': Why E20 Petrol Rollout Has Left Vehicle Owners Concerned |

E20 petrol rollout in India sparks consumer concerns and expert warnings over vehicle compatibility, fuel efficiency, and maintenance for E5/E10 cars amid rising petrol prices.