Editors Pick

Number Theory: Will Madhya Pradesh be a landslide for BJP once again?

editors pick

Published on May 11, 2024 08:58 pm IST

The BJP has been a dominant political force in Madhya Pradesh for a long time. (ANI Photo)

Why Bankipur bypoll loss will worry the BJP | Number Theory

Jan Suraaj Party supporters celebrate after party Prashant Kishor's victory on Monday.

editors pick

Updated on Aug 04, 2026 10:30 am IST

Terms of Trade: Is PK’s parabolic victory hyperbolic in Bihar’s larger politics?

Patna: Jan Suraaj Party founder and candidate Prashant Kishor greets people during a march as he leads over BJP's Neeraj Kumar Sinha to 10,436 votes in the Bankipur assembly by-election after the counting crossed the halfway mark, on Aug. 3 (PTI)

india news

Updated on Aug 03, 2026 06:00 pm IST

Problematics | Birds in flight

Welcome to Problematics!

editors pick

Published on Aug 03, 2026 02:36 pm IST

$100,000 OPT fee plan is bad news for Indian students and the US | Number Theory

US President Donald Trump in New Jersey on Sunday.

editors pick

Published on Aug 03, 2026 11:59 am IST

Terms of Trade | Students got rid of Pradhan, now what?

The Narendra Modi government agreeing to drop its education minister in the aftermath of an agitation is only the third instance of this 12-year-long government bowing down to a popular agitation.

editors pick

Updated on Jul 31, 2026 09:42 pm IST

Indian corporates are taking the rentier route to wealth | Number Theory

Representational image.

editors pick

Updated on Jul 31, 2026 03:12 pm IST

Locating the other C(aste) in the Cockroach movement | Number Theory

Cockroach Janata Party supporters raise slogans at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.

editors pick

Published on Jul 28, 2026 06:13 pm IST

Problematics | Book # 6

11 novels stand in a row. Can you determine their order?

editors pick

Published on Jul 27, 2026 06:23 pm IST

Youth's population share peaked earlier but aspirations still rising | NT

Demonstrators wave the national flag during a CJP protest rally in Mumbai.

editors pick

Published on Jul 27, 2026 06:49 am IST

Knocking on heaven’s door, but no answer: The employment crisis | Number Theory

There are very few good salaried jobs in India

editors pick

Updated on Jul 25, 2026 10:36 am IST

Just another brick in the wall: Why is the educated youth angry | Number Theory

Protestors at Jantar Mantar amid heavy police deployment in New Delhi on Thursday.

editors pick

Updated on Jul 24, 2026 06:56 am IST

Don’t go to Jantar Mantar…

Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday. (Hindustan Times/Vipin Kumar)

editors pick

Updated on Jul 22, 2026 05:28 pm IST

Three charts that possibly explain Monday’s student protest | Number Theory

Scores of protesters attempt to breach through the security barricades at Jantar Mantar on Monday.

editors pick

Published on Jul 22, 2026 03:45 pm IST

Problematics | The next World Cup

Representational image.

editors pick

Published on Jul 20, 2026 01:27 pm IST

From masses to classes: Big screen's changing audience | Number Theory

A movie lounge.

editors pick

Published on Jul 17, 2026 06:40 am IST

Post-Covid surge in Chinese car exports (and questions for India)| Number Theory

People visit the BYD booth at the Beijing Auto Show.

editors pick

Updated on Jul 15, 2026 06:53 am IST

More flags than ever, but the same football factories | Number Theory

The new adidas Trionda Final ball, the official match ball for the semi-finals, the third-place play-off and final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

editors pick

Published on Jul 14, 2026 07:14 am IST

Problematics | Cycling to college

Representational image.

editors pick

Updated on Jul 13, 2026 12:42 pm IST

World Cup grows more inclusive, but old hierarchies hold | Number Theory

A locker room at the Dallas Stadium in Arlington.

editors pick

Updated on Jul 13, 2026 07:19 am IST

Terms of Trade: Is delulu really the only solulu?

If everybody were to start spending according to their means, or lack thereof, the economy would experience what Keynes termed the paradox of thrift shock, when everyone trying to save would actually drag down consumption and growth and do more harm than good.

editors pick

Updated on Jul 10, 2026 03:05 pm IST