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

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)

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.

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Published on Jul 14, 2026 07:14 am IST

Problematics | Cycling to college

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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.

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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.

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Updated on Jul 10, 2026 03:05 pm IST

A lot of rain in Delhi, but it's not breaking records yet | Number Theory

Commuters wade through a waterlogged road following heavy rains in Delhi NCR.

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Updated on Jul 10, 2026 07:47 am IST

Housing, the in-house tax-haven and its headwinds | Number Theory

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Updated on Jul 09, 2026 06:39 am IST

Consumption of petro goods nears normal | Number Theory

Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia.

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Updated on Jul 08, 2026 06:24 am IST

Skewed July rainfall trims the monsoon deficit | Number Theory

People walk through the heavy Rain at CSMT in Mumbai on Monday.

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Updated on Jul 07, 2026 07:52 am IST

Problematics | More sticks for the taking

Problematics

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Updated on Jul 06, 2026 08:56 am IST

India and US@250: A friendship in America’s winter? | Number Theory

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Donald Trump.

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Published on Jul 06, 2026 07:40 am IST

Weather Bee: How did IMD declare monsoon onset in Delhi with scanty rain?

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Updated on Jul 03, 2026 03:35 pm IST

US@250: Leveraged at the top | Number Theory

An America 250 flag is seen on the hood of a vehicle ahead of the US Independence Day on July 4.

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Updated on Jul 03, 2026 07:16 am IST

The average Sikh is now poorer than a non-Sikh in Punjab | Number Theory

A Sikh youth performs during a 'Nagar Kirtan' procession at the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

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Updated on Jul 01, 2026 11:59 am IST

Problematics | The business of school

Welcome to Problematics!

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Updated on Jun 29, 2026 10:19 am IST

Terms of Trade: Can hegemony outside ensure harmony inside?

The BJP, unlike the Congress—the only other party to have had national-level dominance in India—has built its fortunes along with the maturing and deepening of electoral competition in India.

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Updated on Jun 26, 2026 04:18 pm IST

The costs of Alan Greenspan’s great moderation for the US | Number Theory

Former US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan.

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Published on Jun 26, 2026 09:02 am IST

Regional satraps have gone extinct in India | Number Theory

Congress president and Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge (2nd from left), Congress chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, TMC chief Mamata Banerjee in New Delhi earlier this month.

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Updated on Jun 25, 2026 08:02 am IST

Monsoon's progress is bad, but not unprecedented | Number Theory

Girls dance in the rain during monsoon shower in Mumbai.

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Published on Jun 24, 2026 02:19 pm IST

UK continues to count its economic losses, and Prime Ministers | Number Theory

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to the media outside 10 Downing Street to announce his resignation on Monday.

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Published on Jun 23, 2026 12:32 pm IST

Problematics | Pick up sticks

I had long been planning to use the game’s strategy as fodder for a puzzle. And the ideal time is now, the 200th week of Problematics.

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Published on Jun 22, 2026 06:27 pm IST

How good are major states in raising taxes? | Number Theory

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Updated on Jun 22, 2026 03:24 pm IST

Muslim representation and political parties in India | Number Theory

Muslim representation is disproportionately skewed in pockets with higher population share of Muslims.

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Updated on Jun 20, 2026 06:56 am IST

A database of India’s Muslim MLAs and MPs - Part 1 | Number Theory

AIMIM president and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi addresses an event at Makkah Masjid in Hyderabad.

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Updated on Jun 18, 2026 07:50 am IST

Monsoon report card so far | Number Theory

Fishing boats lie anchored along the Arabian sea coast near Mumbai.

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Updated on Jun 17, 2026 05:45 pm IST

The price of a needless war | Number Theory

Destroyed buildings in Nabatieh, Iran, on June 15.

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Updated on Jun 16, 2026 07:35 am IST

A recap of the 2011-12 Wholesale Price Index | Number Theory

People shop at a crowded wholesale vegetable market.

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Updated on Jun 15, 2026 06:46 am IST

Problematics | Fans of Pele and Maradona

Welcome to Problematics!

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Published on Jun 15, 2026 01:20 pm IST

The fault lines in India’s consumer sentiment | Number Theory

India has so far avoided a big shock, either in terms of inflation or growth, on account of the war in West Asia.

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Published on Jun 13, 2026 07:34 am IST

Terms of Trade: What will it take to rebuild the Left in India?

Meltdown over the existing political situation is often an alibi for not doing the hard work of rejuvenating progressive politics at the grass-roots and maintaining the integrity and ideological clarity required to do so.

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Updated on Jun 11, 2026 04:19 pm IST

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