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Atanu Biswas
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What really wins over Indian voters – poll strategists, data-driven campaigns or good old politics?
India’s complex electorate and voting factors mean that election campaigns heavy on data-based strategies may not always have the desired results.
Atanu Biswas
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Satyajit Ray centenary: Professor Shonku’s world no longer exists. Can he still cast a spell?
Satyajit Ray’s eccentric super-scientist charmed generations of Bengali children, once upon a time. Today’s children may be less impressed.
Atanu Biswas
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What is privacy? It’s difficult to define – but we all know that we want it
Does the concept need to be redefined in the era of the internet and social media?
Atanu Biswas
Trending
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This holiday season, who’s ‘Uninvited’ from Goa?
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‘No data’ and other tactics: How the government is dodging RTI queries on health pacts with Big Tech
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‘Ours is the only Kashmir party under attack’: Waheed Parra on the loneliness of the PDP
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What does the summary expulsion of an Opposition MP say about Parliamentary democracy in India?
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‘Did Ram say kick out the poor?’ The discontent of the displaced in new Ayodhya
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The price of dreams: Why people buy lottery tickets even though the chance of winning is very low
A statistician tries to understand how participants view uncertainty.
Atanu Biswas
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A statistician explains: What does ‘90% efficacy’ for a Covid-19 vaccine mean?
The data we have so far only covers short-term efficacy, and the numbers may change in the coming months.
Atanu Biswas
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Would Indian democracy benefit from allowing early voting?
Several countries around the world now allow this in various forms.
Atanu Biswas
Video
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Watch: Men try to frighten elephant with slippers, run away when it charges at them
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Eco India: Could 'adopting a coral' support marine conservation in Goa?
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Eco India, Episode 246: How protecting our oceans could help us in the battle against climate change
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Caught on camera: Mobile tower collapses in Bengaluru, bringing down building on which it stood
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‘At top of the very good boy list’: King Charles gets Santa’s approval ahead of Christmas
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History is on Trump’s side: Only 10 of 45 US presidents have failed to get re-elected
Around the world, incumbents start a few yards ahead of the challenger.
Atanu Biswas
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As statistician CR Rao turns 100, a young colleague explains why he’s considered a living legend
His work demonstrates the immense potential in Indian academia.
Atanu Biswas
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Serological surveys are being conducted to test for coronavirus antibodies. How useful are they?
The authorities are hoping to find that a substantial proportion of the population has already been infected with the virus – and so is immune.
Atanu Biswas
The Reel
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Start the week with a film: ‘Somewhere’ is a sensitive look at an actor’s empty life
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Mining town-set film ‘Whispers of Fire and Water’ is an immersive experience
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In Ken Loach’s ‘The Old Oak’, a solidarity that transcends differences
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In animated film ‘The Siren’, a reminder that ‘democracy and peace are never eternal’
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‘Mast Mein Rehne Ka’ review: A cheerfully meandering comedy