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Indian middle class is the most indebted group worldwide. Taking loans for phones, holidays

In 'Breakpoint', author Saurabh Mukherjea—with Nandita Rajhansa and Sapana Bhavsar—reveals how the Indian economy has reached a breaking point, and charts the path forward.

How IAF Captain Animesh Patni’s unit shot down Pakistan’s JF-17 with S-400 during Op Sindoor

In 'The Sky Warriors', Vishnu Som recounts how IAF Captain Animesh Patni's oversaw the use of the S400 missiles during Operation Sindoor.

How a rickshaw puller’s son from Sirsa cracked Haryana’s administrative machinery

In 'Beyond Dynasties', Sushil Manav recounts how the Haryana state machinery was built on merit and how it has changed over the last ten years.

What Kuki-Zo families left behind in Manipur—books, pets, photo albums

In 'Stories the Fire Could Not Burn', Hoihnu Hauzel describes the night of terror when her parents’ home in the tribal enclave in Imphal, where she grew up, was burnt down.

The mystery of an Islamic-style mausoleum in Dhaka Christian Cemetery

Recent research posits that ‘Columbo’ arose from a corruption of ‘Clerembault’—a name on one of the headstones in the mausoleum noted by historian Walter Firminger in 1917.

How BJP’s support to Mamata Banerjee was critical for Bengal’s political landscape

In ‘Battleground Bengal’,Sayantan Ghosh sketches how identity, patronage, and fear continue to shape West Bengal’s politics, regardless of who is at the helm.

When 24 Mossad agents stole proof of Iran’s secret nuclear programme—0.5 ton of hard files, CDs

In 'Target Tehran', Yonah Jeremy Bob and Ilan Evyatar tell the inside story of the tumultuous, and often bloody, history of how Israel has managed to outmanoeuvre Iran.

How Khomeini sidelined secular, Leftist, nationalist allies to make Iran an Islamic Republic

In 'Dictators', Priya Narayanan presents an intimate portrait of the deeply flawed men behind some of the world’s most terrifying dictatorships.

Lawrence Bishnoi regrets that his younger brother followed his footsteps in crime

In 'Gangs of Punjab', Jupinderjit Singh takes readers into the underworld, tracing the rise of men who blur the line between outlaw and icon.

Vande Mataram in Bankim Chandra’s Anandamath is a violent, anti-Muslim war cry: TM Krishna

In 'We, the People of India', TM Krishna invites readers to reconsider the significance of each of the nation's symbols.

On Camera

India has enough coal stocks to meet power demand, says govt as war pushes up mining costs

LPG supply eased for more industries, govt says coal gasification is next growth avenue. Centre welcomes US-Iran ceasefire but asks Indians to leave Iran.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.