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Small hotels are the backbone of India’s new sex culture. And this is their daily fight

Budget short-stay hotels gave young India privacy and a sex life but they’re the latest targets of moral policing. ‘Nobody cares about our problems— we’re villains in everyone’s eyes.’

Baniya-branded food is finally on the table. Being Bania, Baniya Kitchen, Baneeya Sa

Baniya cuisine is venturing out of home kitchens to Zomato, Swiggy, Amazon, Blinkit. It’s part hustle, part love — ‘people don’t know enough about it’.

Hindu group vs Miss Rishikesh contestants. “Girls fight such battles since childhood”

More than 5,000 people attended the final event, where all contestants wore ethnic and Indian outfits. The controversy arose only during rehearsals, when the girls wore Western clothes.

Can monkeys teach ‘dumb’ robots? Bengaluru’s CynLr & IISc lab are making automation smarter

Robotics startup CynLr has teamed up with neuroscientists at IISc’s Vision Lab to build intuitive robots that could transform automation. Tie-up will also fund PhDs and train new talent.

Delhi’s Azimganj Serai conservation has been stuck for 8 yrs—over trees

To access the site, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture needs approval from the Delhi government and the National Zoological Park authorities. This has been pending since 2017.

Industries finally returning to Bihar—There is Britannia, Zara, Van Heusen and Adani

Between 2016 and 2020, 1,238 factories received Phase One clearance, attracting Rs 16,832 cr in investment. Since 2020, that figure has leapt to 2,154 factories, with investment ballooning to Rs 90,503 crore.

Bihar is seeing a stock market revolution. Patna to Ara, people moving from FD to futures

In just five years, stock market participation in Bihar has grown by 715 per cent, putting the state among India’s top ten retail investing hubs.

Did National Museum need a shake-up? Nehru’s vision to Modi’s Yuge Yugeen

Modi govt’s new Yuge Yugeen has set off lamentations about the loss of the old National Museum. But the institution did not always do justice to its role as the custodian of India’s patrimony.

New British boarding schools are here. The latest accessory for India’s rich

Ten new British boarding schools are en route to India, while three have already set up shop. This new-age passage to India is banking on Indians’ ever-expanding aspirations to clinch a global stamp.

Who are the kings of India’s billion-dollar KYC industry? Identity is big business

Proving you are who you say you are is now big business in India’s KYC boom.

On Camera

China has left Germany behind in in automotive sector

China is weaponising its control of the automotive industry, especially as the industry undergoes a tectonic shift toward electric vehicles.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.