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Gurugram residents are on a desperate search for ‘Hindu maids’

After a police crackdown sent Bengali-speaking workers fleeing, Gurugram residents now want only vetted, local Hindu domestic staff. Rates are up and the power dynamic has flipped.

A Serbian man in Gurugram shows a mirror to Indian society

Gurugram isn’t the first city where Lazar Jankovic has launched a cleanliness drive. He has cleaned streets wherever he lived — from Bengaluru, Tamil Nadu, to Rishikesh.

An IAS officer brought down Lucknow’s garbage mountains. He’s ‘kalyug ka Hanuman’

Two Ghazipur-like dumps in Lucknow are now a park and a waste plant. Former municipal commissioner Inderjit Singh drove city’s clean makeover. ‘Lucknow’s entire image has changed.’

Hyderabad’s HYDRAA is using history to build a livable city of future. In Singham style

Hyderabad’s rebranded disaster agency HYDRAA is razing ‘illegal’ buildings and reclaiming old lakes, parks, and public land. For some, it’s a model to fix urban flooding; for others, abuse of power.

Indian scientists, entrepreneurs are trying to understand chronic pain. Finally

India is largest producer of morphine. We still don't see chronic pain as public health issue.

Haryana to Manipur—private hospitals struggle with Ayushman Bharat. Govt owes Rs 1.2 lakh cr

“You can name any state, the situation is the same. The biggest healthcare scheme of India is getting worse day-by-day,” said a senior doctor in Jaipur.

India’s got a glorious math history, now it will have a future. Lodhas getting the best brains

In a country that boasts of Aryabhatta and the invention of zero, and Ramanujan's number theory, LMSI has the job to build the future.

Behind Greater Noida wife burning — a beauty salon, Instagram Reels, a bottle of thinner

Nikki’s parents claimed that her in-laws had demanded Rs 36 lakh and a Scorpio, which police said was the family’s attempt to conceal her Instagram account — something they feared society would not accept.

Kombucha is having its moment in India. Health fad or new sober staple?

Kombucha is becoming a go-to for affluent, Westernised young Indians seeking a ‘sexier’ alternative to kanji and buttermilk. It’s a sober, probiotic prosecco.

A meat crisis is turning Kashmiris into vegetarians for now

With restaurants registering a sharp drop in customers, establishments are now focusing on vegetarian menu options to keep the visitors interested.

On Camera

Trump’s 28 points for Ukraine add up to a no-go at peace

Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan mean on the ground?

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.