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Bangalore Planetarium a lab of future scientists. Not just about dazzling visuals

The Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium is making real change on the ground, enabling astronomy research. Its Research Education Advancement Programme has produced over 150 PhDs.

Patna Planetarium is on top of its game today. An IAS officer sparked the transformation

The investment did not merely restore the structure. It redefined how Bihar perceives science and astronomy, says Project Director Dr. Anant Kumar, proudly emphasing the state is also the land of Aryabhatta.

The politicians who built Delhi’s Wazirpur slum. Its jhuggi to JCB story

Delhi’s jhuggis came up with political support, from power connections to special IDs. Hundreds of these dwellings have now been razed.

EtherealX to Agnikul, Indian startups enter space defence domain. Op Sindoor was the pivot

From surveillance to reconnaissance to anti-satellite systems, the private sector is upping the ante as India plans to fast-track the launch of 52 dedicated satellites for the Armed Forces.

Bengaluru is leading India’s mental health revolution. VCs say it’s the next big field

Fireside Ventures has invested in about six mental health and wellness start-ups, and has more in the pipeline. According to a VP, the next big thing is high-performance gyms.

Inside CCMB Hyderabad—where scientists turn elephant blood, tiger bones into criminal evidence

Universal Primer technology is used to crack wildlife crime cases, from ivory trafficking in Odisha to illegal bushmeat transport in MP. It all started with Salman Khan blackbuck poaching case.

107.4 FM, a Noida radio station only for its villages, workers and the poor

Tucked away in a quiet corner of Film City in Noida's Sector 16, the community radio station 107.4 FM at Marwah Studios is weaving a new story of a collective identity.

Atta Market was Noida’s CP. It’s now a poorer Sarojini Nagar

The chinks in Noida’s urban planning have been pockets like Atta where the residential and the commercial co-exist. That’s a perfect recipe for congestion and traffic.

From Gypsy, Scorpio, Fortuner to Thar—the journey of the Indian male SUV driver

In the US car culture, SUVs are all about safe, family-friendly, soccer-mom lifestyle. But In India, it is the complete opposite.

Indians are gaming US immigration to get Einstein visas meant for top scientists

Immigration lawyers and experts in India told ThePrint that because the EB-1 visa category is intended for a country’s “best of the best,” applications typically face less scrutiny.

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.