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Pregnant & ‘ziddi’—Delhi Police constable fought Indian mindset to win powerlifting medal

‘My family told me I was running against the tide,' Sonika Yadav said. 'They told me sports arenas are meant for children, and not grown up women like me.'

The GI tag man of India lives in Varanasi. He is blending culture and commerce

Varanasi social worker Rajni Kant is a leading light in the Modi government’s mission to secure 10,000 GI tags by 2030. It’s his way of making India a ‘sone ki chidiya’ again.

Indian workers are heading to Russia, Greece, Japan. Gulf losing its shine

Indian workers are filling blue-collar labour gaps in new corners of the world. Government policies and a growing network of recruiters are greasing the wheels of this migration.

A Varanasi royal family vs British history. And one man’s war to decolonise the past

An incorrect colonial portrayal cast a shadow for 200 years on Banaras royal family. Pradeep Narayan Singh waded through archives for 5 years to clear his ancestor Jagat Singh’s name in Sarnath.

‘We build India, who will build Bihar?’—Chhath train is a migrant story of despair

It’s not only the Chhath Mahaparv of Bihar but also the biggest festival of democracy — elections. It’s a moment of reckoning.

4000 Indian courts have done away with typing. An AI revolution is on

Kerala High Court has mandated the use of Adalat AI to transcribe witness depositions in district courts, citing the need to tackle 'procedural delays' in India’s legal system.

‘Where did the gold go?’ Banke Bihari toshkhana survey sparks conspiracy theories in Vrindavan

When the treasure chamber was opened after 54 years, what came out was a whimper, not the massive treasure trove of gold that was imagined.

This is how Bihar’s Jeevika didis spent the govt’s Rs 10,000

Out of 1.25 crore Jeevika Mission members, one crore have received the first instalment of Rs 10,000. Here how the beneficiaries in Nalanda district are using the money.

Doctors still treat heart disease with trial and error. This start-up wants to change that

India-specific database of Coronary Artery Diseases will help identify if a person has a risk factor of developing heart disease in future. It will help with more precise treatment.

Move over Air Jordans. India has its very own sneaker subculture—Comet, Anaar, Zaydn, 7-10

From Hindi lettering to taash designs and artist collabs, Indian brands are spinning India’s own sneaker story. ‘Indian brands have built culture and aspiration to get people to pay top dollar.’

On Camera

Hasina’s was a trial in absentia, but not a trial without justice

The Sheikh Hasina trial represents an inflection point in the struggle to place citizens above rulers and prevent the next massacre.

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.

Can’t stay behind tech curve anymore, must catch up—Vice Chief of Navy Staff ahead of Swavlamban 2025

New Delhi: Noting that India cannot afford to stay behind the technology curve when it comes to war-fighting, Vice Chief of the Naval Staff...

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.