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Delhi’s NEET, CA coaching hubs just like UPSC areas—basement library, tiny room, narrow street

Poor infrastructure, inadequate drainage systems, and substandard living conditions aren’t confined to Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar and Mukherjee Nagar. It's business as usual in Gautam Nagar and Laxmi Nagar.

Pune chaiwala to tea tycoon, Navnath Yewale looked to pro tips from Modi and McDonald’s

From one tapri stall in Pune, Yewale Amruttulya has brewed an empire with over 550 outlets on the back of Rs 10 tea. For founder Navnath Yewale, 33rd venture proved to be the lucky charm.

‘We are scientists, not beggars’. Indian Science Congress is in a war against govt

The 110-year-old ISCA is locked in a fierce tussle with govt over accusations of misusing funds and favouritism. Now a fight for autonomy is playing out in the corridors of power, court.

Once-powerful AIMPLB is battling multiple crises. Internal strife, calls for reforms and UCC

UCC is an existential battle for All India Muslim Personal Law Board. ‘If it comes into the country, the board will end’.

‘Every farmer in Sikar answers MP Amra Ram’s call’. He is more than just spectacle politics

Sikar is like a red island in Rajasthan’s sea of saffron, and Amra Ram is the showman captain of a surprisingly sturdy CPI(M) ship.

Rau’s IAS was an elite, small-batch institute. Then, competition led to rapid expansion

In 1986, an associate of Dr Rau, VP Gupta, took over and began to herald a new age. His son-in-law, Abhishek Gupta, has been CEO since 2010, qualifying Rau’s as a family business of sorts.

UPSC aspirants’ desperation & the coaching mafia exploitation. ‘No one sees us as human’

Just a week ago, an aspirant who was about to write the mains exam died from electrocution. And at least three fire incidents have been reported since last year in Mukherjee Nagar and Old Rajinder Nagar.

Beef flavour to celebrity ads—what it takes to stand out in Kerala’s ice cream market

Home to less than 3% of India’s population, Kerala is the fastest-growing carry-home-pack market of ice creams and has the second-highest per capita consumption of ice creams followed by Gujarat.

Bollywood casting directors want ‘real’, relatable talent, not stars. OTT is changing it

A new breed of casting directors—Mukesh Chhabra, Nandini Shrikent, Abhishek Banerjee, Tess Joseph, Shruti Mahajan—are in. The couch is going, PoSH panels are in.

Face of Rajasthan’s coaching hub is changing. Everyone’s rushing to Sikar after NEET success

For decades, Kota coaching institutes were the ‘gold standard’ for competitive exam preparation. Now Sikar, the city known for its havelis, forts, and the Khatu Shyam temple, is emerging as Rajasthan's Coaching Nagri or Shiksha ki Kashi.

On Camera

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 crash: Amid taunts from across border, a Pakistani pilot’s brother voices shared grief & solidarity

Speaking to ThePrint, Salman Akram urges dignity in tragedy, recalling the loss of his brother, Wing Commander Nauman Akram, in similar crash & the mockery his family faced after.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.