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This Haryana coach accused a minister of sexual assault. Now her career is in shambles

She says the police assigned to protect her cause her more trouble. She’s also battling with her landlords in order to keep her home. They’ve ‘outed’ her in the process.

Haryana’s Shweta Dull is the voice of aspirants in a scam-ridden govt recruitment system

Dhull's goal is to inform aspirants about lapses in the recruitment process. Her campaign, ‘CET quality nahi to vote nahi’ has become a rallying cry among students.

Bhupesh Baghel’s Kaushalya Mandir is Chattisgarh’s own Ram trail. BJP is ‘uncomfortable’

Chandkhuri: A bridge, a 65-foot statue of Ram, fountains, and lights have put Chhattisgarh’s Kaushalya Mata Mandir on India’s religious tourist map. An obscure...

How a capsule tied to a Boeing 747-sized balloon will herald edge of space tourism in India

Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk may have revived the race to space, but others are not far behind. It’s possible to reach the edge of space efficiently in a balloon.

Bending stereotypes on the dance floor—how the queer community is bringing voguing to Mumbai

The dance form was created in the 1980s by the Latino and Black queer community in New York. It has transcended space and time to become a symbol of expression and resistance.

Delhi’s Partition Museum remembers pain of separation—through artefacts, images, personal items

Dara Shikoh Library Building in Old Delhi is the site of India's second Partition Museum, after Amritsar. Much of the material has been acquired through archives of artist Amar Nath Sahgal.

This ex-DSP couldn’t bring Mukhtar Ansari down. Now he’s watching Yogi grind his empire to dust

Shailendra Singh’s dogged pursuit of Mukhtar Ansari cost him everything he had worked for all his life. But the events that led to his resignation in 2004 are playing out now.

Transgender cop claims colleagues harassed her. Her reality the norm for India’s queer workforce

Nazriya’s years in service are a spiral of allegations, counter-allegations. The blame game exposes the casual treatment the community gets when trying to enter the mainstream.

80 years of qawwali in Bombay cinema — one man is archiving Hindi music’s crown jewel

Archivist Yousuf Saeed says that even hardcore movie buffs may only be able to name 10 qawwalis. The Cinema Qawwali Archive lists over 700 songs.

Mumbai’s undersea tunnel set to break through—It took 160 people, 2800-tonne machine

Mumbai’s undersea twin tunnels, which will have 3 lanes on either side, are a crucial part of the 10.5-km coastal road project that'll be named after Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj.

On Camera

Who is an Indian woman? Laapataa Ladies Oscar entry shows she must be submissive too

The sweeping statements by Film Federation of India Oscar jury dismiss the urban Indian woman’s life, and struggles, as foreign.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?