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Maharashtra’s holy Indrayani is now ugly green. Everyone’s playing blame game, CM to govt bodies

The Indrayani had started foaming in 2023 just before the Kartiki Ekadashi, when lakhs of Warkaris congregate to mark the period when Saint Dnyaneshwar entered life-long samadhi.

Meet the toymaker of Rangapani—an NID graduate preserving Assam culture

Some of these toys are inspired by the characters in Kirat's grandmother’s stories — like Mimi and Zara Pagla. Then there are Bodo warriors, queens, and women from Rangapani.

Met Gala to Ambani ‘jamboree’ & Ram Mandir. Bollywood’s stylists are the new A-list

Celebrity stylists such as Esha Amin, Ami Patel, and Bhawna Sharma are more in demand than ever. Not just Alia Bhatt or Kareena Kapoor, they have politicians, tycoons, CEOs as clients.

What brings joy to India’s elderly? There’s more to them than RWA, bhajans, ashrams

Older people in India are traditionally expected to detach themselves from worldly pursuits. But that is changing now.

Indian zoos have a numbers problem. Too many animals, not enough vets, biologists, educators

As Vantara zoo captivates Indian and global audiences with its stellar facilities and grand scale, the crying gap in Indian zoos has gone largely unnoticed and unaddressed.

Live-in couples in small town India have it rough – Varanasi to Vadodara, Aligarh to Alwar

Live-in relationships are on the rise. So are the social pressures. The Supreme Court has widened the rights, but pushback has come from high courts, statutory bodies, politicians.

Last emails, long tea breaks, garden strolls—a day in the Maulana Azad Education Foundation

The minority affairs ministry and the Central Waqf Council want to pull the plug on the Maulana Azad Education Foundation, but it won’t accept the ‘obsolete’ label.

Assam’s Pobitora sanctuary slipped through cracks for 25 yrs. Now it’s rhino vs villagers

The Supreme Court has blocked the Assam govt’s decision to withdraw the 1998 notification for Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary. Now, villagers are worried they could lose their land.

OTT Chorki shook Bangladesh and West Bengal with its taboo stories. It has big India plans

In Bangladesh, Chorki's content has shattered conventions, sparked controversies, and set new standards for hyper-local content with global appeal. Now, it's making inroads in India.

Kerala student politics has even faculty scared. Violence reigns from Maharaja’s to KVASU

“If they attack us, we will attack back,” says Naasir, an SFI leader who was allegedly stabbed in college by opposition party members.

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.