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A day with the Dehradun women who sprayed anti-Muslim graffiti. They are also Meerut stars

The days of Shradha Rajput and Sandhya Rajput revolve around enquiring about Muslim-owned shops, locating 'target areas', and 'rescuing' Hindu women.

How Lucknow’s DNA lab is decoding Indian cheetah’s genetic history from 200-yr-old samples

For the first time in the world, BSIP and ZSI are attempting to sequence the whole nuclear genome of this extinct Indian big cat.

Bengaluru’s badminton boom. Powered by techies, app, thousands of courts

Badminton is Bengaluru’s primary source of feel-good endorphins. In the city that produced Prakash Padukone and Ashwini Ponnappa, techies are now carrying the torch.

‘I am not afraid of death’—one woman’s war on child marriage in Rajasthan

Kriti Bharti has annulled 53 child marriages in Rajasthan. She's battled death threats, families hiding weddings, and panchayats that fine dissenters Rs 20 lakh.

After ‘no blanket to Muslims’, something shifted in Rajasthan village. ‘Now we have to be wary’

At Kareda Buzurg village in Rajasthan's Tonk district, religion is not a daily fault line. But a routine blanket distribution drive by BJP leader Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria turned into a public sorting of loyalty.

Meet new Noida CEO Krishna Karunesh—Yogi’s man navigating RWAs, builders, buyers

IAS officer Krishna Karunesh’s earlier job as Gorakhpur District Magistrate was full of political, administrative, social challenges, but somehow Noida beats all that.

DDA opens a four-decade-old knot. Supreme Court, prime South Delhi plots vs angry owners

Every few years, the Delhi Development Authority returned with a notice, a court hearing, and now, a fresh acquisition push.

The story of JNU’s first woman VC Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit and why students turned against her

An alumna of JNU, students are now demanding that VC Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit resign after allegations of insensitivity, corruption and political bias surfaced.

Four engineers in Greater Noida are building robots for the world

The robotics and automation sector is quickly gaining momentum among Indian companies, with Addverb, GreyOrange, Unbox Robotics, and Gridbot Technologies using AI and robotics to provide automated services.

Unnao rape survivor now wants to study law, fight for those sexually assaulted

On days when there is no court hearing, the house becomes her classroom. She has enrolled in a BA programme course at Delhi University’s School of Open Learning.

On Camera

Will US waiver on Russian crude help India offset Middle East losses? What market analysts say

Indian refiners had been importing roughly 1 mbpd of Russian crude in the recent months, and the waiver will effectively allow them to lift volumes above this baseline.

Indian Navy says it deployed P-8I, diverted ships to boost efforts to rescue sunk Iran warship’s crew

Two Indian naval ships involved in the search and rescue operations in connection with IRIS Dena, which was operating 20 NM West of Galle in SAR region under Sri Lankan responsibility.

Pakistan is fighting a two-front war. I saw it coming 15 yrs ago

The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.