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Bollywood bawarchi no 1. The rise of Dilip, Farah Khan’s cook

Dilip’s rise punctures the old migrant stereotype – from invisible worker to internet celebrity embraced by Mumbai’s elite.

Once haunted by ‘house of horrors’, Nithari moves on. Community grows, land rates up but ghosts linger

Both Pandher and Koli now free, life moves on in the Sector 31 village where children disappeared—glass façades rise and land now costs crores per plot.

Brother shot Sapna in her sleep. She had crossed a Haryana khap red line

Pock marks from bullets scar the floor and door of Sapna's room in her in-laws' house in Rohtak's Kahni, where marrying within the same village has consequences.

‘Soldier sui-generis’ Nikhil Gupta walked into an ambush in Prague. DoJ was always one step ahead

Gupta was arrested in Prague late last year & is now facing trial in a US court on charges of murder-for-hire relating to the assassination attempt on Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.

Inside UP’s PM Shri testing ground: Labs, smart boards and a race to catch up

While some campuses boast robotics kits and AI labs, others still rely on broken furniture and CSR donations.

Uttarakhand is fighting its biggest battle in 25 years. It’s hills vs plains again

From mashal marches to daily dharnas to letters written in blood to PM Narendra Modi, Uttarakhand’s hill districts are fighting for the right to healthcare.

A ‘clumsy’ Indian spy left a trail of digital breadcrumbs, US DEA claims it led them to Pannun plot

US Drug Enforcement Agency claims it has been able to establish a link between former R&AW man Vikash Gupta, jailed Indian citizen Nikhil Gupta & plot to kill Sikh separatist Pannun.

The great Nithari botch-up: How the probe tied itself up in knots

One of India's most sensational serial murder cases is now missing a murderer.

What’s left of the Sahara Empire? Ghost towns, graveyard of cars, empty pools

Locked gates, unpaid staff, and slow decay now define Sahara’s crown jewels, from Aamby Valley to Sahara Star. A distress sale to Adani now offers a glimmer of hope —'They have the money.’

‘Drugs, guns & a meeting with Amanat’: NYPD had been watching Pannun plot accused Nikhil Gupta for 10 yrs

Court filings reveal Gupta was on NYPD and DEA radar since 2013, with agents tracking his alleged money laundering, drug links, and (finally) conversations tied to Pannun murder plot.

On Camera

In Tejas Dubai crash, the harm goes beyond the loss of an aircraft and pilot

Airshows are thrilling spectacles of aviation skill and engineering marvels. But they carry inherent risks as the crew is pushing the aircraft, and themselves, to perform at the edges of the envelope.

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.

From a small Kangra village to Tejas cockpit: IAF fighter pilot Namansh Syal’s journey cut short

Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.

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.