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‘I haven’t shown the video to kids’—wife of train shooting victim now shows Aadhaar as shield

Bhatta Basti has changed—the air is thick with suspicion and fear. 'What if someone stops me and kills me on the spot? I can remove my beard,' a Muslim resident says.

Targeting Muslims or anti-encroachment drive? — Nuh demolition puts spotlight on action after clashes

Locals claim demolition drive, which began after 31 July communal violence, meant to teach Muslims in Nuh a lesson. Similar pattern of punishment observed in the past in other states.

Rumours, ‘provocative’ videos, open wounds — Nuh tries to unravel what fuelled communal violence

Despite presence of 500 police personnel on day of Braj Mandal Yatra, things went out of control. String of events, 'intelligence failure' said to have led to mobilisation of rioters.

Muslims in Nuh say sons being targeted — ‘he had gone for tuition that day. Next day he was arrested’

Some Muslim families claim their sons & brothers in custody are under 18 and police specifically targeted men from their community. Nuh police deny, say action taken against Hindus too.

India’s CLRI scientists make vegan leather from mangos, use collagen for diabetics, cancer

Vegan leather may be in conflict with what CLRI was built to do. But 'who better to make leather-like products than the leather industry experts', ask the scientists.

Parties in MP want a piece of Baghelkhand influencers. Reels are the new political manifestos

Influencer Cell is the new IT Cell in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. But YouTubers and Reel makers being wooed by parties are worried about the generation that can switch loyalties with one swipe.

Meghalaya’s turmeric now landing in UK, Netherlands. Mission Lakadong transformed farming

Many other Indian states produce more turmeric than Meghalaya but when it comes to quality, the numbers flip. Lakadong is the finest variety of the golden spice.

Hindu havelis near Dhaka tell a story – of zamindars, oppression, Partition

Beautiful as they are, no guide will take you to Bangladesh's forgotten Hindu havelis.

Delhi-NCR CGHS pensioners’ paradise are the new Ayurveda centres. Panchkarma is the buzz

Eight new Ayurveda-Yoga centres now serve central government employees, their families, pensioners and CGHS card holders in Delhi-NCR in a new AYUSH push of Modi government.

Shipping containers as office, 3D printed rocket engine—a Chennai startup is in a space race

Agnikul’s offices at the IIT Madras’ satellite campus are going to be the ‘Uber for satellites’, offering easy access to space with ride-sharing options as a means to reduce costs.

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India’s labour policy left it unable to compete with other eastern economies: Nani A Palkhivala

Liberty without accountability is the freedom of the fool. Our concept of freedom will remain impoverished until it is deepened by liberal education, wrote Nani A Palkhivala in 1995.

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 fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

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.