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The India tech layoffs story isn’t all gloom and doom. But there’s a ‘40-40 problem’

In India, there is life after layoffs — even if it is in WhatsApp groups and LinkedIn, and in start-ups such as Koo.

Darjeeling tea estates are now luxury tourism hotspots. Taj Hotels offering leaf picking, spa

With the West Bengal govt's push for opening homestays and creating more jobs, private players are being bullish on expanding tea estate tourism in the city.

Long lines, understaffed hotels, traffic—Japan’s efficiency failed this cherry blossom season

Hotels, coaches and guides were booked out and unavailable. Tour agencies had to turn down requests from groups wishing to travel to see the pink flowers.

Bihar’s Dalit women at the mercy of greedy doctors—robbed of uterus in 2012, kidneys now

Bihar has changed, but not for poor Dalit women who continue to be victims of doctors running blacklisted clinics. They end up with stolen uterus or kidneys—and a huge financial debt.

MP Congress is courting Hindu priests. But temple land promise is going to be tricky

Resolving the vexatious temple land issue in Madhya Pradesh is easier said than done. But the goal of courting the priest community won't be easy for Congress either.

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.

On Camera

Trump’s 28 points for Ukraine add up to a no-go at peace

Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan mean on the ground?

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.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.