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Kerala floods: Death toll touches 265 since August 8 and 36 still missing

A total of Rs 10,000 each will be transferred to the bank accounts of 3.91 lakh families affected by the floods.

Telecom officials allegedly twisting the rules to overstay in Delhi-NCR

Ashish Joshi, an officer from their own service (IP&TAFS), alleges disconnect from ground realities and addresses complaints to ministry and PMO

You may soon be able to watch some Supreme Court proceedings live

A three-judge bench of the apex court reluctantly supports the idea of live streaming, says live-tweeting is worse.

After the flood and a 14-day shutdown, how to fix Kochi airport

The airport stands right next to the Periyar river, built on a paddy field with no drainage. The opening of dam gates upstream caused it to flood.

Delhi commuters pollute the most & Kejriwal’s missing buses add to the problem: Report

The national capital ranks the worst among 14 cities in terms of how much urban transportation contributes to air pollution, says a CSE report.

Amitabh, Ranbir and Israel on agenda as govt looks forward to a controversy-free IFFI

Last year, under then I&B Minister Smriti Irani, IFFI ran into a controversy over payment-related irregularities.

One year later, how has the fundamental right to privacy changed our world?

The landmark Supreme Court judgment has had a direct influence on three very important cases — Aadhaar, Section 377 and data protection.

Modi govt plans to take Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s life to schoolkids across India

HRD Ministry sources say government wants chapters on Vajpayee's role in the Pokhran nuclear test, the Kargil war, and as a Jan Sangh leader.

Making perfect meat dishes helped caterer get close to bureaucrats & their hidden wealth

Rakesh Tiwari, arrested by CBI for allegedly helping corrupt government officials stash away their ill-gotten wealth, seems to have a rather dodgy career graph.

A most unusual train journey through India’s traveller’s paradise

On the journey, ThePrint meets an expat nurse-turned-relief worker, NDRF personnel, as well as some who have lost everything but want to get on with life.

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China wants to create new order in Myanmar. India must switch gears or be dealt out of the game

India’s policy on Myanmar has been to deal with its Generals and maintain a distance from the country’s insurgent groups and political struggles. This will have to change.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?