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Newsmaker of the Week

Nuh violence got India’s attention, but Mewat wasn’t always communal

The lack of job avenues is driving the youth toward illegal activities in Mewat. Of late, the region is being seen as developing into a new Jamtara.

Mizoram CM Zoramthanga wants Zo unification to end Manipur unrest. He isn’t servile to NDA

The popular meme on Zoramthanga has captured the dual image of the rebel-turned-CM—a ‘cute’ granddad and a family patriarch who draws quiet admiration.

It took a viral video of rape for India to wake up—Modi to CJI. Manipur was burning for 3 months

A week before the public outcry over the leaked video, ThePrint unearthed how a mob of men raped six Kuki women in Manipur soon after the riots broke out.

McD to Modi, inflation to Opposition — tomato prices have spared none. Is it the next onion?

The rising prices have created a market for alternatives to fresh tomatoes. Google trends data shows Indians are turning to tomato puree and ketchup.

48 hours of signing up on Threads—neat & accessible but not a copy-paste version of Twitter

From entertainment to news, Threads is growing larger by the minute. Bill Gates, S Jaishankar, Nikhil Kamath, NDTV, and The Indian Express have already caught up on the trend.

TCS rate hike didn’t predict people’s outrage. But Modi govt hasn’t learned the lesson

Modi govt should have predicted the outrage over the hike in Tax Collected at Source on foreign transactions. But a lack of logic didn't stop it before, so why should it start now?

IndiGo, Air India soar at Paris Air Show. But Indian aviation must stay grounded by reality

About 80% of the new aircraft orders at Paris Air Show were placed by two Indian airlines. But behind the optimistic outlook for India’s aviation market lies a concern.

CBI losing ‘general consent’ one state after another only affects the agency, not Modi govt

MK Stalin-led Tamil Nadu is the 10th state to withdraw 'general consent' for CBI. The agency has over 100 complaints of fraud but can't act on them in the absence of consent to probe from states.

Why the BSNL bailout is consistent with Modi govt’s unstated policy

What has really riled critics of the government is that this seems to be a case of sinking good money after bad.

India’s economic indicators telling a story—of growth, recovery, robustness

A 7.2 per cent growth coming on top of a base of 9.1 per cent is a creditable performance, and a deeper look at the data revealed this to be true.

On Camera

Make Sanchar Saathi removable. Good intentions don’t excuse State overreach

Compulsion magnifies the risk of function creep. Future updates could quietly expand the app’s capabilities or enable background telemetry far beyond users’ expectations.

New cess on ‘pan masala’ to fund national security and healthcare programmes

The Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, explained. Oppn has attacked the proposed cess as 'a new financial burden' on the citizens.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.