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Why Yangtse in Tawang sector is the sore point China keeps returning to

While the Yangtse clash is another reminder of a tense LAC, defence personnel say they see it as a stand-alone incident and not part of a larger Chinese strategy.

Morocco’s rise in Qatar is knocking at the doors of football history. This time for Africa

Morocco defeated heavyweights Belgium, Canada, and Spain to book a quarterfinal slot against Portugal at the 2022 Qatar World Cup. But how did it do it?

G20 presidency puts Modi’s India in global spotlight. Expectations are already high

Industry leaders see India’s G20 presidency as something they can benefit from, with CII director general Chandrajit Banerjee saying it's a unique opportunity for businesses.

Modi govt and SC are locked in a battle where each wants to set the boundary for the other

The standoff between SC and Modi govt over the selection process of election commissioners comes after Kiren Rijiju's remark that only in India do the judges appoint judges.

Indians transfixed on gory details of Shraddha Walker murder case are losing sight of facts

For all the headlines that Shraddha Walker murder accused Aftab Poonawalla's crime has made and caught national attention, Delhi Police has its task cut out.

Silicon Valley’s honeymoon with wealth is ending. Employees are packing bags

Meta, Twitter, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Netflix, and Patreon have fired employees in droves. And funding is drying up for tech startups in India too.

Morbi bridge dents not just the Gujarat model. It’s an infrastructure hole India can’t unsee

Incidents like the Morbi tragedy reinforce the Western world’s longstanding prejudice that India is crumbling with its creaking infrastructure and teeming population.

Twitter’s masthead has a new name—Elon Musk. What it changes for you

Musk does signal that he wants citizen journalism to flourish on Twitter and that local news outlets should get way more prominence.

Congress without a Gandhi gives party a chance to recreate the ‘double engine’ model

Mallikarjun Kharge's appointment to the Congress' top post makes the chair of party president accessible to all, and gives Rahul Gandhi an address to direct the complaints to.

Ambedkar to AAP—mass conversions still bristle Indian politics. Delhi event is nothing new

If one looks at mass conversions in India over the last four decades, a large number of Dalits are embracing not just Buddhism but also Islam and Christianity.

On Camera

Air purifiers are the new water filters. Delhi has quietly accepted a crisis

The affluent in Delhi, armed with airtight windows, multiple purifiers, and humidifiers, have normalised a way of life that once seemed dystopian.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.