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Chennai station is packed with migrant workers returning to UP, Bihar from Tiruppur

Exporters are forced to shut additional units. For migrant workers, it means a choice between fewer days of work and less wages, or leaving the city in search of survival.

Playing Asia Cup with Pakistan was the worst decision India could have taken

The Indian government has tried to assuage public sentiment by saying things like ‘Operation Sindoor is still on’. But clearly, it isn’t. Otherwise, why would we be playing cricket with the enemy?

Nehru rejected it, Bose cracked it, RC Dutt served in it. Nationalists and the ICS

The Indian Civil Service was the British Empire’s steel frame, built to serve the Crown. Nationalists sat for the exam too — some quit, others stayed.

Belagavi to Boeing. Karnataka aerospace hub is a shining postcard for Make in India

Belagavi aerospace manufacturer Aequs is using local talent and raw materials to meet global demand for aircraft parts. It’s investing in youth to make India a serious global contender.

Policemen suspended after Paneer goes bad in greater Noida. A tale of a protest & BJP leader

The seizure of 1,150 kg of ‘fake paneer’ in Jewar spiralled into protests against alleged mistreatment of a trader and a BJP worker. Then former Union minister Sanjiv Balyan joined the dharna.

Are Indian tigers getting aggressive? Answer lies in the numbers

“No one has actually given much thought to what exactly the current potential for a safe tiger population in India is now, and beyond that, how will we control them?” said YV Jhala, a conservationist and key figure in implementing Project Tiger.

The Aggarwal crisis in India. They have everything but no one good to marry

Aggarwals have built empires in business, but the marriage market is harder to crack. Huge matchmaking sammelans with biodata booklets and stage intros are their answer to delayed weddings.

Home Science is ditching ‘cooking & stitching’ tag. It’s a quiet transformation despite stereotypes

Once seen as a course for women to learn home management, Home Science has transformed into a rigorous, multidisciplinary field blending biology, chemistry, economics, psychology and sociology.

A social contract protected Indians abroad as the ‘model minority’. It’s tearing now

Drunk on the Kool-Aid of India’s imminent Vishwaguru status and the Madison Square Garden rallies, we’re convinced that our obnoxious behaviour will be accepted wherever we go.

Rahul Gandhi must ask a fundamental question about his politics

Rahul is focused on generating negativity about PM Modi and his party. He doesn’t realise that he must also address the negativity his rivals have generated about him for two decades.

On Camera

Takaichi channels Abe & wins over Trump

Trump calls Takaichi 'one of the greatest prime ministers' & offers her 'anything you want'.

Mumbai’s been driving India’s data centre market, but water shortage, power demand pose risks

According to a report by Macquarie, India’s data centre market is estimated to double by 2027. India currently has 1.4 gigawatts of operational data centre capacity.

Navy Chief calls for collective solutions to maritime challenges in ‘complex & dynamic’ Indo-Pacific

At 11th edition of Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue in New Delhi, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said there are three major currents shaping this maritime 'dynaxity'.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.