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Indian courts are operating like a lottery. They need smarter case scheduling

Our court scheduling has been unpredictable for so long that every participant has adapted to it. Litigants, too, have learned that non-appearance is tolerated, and adjournments are the norm.

Hodgson’s Line—US map decision that fuelled Pakistan’s Siachen claim even after correction

The appearance in US maps of Hodgson’s Line, joining NJ 9842 with the Karakoram Pass, sowed the seeds of Pakistan’s Siachen claim. Its correction by US agencies changed nothing.

Was the ‘Dancing Girl’ from Mohenjo-Daro really a dancer?

The interpretation of this bronze statuette was shaped by the colonial officers who viewed the past through the lens of their own assumptions about Indian society and the role of women.

AI Is hastening the résumé’s demise. Good riddance

The résumé’s usefulness was short-lived at best and should have been replaced with a better way to evaluate job seekers long ago.

India’s agricultural water crisis needs technology, innovation—and women

Modern irrigation infrastructure and digital technologies are important, but they must be accompanied by policies that actively promote women’s participation in water governance.

Is sharing phone passwords the ultimate sign of commitment in modern dating?

Our phones are our lives, and—according to some monogamists—it doesn’t make sense not to share with someone you claim to love.

5 skincare hazards the beauty boom created. Go easy on actives and ‘hacks’

I’m seeing more and more people running into trouble not from skin diseases, but from the routines they’re following to ‘fix’ things.

We have to ensure the books we read and films we see don’t distort Indian mind: Indira Gandhi

On 20 June 1968, PM Indira Gandhi delivered a speech in Srinagar warning against communalism, regionalism, and inequality as threats to national integration.

Duster is back and brilliant on the road, but Renault has ground to make up in India

It is rare for a manufacturer to chart a nearly 200 kilometre drive through narrow and twisty mountain roads. To do so is brave...

SC must formulate a code for former judges. The robe cannot be rented after retirement

Retired Indian judges are appearing in foreign proceedings. It's an institutional problem

On Camera

The influencer war that took rural creator Pujarini Pradhan global

As social media debated whether audiences were consuming Pujarini Pradhan as a symbol, The Juggernaut turned her into a story that could circulate globally, with or without her participation.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.