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In Modi-Shah era, the original heroes of Ayodhya have been sent on vanvaas

LK Advani, MM Joshi, Uma Bharti made the Ram Janmabhoomi movement BJP’s stepping stone to power. Now, they have no place in BJP’s front row.

Monopoly in the name of privacy: How Google is slowly closing its advertising ecosystem

By encrypting domain naming system data, Google would prevent third parties from tracking users while they explore the web.

Chidambaram keeps the trend alive: Why all Indian politicians fall sick on landing in jail

Under Home Minister Amit Shah, CBI and ED will remain overactive, keeping opposition leaders anxious about arrests – but not so much about prison time.

In the call for Ram’s Mandir, the birth of Sita continues to be a mystery

Ram’s birth is elaborately described in Valmiki’s Ramayana, but Sita’s is summed up in a couple of verses.

In India, it’s save-the-internet time once again

Internet freedom is threatened once again as the Modi government is high on power and the opposition dead. We must speak up before it's too late.

Saudi Arabia can’t help solve Kashmir issue because it now lacks legitimacy in Muslim world

Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman can snub Imran Khan and court Narendra Modi, but he won't sideline his military ties with the Pakistan armed forces.

Squeezing Airtel, Vodafone won’t solve Modi govt’s credit and fiscal crises

Partial solutions to India’s credit and fiscal woes — such as making telecom firms cough up a lot of money suddenly — will only backfire.

Delhi’s air pollution masks a class war that nobody is willing to talk about

Patakha over Parali appears to be the choice that many Delhi residents have made in the war between bursting crackers and farmers burning stubble.

Allowing new players to sell petrol, diesel needs more reforms to succeed

Modi govt has taken a major step towards liberalising its policy on petroleum retail. Now, refinery pricing needs to be made more transparent.

The rise of Pegasus and why India should know the problem with hiring ‘internet mercenaries’

Pegasus, the spyware behind India’s WhatsApp snooping incident, has been used in over 45 countries and comes with a hefty price.

On Camera

Euphoria season 3 is an empty spectacle. Fans are upset, they want it cancelled

Euphoria's characters, who once carried moral ambiguity and emotional density, now feel like flat archetypes of the people they once were.

RBI cancels Paytm Payments Bank licence citing rule violations

As per a filing issued to exchanges by parent company One 97 Communications, Paytm & its services will continue to operate uninterrupted.

Aksai Chin for Arunachal: Ex-Indian Army chief Naravane backs revival of 1950s China offer on border row

Gen Manoj Naravane (retd) said in an exclusive interview with ThePrint that India should focus on having more experts who understand China's psyche and its workings

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.