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This is why flying cars could be a fight of fancy

Flying cars may have their share of whizz-bang charm for those who can afford them but for the rest, more down-to-earth solutions look a lot more attractive.

Priyanka Gandhi’s formal entry is a part of Rahul’s aggressive strategy for PM bid

With Priyanka’s entry, time for Congress to name Rahul Gandhi as a PM candidate

As EVMs are debated, this is how the ballot box was made for India’s first 1952 election

It took over 50 specimens and prototypes to reach that one technically acceptable and economically viable version of a ballot box. 

Economists are stumped on the price of your pets

Pet owners are willing to spend thousands of dollars to get their pets treated.

Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp set to move to a common Facebook tech home

Facebook is looking to integrate apps it owns, a move that will surely make it even easier for it to gather data on people, and pinpoint ads to them.

Ashok Chakra to Kashmiri soldier puts the focus on Ikhwan & its role in fighting terror

Ashok Chakra recipient Lance Naik Nazir Ahmad Wani was a former Ikhwan.

Hindu Sena’s adoration of Queen Victoria shows they don’t know their history

The truth about British rule and Queen Victoria, as historians have written, is quite different.

How to ace the Jaipur lit fest exam like a Delhi Khan Market pro

You want to get a writer’s attention? Don’t say I loved your book.

How our Constitution makers debated & rejected the draconian sedition law

Constituent Assembly debated Section 124A’s offensive nature and the possibility that it will be misused to jail government’s critics.

Modi calls Constitution a ‘holy book’ but his government violates its letter and spirit

The Narendra Modi government has presided over the weakening of several important institutions, including the council of ministers and RBI.

On Camera

The Bengal voter is silent. Is it fear or quiet determination?

The silence may have to do with the state’s history of political violence. During the 2021 post-poll violence, BJP leaders 'ran away leaving their voters at the mercy of the mob'.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

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.