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Goa residents are anxious about Dabolim airport shutdown talk. It’s a lifeline

Mopa serves Maharashtra more than Goa. 'Mopa is an economic engine, but 75% of the tourists who land there go to Sindhudurg,' South Goa MP Captain Viriato Fernandes said

Boong director has a spine of steel. Her BAFTA speech exposed Manipur’s truth to the world

Salim Khan’s doctor had no right to speak to media without the family's permission. A few doctors in Mumbai act like major celebrities themselves and love the attention.

What a viral monkey, an IKEA plush toy, and a US Supreme Court ruling reveal about tariffs

Punch’s attachment to his plush toy is not based on its country of origin, but on the comfort it provides. Similarly, consumers prioritise trust and design over geopolitical labels.

Life in Delhi isn’t easy for Northeast Indians. Racism is always round the corner

Racism is a problem for privileged mainlanders only when it's meted out to them abroad. In their own backyard, it's normalised as 'I was just kidding. Chill yaar'.

Why Modi’s Israel visit has become the stage for a Knesset vs Judiciary battle

Unless Chief Justice Isaac Amit receives an official invitation—as parliamentary protocol dictates—Israel's opposition is threatening to abstain from Modi's address to the Knesset.

Kerala beef story is more activism than accuracy today. We prefer buff anyway

BJP’s opposition to beef changed the way it’s seen in Kerala and across India. The meat has become more activism than accuracy.

India must build its own AI stack. It is now a strategic necessity

In the Indian context, Sarvam and BharatGen’s growing relevance and demonstrated ability can only bring reassurance—and cheer—to the public at large.

One way to cut down Indian dairy export rejections. Fix the labels

While export values have increased, India’s share in the global dairy trade has remained largely stagnant, despite being the world’s largest milk producer.

CJI Surya Kant is right. Supreme Court becomes a political battleground during elections

A series of pronouncements by CJI Surya Kant-led benches last week—from Sabarimala to CAA and freebies—are set to resonate in the coming Assembly elections.

Indian judiciary must stop panicking over AI

To assume courts weigh every word committed to paper is to ignore reality. The Indian judiciary has long had a "Control+C" problem.

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Kerala, Keral, Keralam. I’m a Malayali and the name change is more annoyance than pride

North Indians are so used to dropping the ‘A’ at the end of Kerala. Now they have to train themselves to add another letter.

‘Dark chapter’ over, Chhattisgarh budget sets Naxal hotbed Bastar on path to ‘education cities’ & tourism

The Vishnu Deo Sai government's 2026-27 budget outlined a post-Naxal era vision for Chhattisgarh's tribal-majority belts of Bastar & Surguja. Finance Minister OP Choudhary presented it Tuesday.

Decoding India’s defence budget & how various govts struggled to spend it—from UPA to NDA

Every February, headlines focus on defence budget allocation. But real question is—how much money was actually spent & why did promise-delivery gap widen in some years, narrow in others?

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.