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Who should get credit for Ayodhya Ram Mandir: Advani or Modi? Answer blows in the wind

LK Advani’s article in Rashtra Dharma magazine suggests that he is fine with Narendra Modi consecrating Ram Lalla. But he wouldn’t like his own contributions to be swept under the carpet.

South Africa’s genocide case against Israel is crucial. Future wars need legal sanctions

The Second World War did not bring about a genocide taboo. The last century saw the efflorescence of such massacres.

Automatic braking isn’t for Indian roads. Bharat NCAP should avoid making it mandatory yet

Carmakers like MG, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, and Tata have realised that buyers want Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, despite complaints about automatic emergency braking.

Intermittent fasting is great for your skin. Does it mean you can eat anything?

Intermittent fasting is a great option for a holistic approach to physical and mental health. The benefits to the skin outweigh any negatives.

IIT-BHU campus has changed for women after student gang rape. Life stays the same for men

Arbitrary rules and theatrics masquerade as safety measures in most higher education institutions. Demands of IIT-BHU Students’ Parliament similarly reeked of securitisation.

Bullying Maldives is India’s latest gladiator sport. It’s not how strong nations behave

Maldives may be small, but its people are as proud of their country as Indians are of theirs. They don’t deserve to be penalised as a whole for the sins of a handful of wretches.

‘Historic occasion, Modi representing Bharat’ — Advani writes on ‘cherished’ Ram Mandir dream coming true

Ahead of Ayodhya temple consecration, the former deputy PM — a key figure of the Ram Mandir movement of the '90s — writes 'I feel blessed that I will witness this historic occasion in my lifetime'.

Maldives’ Muizzu has joined camp China. Space for diplomacy with India has shrunk

Mohamed Muizzu chose China for his first official foreign visit. He praised BRI and called for Beijing to reclaim its number one spot as the country sending most tourists to Maldives.

Netflix chose fear over fact. Removing ‘Annapoorani’ only feeds the bully

Netflix did not face any physical threat. And yet it took the coward’s way out by removing Nayanthara-starrer 'Annapoorani'.

India-UK defence, economic ties have upgraded. But London must handle Khalistani issue

Rajnath Singh’s UK visit has given a fresh impetus to all defence and economic initiatives but much ground remains to be covered.

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Why Indian and American Hindus must adapt in a proselytising world

Indian sampradayas have to institutionalise their knowledge and boil it down to essentials for transmission and proselytisation if they are to compete with the major Abrahamic sects.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.