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US & India not aligned on Pakistan, Russia but their overall closeness outweighs it all

Partnership with India benefits the US. Modi's visit must ensure that the American public, media, and the strategic community know about it.

More Galwan clash videos leaked before June anniversary. Beijing or Islamabad is behind this

Xi’s signature is now deeply entrenched on the defence forces that defend the vast borders from Inner Mongolia to the Line of Actual Control.

California anti-caste bill a milestone in equality. It’s a role model for others to follow

In addition to California’s senate passing the Bill 403 with a near-majority, the Seattle City Council has also passed an ordinance banning caste discrimination.

Yogendra Yadav is wrong. SP Singh’s Aaj Tak was never a perfect picture of caste diversity

Aaj Tak newsroom predominantly consisted of non-Brahmin Savarna individuals. And the appreciation of Mrinal Pande is selective, ignores complex questions.

3 reasons Devendra Fadnavis is ditching development poster boy image that Maharashtra loves

Adityanath can afford to shed his hardliner image because he has grown too big for the high command to be interfered with. Devendra Fadnavis isn’t there yet.

iOS 17 TO watchOS 10, Apple’s subtle software upgrades will make a big impact

Apple’s phone app has been spruced up for the first time in a decade, while iMessage and Siri have also had a bit of a makeover.

Cholas may not be in NCERT textbooks but love for Tamil, faith in Shiva will keep them alive

My one quarrel with Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan is that it emphasises on the war-mongering elements of Chola history not on their aesthetic, administrative achievements.

A trip to the barber can aggravate your acne. Here’s how to prep your skin for a shave

An increased production of testosterone can lead to acne. But it's just one of the many factors that trigger the skin condition in men.

EVs are duping you about carbon emissions. Govt should let diesel cars run longer

We shouldn't treat the automotive industry like fast fashion. Although carmakers agree that emissions are a problem, manufacturing vehicles is a major problem too.

Celebration of Indira Gandhi’s killing shows old communal hatreds still hurt Indians abroad

The inability of Indians to have a conversation about the past—the bombing of Air India, 1984 riots, storming of the Golden Temple—has poisoned communal relationships.

On Camera

Nitish Kumar’s journey from endurance to exhaustion

Nitish Kumar has mastered the rhythm of renewal in Bihar. In a democracy of churn and chance, endurance may be the rarest—and most refined—form of political art.

India may cancel green projects struggling to find clients

While the move could free up grid capacity struggling to keep up with rapid renewable rollout, it would be a major setback for green ambitions. India aims to double clean power capacity to 500 gigawatts by the end of the decade.

‘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.