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The day Tadoba lost 5 tigers to snakebite

In 'Maya', Anant Sonawane traces the iconic tigress' life, from her precarious beginnings to rise as a matriarch at Maharashtra's Tadoba-Andhari reserve.

India’s special relationship with water needs to change

In 'Water, Nature, Progress' Parameswaran Iyer, Arunabha Ghosh, and Richard Damania analyse India's water crisis with a call to action.

The gospel of Nietzsche’s Chandala—how the German philosopher appropriated Manusmriti

In ‘The Ambedkar–Nietzsche Provocations’ Ankit Kawade explores their shared critique of morality and caste.

Pakistan agreed to hand over Abhinandan by 4pm on 1 March. Why was it delayed till 9pm?

As the US successfully extracts two airmen from behind enemy lines, read how India brought back Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was dropped into Pakistan after a dogfight, in Ajay Bisaria's Anger Management.

How Nizamuddin Auliya helped break the glass ceiling for women

In 'Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya,' Raziuddin Aquil brings to life stories and anecdotes from the Sufi saints life.

Officers on early East India Company ships played a mix of political, diplomatic, military roles

In 'Governors of Empire', Amar Farooqui brings to life the story of the East India Company's conquest through the lives of its governors.

Indian middle class is the most indebted group worldwide. Taking loans for phones, holidays

In 'Breakpoint', author Saurabh Mukherjea—with Nandita Rajhansa and Sapana Bhavsar—reveals how the Indian economy has reached a breaking point, and charts the path forward.

How Indian firm Lupin became the world-leading TB medicine maker

Manish Sabharwal and Sundeep Khanna's 'Made in India' is the untold story of Desh Bandhu Gupta, Lupin, and how India became the pharmacy to the world.

How IAF Captain Animesh Patni’s unit shot down Pakistan’s JF-17 with S-400 during Op Sindoor

In 'The Sky Warriors', Vishnu Som recounts how IAF Captain Animesh Patni's oversaw the use of the S400 missiles during Operation Sindoor.

How a rickshaw puller’s son from Sirsa cracked Haryana’s administrative machinery

In 'Beyond Dynasties', Sushil Manav recounts how the Haryana state machinery was built on merit and how it has changed over the last ten years.

On Camera

What Modi got wrong. Indians don’t want hundreds of new MPs

If the government wants to spend taxpayers’ money to make India a better place, then spend it on building more courts, improving the collapsing bureaucracy. But, of course, politicians will only think of themselves.

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

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.