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Can India be the next space startup haven, or will China beat us to it?

India and China are competing in the world economy for many things, one of them being the private space industry. There have been over...

Should NSA Ajit Doval have helped CBI in Michel extradition or is he right in using clout?

Christian Michel, the alleged middleman in the Rs 3600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal, was extradited by the UAE earlier this week. In a...

10 fastest-growing global cities in India: Economic boom or poor focus on quality of life?

A study by Oxford Economics reveals that the 10-fastest growing cities in the world in the next two decades will all be from India,...

Bulandshahr focus shifts from Hindu vigilantism to cows or is Yogi following due process?

Police inspector Subodh Kumar Singh was killed by a mob in Bulandshahr after protests over alleged cow slaughter turned violent. At a review meeting...

Jallikattu, Priyanka’s wedding horses: Is PETA offending Indian culture or humanising it?

PETA has slammed Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas for using horses and elephants at their wedding in Jodhpur. In the past, PETA has demanded...

Unethical for IAS officers to join politics ahead of polls or do they make for good netas?

Senior Odisha-cadre IAS officer Aparajita Sarangi, who had sought voluntary retirement in September, joined the BJP last week. Joining the party just before the...

Should Bollywood stars like Deepika-Ranveer and Priyanka have had more austere weddings?

Deepika Padukone & Ranveer Singh got married in Lake Como in Italy, followed by three receptions. Priyanka Chopra & Nick Jonas got married in the Umaid Bhawan palace in Rajasthan.

Should ISRO help India’s private space players grow or focus only on its big missions?

As ISRO basks in the glory of its successful HysIS launch, India's first fully private satellite is still awaiting its own ride aboard a...

Is Kartarpur a good beginning or are we being hasty to conclude Pakistan wants peace?

In the grand inauguration ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor, Pakistan PM Imran Khan insisted on the Pakistan government and army wanting a civilised relationship...

Can Congress-BJP sway state polls with freebies or are they failing to read voters’ minds?

All major political parties in the state elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram have promised freebies and doles during the campaigns...

On Camera

India’s X-ray satellite system Daksha can settle the dark matter question

Daksha would be an invaluable tool to study flares from the Sun, X-rays from certain pulsating neutron stars, gamma-ray lightnings in the Earth's atmosphere, and so on.

8 crore MGNREGS workers deleted in 2 yrs. Centre’s Budget cuts, tech push to blame — NGO report

Report by civil society organisations LibTech India and NREGA Sangharsh Morcha flags tech changes being enforced without adequate training, cut in allocation despite demand for work.

Indian peacekeeper Major Radhika Sen to receive UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award 2023

Major Sen, a native of Himachal Pradesh, served in Democratic Republic of Congo between March 2023 & April 2024. She is the second Indian to win the award since its inception in 2016.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?