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How Agra turned kinnows into orange gold in 10 yrs. It started with one man’s trip to Punjab

Agra isn’t just about potatoes and petha anymore. It’s rising as a kinnow hub and slowly challenging the dominance of Punjab and Rajasthan. Until 2006, no one thought it could even grow here.

Vedas don’t mention Hindu pilgrimages. When did they become mainstream?

Hinduism is, above all, a religion in motion. More importantly, the loud online proclamations of what Hinduism 'really' is is part of the religion’s endless flexibility.

Gujarat Dalit homeopathy student called profs Yamraj in suicide note. Father wants answers

The suicide of a 19-year-old Dalit student at Gujarat’s Merchant Homoeopathic Medical College has put the institution under scrutiny over allegations of harassment, bullying, and abuse.

FIITJEE couldn’t solve the money problem. It tried new business models and still failed

FIITJEE's fall is a worrying sign for India’s multimillion dollar coaching industry that remains largely unregulated and in a constant flux.

Exit polls, enter mystery. A new business model where politics is key & sample sizes rarely matter

The polling industry is crowded, with new firms emerging every election cycle. A look at 10 companies that released exit polls ahead of the Delhi Assembly results.

Europe is imploding. Blame liberals for German elections, not Nazi terror

The far-right AfD becoming the second-largest formation in Germany's Reichstag raises serious questions about the growing challenges to the democratic structures of Europe.

India’s agriculture education stuck in Green Revolution mindset

Indian agriculture education is stuck in the Green Revolution era. ICAR reforms aim to modernise curricula with skills in AI, climate tech, and global markets.

Make women pregnant, get rich—Bihar’s cyber scam goes to a whole new level

Nawada district has long been a hotbed of scams, swindles, and schemes. But platforms like Telegram, Facebook, and WhatsApp have changed the nature of the con.

India has elephants, China doesn’t. Credit goes to ancient India’s land ethics

Ancient India's land ethic—reflected in Kautilya’s Arthashastra—balanced military, economic, and religious priorities to preserve vast elephant habitats, a legacy lost in China’s agrarian surge.

Amit Shah’s command and control system in BJP is malfunctioning. Even poll wins can’t fix it

One can only imagine how unhappy Devendra Fadnavis must have been as Eknath Shinde’s deputy. Now the shoe is on the other foot, and Shinde is feeling the pinch.

On Camera

What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.