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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.

Trump’s vision for America is apartheid South Africa—Musk ignites white nationalist dreams

From swathed privilege in apartheid South Africa to today’s US power corridors, Elon Musk and Peter Thiel laid the roots of Donald Trump’s radical agenda.

Sooraj Barjatya’s sanskaar-sadgi-shaadi formula is now ready for OTT era

Sooraj Barjatya has updated his hasta-khelta joint-family universe with Bada Naam Karenge. ‘I'll be happiest if a youngster takes a subscription to watch this with grandparents’.

Where is Kangana Ranaut? How BJP’s favourite poster child went missing from its script

BJP MP Kangana Ranaut’s attendance plummeted to zero in this year's budget session. She has also been absent from her constituency, and has been skipping court hearings.

A teachers’ crisis is brewing across India—Chhattisgarh to UP, Punjab, Tamil Nadu

Recruitment scandals, new competency exams, ad-hocism, and low salaries—India's schoolteachers are fighting on the streets, in courts, and even online.

Was sati a British myth about India? Medieval memorial stones hold the truth

After Amish Tripathi and Bhavish Aggarwal questioned the reality of sati, liberals are claiming that the ritual was endemic to Hindu society. Neither have it completely right.

Ranveer Allahbadia fought Left cancel culture. And yet, the Right came after him

These hypocrites give comedy a bad name, but no Indian citizen should have the full weight of the state used against them over a joke, no matter how crass.

A Cloud Called Bhura to Hello Sun, Indian children’s fiction is telling climate stories

Indian children’s fiction is taking on the climate crisis. There are now mysteries, picture books, modern fables, and adventure titles with environmental themes.

Haryana khap breaks 100-yr-old marriage taboo between villages. Now waits for 1st wedding

Across Haryana, young couples have to live by socially constructed dos and don’ts and defiance would earn the wrath of Khap panchayats.

Al-Qaeda’s last Indian soldier is imprisoned in Pakistan. Is the long jihad finally dead?

It's unclear when Mohammad Usman, a former resident of Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh, was incarcerated. But being an anti-India jihadist no longer guarantees gentle treatment in Pakistani prisons.

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Pakistan is drawing several lessons from its moment under the sun

Most of the diplomatic messaging was driven not by Islamabad but by regional powers and their calculations—Washington, Tehran and even the UAE.

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.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.