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VIT’s Team Sammard wows NASA panels with rockets & satellites—no aerospace students involved

Team Sammard from Tamil Nadu’s VIT is among India’s top 3 teams for the Spaceport America Cup. Students from different disciplines are building rockets and satellites and excelling in global contests.

Young Bihari women are India’s brave new coders. Bengaluru is their dream

As the women work on their coding tasks at the residential school, the trainer plays music from her phone to keep the atmosphere lively. Only English pop—to help them learn the language.

Shaktikanta Das has handled govt better than rockstar RBI chiefs. The real test is now

The next few weeks will show how successfully Governor Shaktikanta Das can navigate the latest butting of heads between the government and the RBI.

Rahul Gandhi should step back. He has 4 big reasons to pass the baton to Priyanka

Maharashtra and Jharkhand elections have proved yet again that Rahul Gandhi can’t ignite the imagination of aspirational India.

Small-town India gets a new movie experience. Inflatable cinema halls with Dolby, recliners

Picture Time Digiplex is the king of inflatable cinema. It isn't competing with multiplexes but is offering a quick assemble-dismantle option in small towns & semi-rural areas.

Tirupati board should have only Hindu employees. ‘Majority’ religion deserves rights too

Religious freedom should include the right of institutions to not employ those who may be inimical to it, but in “secular” India it is apparently a pointer to Hindu bigotry.

Maharashtra, Jharkhand show Indian elections are like a tennis match: Karti Chidambaram

The future of Indian politics lies in the ability of political parties to adapt to state-specific dynamics and engage with the electorate in a deeper, more continuous way.

BJP is winning elections without Modi. Congress needs to change its strategy

If Modi is no longer the most important campaign issue then how does it matter how much Rahul Gandhi attacks him?

Pakistan’s Shia killings mark the collapse of its nationhood. Islamic State knows only war

There was little Shia-Sunni conflict in the pre-colonial era. In early 20th century, the struggle for political power sharpened the boundaries, increasingly leading to violence.

Noida cricket academies have a business model—Enroll young cricketers, play with their future

A flourishing corporate cricket culture, affordability, and swathes of farm lands in the region have encouraged the mushrooming of such unregistered academies.

On Camera

Anil Kapoor and the rise of angry Dalit-Bahujan hero

Bollywood shows Dalit-Bahujan characters as helpless victims. Recent film ‘Subedaar’ is an act of resistance.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

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.