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Job losses, factory closures pushing Surat’s diamond workers to the edge. 71 suicides in 18 months

There are about 8-10 lakh diamond workers in Surat, says Diamond Workers Union Gujarat. Most of these workers are neither permanent nor registered employees on the payroll.

Girl kills father, lover turns murderer. Are rural romances growing deadlier?

Love affairs in rural India seem to be turning deadlier, more brutal, and increasingly gender-agnostic. These breathlessly covered ‘prem prasangs’ suggest a churning among rural youth and a society that’s unprepared.

Young Indians are making Khatu Shyam cool. Govt is playing catch-up with new temple corridor

From 2 lakh weekly visitors to Rs 250 crore annual donations, Khatu Shyam temple in Rajasthan's Sikar draws massive crowds and investment, with govt pumping Rs 350+ crore into infrastructure.

Kashmiri jihadists more resilient than we think. Rebuilding J&K Police is key to counter them

The new jihadists in J&K have harried Indian forces, staged a series of ambushes, and now begun to target Indian civilian infrastructure projects.

A to Z of AQI—Why Delhi can’t breathe easy

ThePrint looks at how and why Delhi is vulnerable every year. It’s the annual ritual of masks and air purifiers.

My question on Canada: Are these spies really the best India can find in the 21st century?

Senior officers at R&AW do not know how to conduct covert operations. Many are police officers who don’t seem to understand the difference between an encounter and a covert hit.

Is Donald Trump a fascist or clown? He’s just following the playbook

Trump’s rise has meant a hollowing out of the unstated social agreement on which all democracy rests. Even if he loses this election, repairing that damage will be a challenge.

DY Chandrachud’s legacy is he put a fresh coat of paint on SC. It needed structural changes

Superficial steps that only burnish the CJI’s image has been a hallmark of DY Chandrachud’s changes on the administrative side of the SC.

In ANI vs Wikimedia, Round 1 goes to India’s tech law. The US firm has taken a beating twice

During the trial, Wikimedia did something that it hasn’t done anywhere else in the world. It took down an English article after the Delhi High Court order.

In Pawar bastion Baramati, Yugendra up against his own Goliath. Uncle Ajit has never lost an election

Second nephew versus uncle tussle in Pawar family, with Sharad & Ajit Pawar at loggerheads following latter’s rebellion. Yugendra is son of Ajit’s elder brother Shrinivas.

On Camera

How India’s Sparrows outsmarted Pakistan and conquered Siachen in 1984 Operation Meghdoot

The ‘Sparrows’—the signalmen of the Indian Army— were known for their swiftness and agility in establishing secure and reliable communication in battle zones.

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.