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The promise of Ambedkar University Delhi is in tatters. Professors are quitting & suing

Ambedkar University Delhi has thrived, stagnated, and now declined. Staff are voting with their feet.

In J&K, the police are the ‘intimate enemy’ battling guilt of working against their own & fear of death

Lines are often blurry as retired IPS officer says police & militancy exist within same classroom, family, sometimes within same person. 'It is not easy being police here,' he adds.

Tirupati god was originally offered pongal. North Indian pilgrims brought laddus

Tirumala was once a minor shrine with only local devotees. It grew as an investment destination for Vijayanagara elites in the 16th century.

Rajasthan’s 17 new districts are running from mandis, hostels, schools. A logistical mess

A year after Rajasthan’s 17 new districts were carved out, they’ve become a political battleground between BJP and Congress. But action on a review panel’s report still pending.

Chandrababu Naidu’s Tirupati charade won’t work. Andhra Pradesh is not Gujarat

Luckily for the YSR Congress Party—and for the Opposition in Andhra Pradesh—Jagan Mohan Reddy, although a dynast, is no Rahul Gandhi.

Where does Aravalli end? Lack of clarity leads to rampant mining; furious Haryana villagers

Haryana's Rajawas village’s vehement opposition to mining near the Aravalli range comes from bitter experiences. They have faced the repercussions of living near a stone mine.

South India’s GDP growth didn’t come out of the blue. Central govt had a big hand

A recent EAC-PM working paper showed southern states performed very well in terms of contribution to the nation’s GDP. A history of concessions and policy support from New Delhi played a part.

Bengal’s shape-shifters are banking on Bohurupi. ‘Give us a stage, we’ll enthrall a city’

Kolkata: Nanichora Das Baul becomes someone new every day—Shiva or Parvati, Durga or the demon king, even a skeleton sometimes. As one of Bengal’s few remaining bohurupis—quick-change artists who...

Chemistry of curd to physics of paratha, GST rates on food are a multi-disciplinary tangle

Issue of GST on food items is in news again after hotel owner’s viral interaction with Finance Minister Sitharaman last week. But complexities highlighted go back further in time.

India’s youngest spiritual baba wants no friends, smartphones. What about homework, people ask

Ten-year-old Abhinav Arora’s teachers ask him to sing bhajans for them during free periods. Every child in his class wants to sit with him—they have to use a roster.

On Camera

SIR aside, why BJP is not counting its chickens for a non-vegetarian CM in Bengal

The BJP has been celebrating the deletion of 27 lakh voters during the SIR in West Bengal under CEC Gyanesh Kumar, as the majority of them are from Muslim-dominated districts.

Govt extends EV subsidies, nudges auto-makers to adopt cleaner fuel amid energy supply crisis

Centre says LPG supply stable despite pressure. Steps up efforts to ensure fuel security as Hormuz disruptions amid West Asia tensions upend global trade.

Brigadier & son assaulted in South Delhi for objecting to public drinking. No FIR yet, Army seeks action

Army has written to Delhi Police seeking action against the accused involved in the Friday night episode.

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.