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Manmohan Singh and Modi’s 10-year economic legacy—MNREGA safety vs unsafe jobs in Israel

The Interim Budget 2024 offers a neat milestone to compare economic, taxation, and expenditure philosophies of Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi’s ten-year tenures.

BJP sent Shivraj Singh Chouhan packing. Why would it make Nitish Kumar CM again?

The chaos at the inconsequential Chandigarh Mayoral election shows the absurdity of Indian politics today.

Gujarat’s true crime drama—flying gold coins, fleeing labourers, police chase, & an alert ASI

240 British-era gold coins, found by Adivasi labourers hired to demolish an NRI's house, travelled from Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh, setting off an inter-state hunt. The question everyone's asking is: who gets the gold?

Medieval Bengali Buddhism wasn’t purely ‘Indian’. Javanese gods, Hindu rivalry

Sudhanakumara—a minor hero from an older Buddhist text—was quite popular in Java, where he was depicted on the colossal Borobudur temple in the 9th century.

Over 100 people took loans against property in Ahmedabad. They never saw money, lost their homes too

Ahmedabad-based Colour Merchants Cooperative Bank facing 7 FIRs for allegedly defrauding loan applicants, with charge sheets filed in 2. Police say they have received over 100 complaints.

Ram Rahim is giving tips to parents, pregnant women during parole. His victims run for cover

Gurmeet Ram Rahim's YouTube channel has over 1.25 million subscribers. In his most recent video, he urges devotees not to visit him because he is always available for digital darshans.

‘Shame, societal pressures’ — why independent women fall for conmen offering ‘love, companionship’

In most cases, women are left to deal with the consequences with no legal recourse available and very little help from society. Meanwhile, the conmen go on to swindle multiple women.

Roop Rekha Verma, 80-yr-old prof championing Bilkis, communal harmony on streets & in court

Lucknow’s Roop Rekha Verma defies labels. She advocates for communal and gender justice, but avoids left-liberal jargon and terms like ‘feminist’ to drive change.

Modi-Shah completing their unfinished 2020 agenda by backing Nitish Kumar

Nitish Kumar will become eminently dispensable for the BJP after the Lok Sabha elections. The BJP won’t wait for the next Assembly election in 2025 to have its own CM in Bihar.

Assam to Mizoram & 20-hour bumpy ride—how Kuki-Zomi students return to Manipur to get degrees

Andrew and Vaiphei dropped everything and fled when ethnic violence broke out in Manipur in May 2023. Their journey back is more treacherous than their pending medical exams.

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Hungary’s Viktor Orbán was defeated by his own system. Magyar has to clean up the mess

Even out of power, Viktor Orbán has built a system to protect his legacy and make it difficult for any successor to govern.

US ends oil waivers but Russian crude flows to India ‘likely to remain steady’ amid Hormuz disruption

India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.