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BJP wooing Kerala cardinals. But Christians say they never take voting cues from church

The Christians are such a loyal voter base that 58 per cent of the community voted for the UDF during the assembly elections in 2021, and 51 per cent in 2016.

Sikhs trained in kung fu — British India’s secret weapon to deal with Shanghai’s gangsters

Hong Kong’s Sikh police 'acquired a reputation amongst the British officers for their loyalty and martial prowess in service to the Empire'. This led to Shanghai seeking them out.

When there’s a predator in the family — why punishing child incest under POCSO is a whole other battle

POCSO cases where the accused is a family member are notoriously tricky to handle. Experts propose ‘alternative mechanism’ to ensure better reporting and recompense.

Ram Navami violence in Ramzan month shows future is stark. It’s ‘karo ya maro’ for India now

If the larger responsibility rests with Hindus, Muslims too cannot be absolved. It is indeed time for Muslims to look for reform in some customs.

‘Want to visit Vegas, try litti chokha’ — man held at age 12 tries to turn life around after 25 yrs on death row

Niranaram Chetanram Chaudhary was released last month after an SC order affirmed that he was a juvenile in September 1994, when he was arrested for the murders of seven people in Pune.

Delhi’s Majnu Ka Tila now a crowded mall. Tibetan colony’s old world intimacy gone

AMA Cafe is symbolic of Majnu ka Tila's commercialisation. It is expanding beyond students and foreign tourists.

Astro labs are the new wave in UP village schools. Delhi man revolutionising physics

Aryan Mishra’s astronomy labs are run in perpetuity by teachers and students. Villages with even a single lab have seen increased overall enrolment in schools.

Christian start-up CEO is blockbuster Hindu mythological novelist. Mahabharata is his muse

Readers say Kevin Missal’s strength lies in his careful character selection and treatment.

NCERT textbooks can’t create a secular student. If they did, BJP wouldn’t be in power

Once we give up this myth of school textbooks as the fountain of truth and the child as an empty vessel, we can take a more sober view of what textbooks can and cannot do.

NCR’s biggest race — Noida Metro ahead of Gurugram by a decade

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar announced in this year's Budget that the Metro expansion construction will begin in 2023-2024. Old Gurgaon residents have heard such assurances far too many times.

On Camera

Punjab’s anti-sacrilege law doesn’t guarantee justice. What more needs to be done

The AAP govt has extracted more political capital from sacrilege accountability than any of its predecessors. It now has the opportunity — and the obligation — to match that rhetoric with performance in court.

Oil supply fell by 10 million barrels per day in March. IEA raises alarm over largest disruption ever

IEA projects sharp reversal from its earlier expectations, with global demand for oil in 2026 turning negative. Hormuz disruptions have pushed crude prices to $130 per barrel.

Aerospace, defence overtake pharma to form chunk of Telangana’s exports. Next stop: aero-engine capital

At over Rs 32,000 crore in FY 26, defence and aerospace account for over a third of the state’s exports, beating pharma for the first time since 2014.

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.