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Adani controversy brings back the story of how Manmohan Singh govt rescued Satyam

The man behind the Satyam scam, Ramalinga Raju, was a god in his village, was even called Andhra Pradesh’s Bill Gates.

Viceroys to Rekha to Yash Chopra—Ushnak Mal silk saris a hot favourite for over 100 yrs

Celebrities such as Nutan, Sharmila Tagore, and Rekha were patrons of the silk shop. Recently, Alia Bhatt and Bhumi Pednekar patronised its collections too.

Supreme Court order on CEC is bringing back old era of judicial activism, declare CJI a God

Supreme Court can't become a parallel legislative body. But that's exactly what the court is doing by ordering for a committee with CJI on it to appoint the Chief Election Commissioner.

Is India’s Project Tiger going off script? Big cat deaths from Corbett to Pench to Kanha

Barely two months into 2023, India has lost 37 tigers. On 26 February, the deaths of three tigers in Maharashtra, Kerala and Uttarakhand were recorded by the NTCA.

Wheat open market sale cause of farmers’ worry. Krishi Bhawan faces another difficult year

Central pool stocks of wheat are only slightly above the buffer norms and at least 25 million tonnes must be procured for the public distribution system and welfare schemes.

LS Shashidhara, brilliant geneticist and NCBS director, puts science next to social welfare

Shashidhara wants to focus on applied and translational research in collaboration with multiple institutes to ensure a tangible outcome of immediate utility.

In Nepal game of political dice, Prachanda-Deuba & India are back while Oli out in the cold again

There’s never a dull day in the Himalayan republic. When Deuba lost the election, everyone thought India had lost the plot. But then the plot changed.

Anticipated ED raids, had Plan B & C for Congress plenary, says Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel

In an exclusive interview, Baghel discussed Naxal political killings, how ED officials are ‘roaming around’, and why he thinks Congress will return to power in this year’s polls.

Buddhists ran sophisticated medieval hospitals in Sri Lanka—heated pool, forceps, acupuncture

Excavation projects in Sri Lanka have come up with the ruins of medieval monastic hospitals of a scale that hasn’t yet been seen anywhere in South Asia.

Don’t give clean chit to Sisodia but see the timing. A national scandal is being covered

AAP cries wolf against the central government all the time. But we must remain alert when the wolf actually arrives.

On Camera

Trump’s Iran blockade isn’t just about Tehran, it’s about China

The oil math is skewed against the White House. The blockade has a slim chance of working. Iran can remain defiant, and China unconcerned, longer than Trump can remain solvent.

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.

Warfare enters new dimension as Ukraine’s robot brigade records battle win against Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a group of Russian soldiers surrendered to an unmanned battle group.

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.