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Who’s the real Nizam of Hyderabad now? A battle royale among contenders is brewing

It’s Azmet Jah vs Raunaq Yar Khan in Hyderabad— a fight between a remote, globe-trotting heir and a popular local descendent.

A Bengaluru group is knee-deep in wastewater—looking for secrets on future diseases

Ecologist Farah Ishtiaq and her team are tracking viruses and diseases through Bangalore's underbelly. Their wastewater-based epidemiology project is catching attention.

Jharkhand girls leave home for English, movies, city life. Then they face India’s urban rich

Police search trains at Ranchi station for young girls. But their hands are tied. 'If we verify they are going with their parents’ consent, then we have no mandate to stop them.'

Modi must shift from manufacturing to services. ‘Make in India’ needs course correction

Services' share in India’s GVA increased from 48% to 57% in 8 years without being the primary focus. Imagine what the sector can do if Modi govt sets its eyes on it.

Inside ‘Ghar Wapsi’ of Chhattisgarh tribals: RSS women priests reach out, royal washes feet

36 Catholic tribal families 'returned' to Hindu fold in an event organised by RSS' Dharma Jagaran Samiti last week. ThePrint saw how battle for religious dominance is fuelled by politics.

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘I, me, mine’ to Tharoor showing real crisis—3 days of Congress plenary session

West Bengal delegate Shankar and MP Shashi Tharoor seemed like two discordant voices who got little attention.

Haryana’s desperate bachelors bought wives. They turned out to be ‘loot-and-scoot’ brides

'Our society deserves this. This is karma hitting us back for aborting our girl children,' says a father-in-law who was served poisoned tea by a 'looteri dulhan'.

Victim or criminal? How law finds itself in knots when a battered woman kills her abuser

Courts are coming up with different understanding & versions of battered women syndrome to adjudicate such cases, but stakeholders say more clarity from law, judiciary required.

Haryanvi songs are moving from vulgarity to veil — ghoonghat is sexualised, male gaze the muse

Songs such as 52 Gaj ka Daman and Chatak Matak are gaining popularity in Haryana. Singers have no option but to give in to the disturbing trend.

2020 riots changing Delhi. Muslims, Hindus leaving old neighbourhoods, moving to ghettos

In riot-affected Seelampur and Mustafabad, people are selling their houses at low prices; property rates have peaked in single-faith areas such as Jamia Nagar.

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.