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There’s a yoga war in Delhi parks between Arvind Kejriwal and L-G. Breathe in and keep calm

Delhi's residents were benefiting from Dilli Ki Yogshala. Now they are surprised that a programme on yoga, which PM Modi himself does and promotes, could be caught up in a political tussle.

Behind killing of Arshad Sharif lies ISI’s deepest secret—an empire of heroin in East Africa

There's a strange story of how the Generals who ran the ISI worked with Afghan and Pakistani drug cartels to raise funds for global jihadists—and to enrich themselves.

Canada doesn’t support or recognise Khalistan referendums & stands for united India, says envoy

Cameron MacKay, High Commissioner of Canada to India, says Canadian intelligence continues to work closely with India and is 'on same page when it comes to extremism, terrorism'.

Siren on, TVs off. This Maharashtra village is on ‘digital detox’ to produce IAS, IPS officers

Children in the village must stay away from cell phones and TVs. If they don't, the village monitoring group does the rounds to check on each home.

‘Chhote Sarkar, The Other Lalan’: It’s a 2-vs-1 battle of the ‘dons’ in Bihar’s Mokama bypoll

Anant Singh alias Chhote Sarkar has been winning from Mokama since 2005. His wife is the RJD candidate this time, facing off against the BJP’s Sonam Devi, spouse of Lalan Singh.

NCR has a graveyard of ghost malls—eerie storefronts, broken mannequins, mammoth losses

When a mall dies, proprietors and owners brace themselves for losses that can run into crores, while employees wake up every day with dread.

US-China ‘cold war’ over chips has a lesson — India needs more Dholeras

The US can deny India advanced technologies in the same way that it has denied nuclear technology and know-how of the F series fighter jets.

Govt not in business: Modi govt accounts for 72% of all disinvestment since 1991, data shows

Govt has earned Rs 4.48 lakh crore from disinvestment since 2014. With inflation factored in, this still represents 57% of all disinvestment proceeds since 1991.

Prastuti Porasor is Assam’s one-woman cultural powerhouse and a ‘hero’ for 2 decades now

Female-driven entertainment is often seen as an unprofitable venture. Prastuti Porasor’s work and popularity defies that logic.

In Pakistan, Djinns prove more powerful than the Generals. Stage set for a magical battle

Imran Khan was seizing closely-guarded military domains. The confrontation had become inevitable.

On Camera

Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

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.