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There’s a reason Bollywood loves Rajmandir Cinema. Jaipur’s single-screen hall is a unicorn

Amitabh Bachchan and Raj Kapoor to Vicky Kaushal have all waved from the balcony of Rajmandir Cinema. While peers like Minerva and Golcha have shut down, it keeps small-screen culture alive.

Punjab is caught in a ‘vicious circle’—guns, gangs, lack of jobs & a strained police force

With youth unemployment high and easy access to weapons, youngsters in the state are joining gangs for quick money and power. As families live in fear of extortion and violence, police officers say the force is burdened with too much work.

7 yrs into probe, ED weighs plea seeking ‘fugitive economic offender’ status for Jatin Mehta’s wife & sons

Mehta family, living in London, is linked to a series of bank frauds. While CBI has filed 16 cases against Mehta, his wife Sonia & sons Suraj and Vishal face a dozen cases of fraud.

India is reviving gazetteers minus the colonial lens. Moradabad is leading the way

While British gazetteers focused largely on administration and revenue, the new exercise aims to create living records of culture, social change, and democratic life. It’s a tough task.

2025 was a busy trade year for India. King of Tariffs strain, FTA with New Zealand, UK & Oman deals

The year began with two major trade announcements—opening of negotiations for “first tranche” of a bilateral trade agreement with the US following PM Modi’s visit to Washington.

Dehradun, Bareilly, Tamil Nadu attack—Indians are turning violent. Don’t keep blaming politics

People who commit violence don’t fear the police. They know that they can harass others, attack shops or even commit murder without being apprehended.

Born in a lab, Indian Statistical Institute helped shape new India. A bill intends to alter its future

Section of faculty, students and alumni oppose MoSPI's draft Bill that seeks to replace Indian Statistical Institute's elected Governing Council with government-nominated board.

Bihar women are trapped in debt spiral. Microfinance companies are the new sahukars

Once saviours in Bihar, microfinance companies have become engines of debt, trapping families in the very loans meant to save them from poverty.

‘Marathi manoos’ hub to multilingual metropolis: Mumbai’s demographic mutation has political dimensions

BMC polls next month will be a crucial test for Thackeray legacy in Mumbai, where Shiv Sena once dominated civic politics. But city's changing character has had an impact on voting pattern.

Rs 1,500 crore & counting: How ancestral lands were grabbed in Goa, one fake heir at a time

Using fictitious ancestors, forged Portuguese-era deeds & compromised officials, land-grab syndicates targeted the Comunidade. SIT, ED probes are exposing the extent of rot.

On Camera

This is how Strait of Hormuz shock is forcing a global trade reset

The current Iran war has laid bare a fundamental reality: 20 per cent of global energy trade cannot afford to rely on a single artery, no matter how resilient and cost-effective.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.