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BJP wants a Maharashtra redo in Odisha. Naveen Patnaik is the last obstacle

With the back to the wall now, Naveen Patnaik is suddenly doing what he seldom did before—coming to the Assembly daily, making interventions, giving statements to TV channels, and hitting the streets.

Delhi is having extravagant & unhealthy obsession with palm trees

“The palm fashion really came from Dubai and Sharjah," environmentalist Pradip Krishen, and author of Trees of Delhi: A Field Guide, said.

Graduate and unemployed: India’s middle-class rulebook for career & success no longer works

Saurabh Mukherjea, Nandita Rajhansa and Sapana Bhavsar highlight 5 beliefs contradicted by India's economic data in their book 'Breakpoint: The Crisis of the Middle Class and the Future of Work'.

‘Robbery victims’ as visa applicants, flights costlier than loot: How FBI cracked staged crime racket  

The visa scam, where applicants claimed to be victims of robberies, was exposed after the FBI found that one of the 'robbers' flew in on a ticket costlier than what he ended up ‘stealing’.

War in West Asia sparks a battle in Surat—of survival, staying afloat & averting another crisis

LPG scarcity, rising costs & disrupted exports push families to chulhas & workers to their home states. Industry insiders say it’s not a full-blown crisis yet, but the impact is widespread.

SC must formulate a code for former judges. The robe cannot be rented after retirement

Retired Indian judges are appearing in foreign proceedings. It's an institutional problem

Modi-Netanyahu rapport, Hindu-Jew ties, food & culture—former BJP MP brings back ‘Namaste Shalom’

Magazine was first launched in 2018, but couldn’t sustain beyond a few editions. It has been relaunched at a time when India’s relation with Israel is in focus.

A rebellious Hoshiarpur cobbler that PhD students love to cite

When customers enter Dwarka Bharti’s shop, they notice the books lying with the shoes and ask if he reads—but he rarely mentions that he is a writer as well.

‘Khoon ki Holi’ threat looming, Delhi’s Uttam Nagar headed for muted Eid under blanket of cops

The fallout over Tarun Kumar Butolia’s killing was swift. Scuffles broke out, ‘aakrosh sabhas’ were held and bulldozers moved in. Residents say social media ‘amplified’ issue, ‘outsiders’ started protest.

Indian Muslim intellectuals struggling to make sense of Iran crisis. Ummah isn’t the answer

Many Muslim communities, Shia and Sunni alike, often respond through a religious lens. That lens slips into a tribal thinking, shaped by ideas like the ummah.

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.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.