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India-US relationship has survived darker times. Intelligence ties bind us together

India-US intelligence ties flourished even in the shadow of the Cold War, as New Delhi resolutely proclaimed its commitment to non-alignment.

Old Haryana trees, Rs 3000 pension and the long red tape

Haryana’s Pran Vayu Devta scheme pays annual pensions to trees over 75 to keep the state’s old giants in good health. Many are still waiting.

A real estate mogul, a ‘mad bully’ & an ex-PM: Inside Pakistan’s Bahria Town corruption scandal

Pakistan’s biggest corruption case is a saga of friendships gone sour, military-ruled real estate & a politician who tried to outwit the most powerful institution in the country.

Flowers, cake and no bill: How this Pune doctor celebrates the birth of a girl

In the last 14 years, Dr Ganesh Rakh, who set up Medicare Hospital in 2007, has celebrated more than 2,500 free deliveries in a bid to change mindsets about gender discrimination. 

Everyone wants a used BluSmart EV. It’s Delhi’s biggest fire sale

BluSmart’s collapse has flooded thousands of EVs into Delhi’s resale market. Reels promise Rs 50,000 bargains, sellers are swamped, and complaints get a blunt ‘take it or leave it’.

‘We’re on our own’—as Yamuna gulps Delhi settlements, stories of loss & resignation, all over again

New Delhi: At Mori Gate, 33-year-old Neetu stood in front of a medical team at a relief camp set up inside a Sarvodaya Vidyalaya,...

The desperate hunt for organ donors in India. Families fight red tape, distrust, ignorance

KD Hospital performs seven to eight transplant surgeries each month. However, the number of deceased donor organ donations remains low, with only six to seven occurring yearly.

Inside the influencer industry—relevance, relatability and revenue

This is no longer an economy that’s in its nascent stage. A popular creator went from charging Rs 30,000 a post to Rs 3 lakh a post in the span of a couple of years.

Trump’s 4,500 troops can topple Nicolás Maduro—not fix Venezuela

The US troops could dislodge the government in Caracas, but it won’t be enough to police a country ringed by drug cartels and insurgents.

China will be more central to India now. Though an anti-US unity is premature

Even with the option of EU markets, China will have to be a significant part of India’s economic policy. But the difficult security relationship is an important complication.

On Camera

The influencer war that took rural creator Pujarini Pradhan global

As social media debated whether audiences were consuming Pujarini Pradhan as a symbol, The Juggernaut turned her into a story that could circulate globally, with or without her participation.

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.