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Faridabad farmhouses vs Aravallis isn’t over. It’s a war that has just begun

One of the biggest anti-encroachment drives in Aravalli history started in June. With it, a major slice of Delhi-NCR’s famous farmhouse culture is being dismantled. And there is more to come.

US-Pakistan romance is not new. Why does India feel betrayed?

I don’t believe that the US-India relationship has deteriorated beyond repair. There are ways of handling Trump, even if the Pakistanis have outplayed us this year.

Brand Bengaluru is stuck on bad roads. MNCs, startups are saying ‘Hello Hyderabad’ now

The Bengaluru vs Hyderabad rivalry was once about attracting the biggest MNCs. Now it’s also about infrastructure, governance, and quality of life—and Bengaluru is losing its lead.

Anatomy of Dalit engineer Kavin Selvaganesh’s murder in Tamil Nadu. And what followed

The circumstances surrounding Dalit IT engineer Kavin Selvaganesh's killing follows a pattern Tamil Nadu is a little too familiar with. Now there is a disturbing new trend.

Priyanka to Sharmila, Kanimozhi to Misa—KCR’s daughter Kavitha is fighting a bigger battle

BRS leader Kavitha has been hurting ever since her letter to KCR, in which she questioned her father for being soft on the BJP, was 'leaked'.

Prada’s next Indian muse? Kolhapur’s Hupari silver anklets make their case

Prada is now ‘considering’ a collaboration with silver anklet artisans from Hupari, near Kolhapur. As silver prices rise and anklets fall out of fashion, they’re hoping for a runway revival.

Tulsi to tomatoes — Delhi balconies are the site of a growing green revolution

Delhi, constrained for space, water, clean air and soil, now wants to be a city of a thousand mini gardens. And urban gardeners are growing plants, fruits, and vegetables.

Indian cities are turning to IITs, tech startups, drone data to solve urban flooding

From real-time flood alerts to drone-based waterlogging surveillance, a slew of initiatives is being tested in Delhi, Bengaluru, and Kanpur.

Bihar’s post-Covid startup zones were a lifeline for migrants. But now they’re running out of steam

Chanpatia/Bettiah/Muzaffarpur: For 16 years, Nisar Ahmed worked tirelessly as a tailor at a small garment unit in Mumbai, sending any savings he could scrape...

Delhi’s Roshanara Club—where Jack Hobbs scored big, Kohli faced a member’s grandson

The club was rechristened as the ‘DDA Roshanara Club’. And it has shed its elite exclusivity too. The association, which was restricted to the elite members of North Delhi, is now available to everyone.

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

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.