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KYC tyranny. This is how my father and many others are being harassed: Karti Chidambaram

Employment of third-party vendors to conduct KYC processes is another issue. They bombard customers with document requests, sometimes without a proper understanding of what is needed.

Back from RSS headquarters, PM Modi has a tricky choice to make—Trump vs Thengadi

Modi can’t let Trump’s words and actions dent this public image. Politics aside, agreeing to the US president’s demands would mean a repudiation of what Thengadi stood for.

Trump’s cutting aid to prisons housing Islamic State cadres. Thousands have already escaped

Failure by nation-states to implement policies that include and empower vulnerable young people lies at the heart of why organisations like the Islamic State are succeeding.

Bangladeshi journalist Sumi Khan says Yunus govt killed free press. So she’s in exile in US

‘I have credible information that some foreign journalists have been approached to publish positive stories of post-Hasina Bangladesh,' Khan alleged.

Nelong villagers were forced out in ’62. Modi govt breathing life into ghost villages near LAC

Modi government is trying to overturn that long painful memory of lost homeland, the trauma suffered by Nelong villagers after 1962.

Five gunshots in NCR that killed the big fat Indian wedding in one month

Blood, chaos, silence. And the baraatis kept dancing.

Marathons are no longer reserved for elite. Small-town, middle-class India wants in

Clubs such as Bhag, catered toward the chronically online Gen Z crowd, are leveraging social media trends and the promise of social connections to gain runners.

Centre might need to do business with J&K’s mainstream parties. Even if it’s painful for Modi

Ever since J&K lost its special status, the Awami Action Committee and the Ittihadul Muslimeen had escaped proscription, with New Delhi hoping its leaders would steer followers toward democratic politics.

We all lost the battle in SSR case. Courts, media, politicians won’t uphold our rights

It was Rhea Chakraborty who suffered in the Sushant Singh Rajput case. It can be you or me next time.

Life inside India’s posh senior communities. Karaoke, cocktails, billiards, aqua aerobics

One 68-year-old even left the US for luxe living in Bhiwadi. Senior societies are the new retirement dream, 5-star style.

On Camera

Tamil Nadu’s elections are fought on delivery—ideology appears only when needed

Electoral competition now appears dominated by welfare delivery and governance metrics, but ideology has not disappeared in Tamil Nadu. Instead, it has become strategic.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

India working on lowering military reaction time to hostilities, boosting use of AI—CDS Gen Chauhan

On lessons from the ongoing West Asia conflict, he says that while US had superior technology and strike capability, Iran used geography to its advantage.

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.