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Why Modi-Shah can’t do to Yogi in 2024 what Vajpayee did to Kalyan Singh in 1999

The RSS loved both poster boys of Hindutva—Kalyan Singh & Yogi Adityanath. Singh faced rebellion from within the BJP after 1999 polls. Yogi is also under siege from within after 2024 polls.

Chinese influence is growing in Pakistan’s Gwadar. No access for local Baloch people

The current ruling regime in Pakistan is deficient in the art of political language and believes that force is the only tool to be used.

Vizag techies, MBAs chased visas. Landed in Cambodia’s Chinese-run digital slave camps

Lured by shady recruiters, many young graduates from Vizag are trafficked as foot soldiers in global cyber-crime rings. Their ‘job’: scamming Indians from compounds in Southeast Asia.

Bought by Adani, Ramdev, Ravi Shankar-linked entities, Ayodhya buffer zone for Army quietly de-notified

These parcels of land had previously been notified by state govt as buffer zones for Army training since Majha Jamthara is near Army lands reserved for field firing and artillery practice.

Kautilya’s ‘Arthashastra’, Manu’s laws—Ancient India had rich literature on jurisprudence

Today, the plaintiff is expected to provide evidence in court. Jurists in ancient India saw the issue as more complex—the burden of proof was determined after both parties had spoken.

England has been a melting pot for global jihadists since 1990s—Anjem Choudary is proof

English jihadists such as Andrew Rowe, Saajid Badat, and Muhammad Bilal spread out across the world. UK intelligence paid attention only after London’s transport system was bombed.

If you want an efficient all-India service, allow them to open their mouth freely—Sardar Patel

On 10 October 1949, during the Constituent Assembly debate, Vallabhbhai Patel strongly defended the civil services and the guarantees provided to them during the transfer of power from British rule.

Delhi’s NEET, CA coaching hubs just like UPSC areas—basement library, tiny room, narrow street

Poor infrastructure, inadequate drainage systems, and substandard living conditions aren’t confined to Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar and Mukherjee Nagar. It's business as usual in Gautam Nagar and Laxmi Nagar.

Homes lost in sea of mud, Wayanad survivors recall horror, neighbours saying ‘nothing will happen’

Families sheltering in a school in Meppadi panchayat area say most of them survived because they paid heed to officials who were constantly urging them to leave, but many stayed back.

‘Flimsy, contradictory & nonsense’ — why WazirX’s post-hack actions have raised calls for regulation

Crypto exchange WazirX’s $235 million hack could have happened either via ‘social engineering’ or phishing. Either way, the cost should be borne by it, not users, market analysts say.

On Camera

BBC scandal: Britain’s elite establishment is rapidly sinking

The impact of all this upheaval is unmooring. We search for the BBC to confirm that Britain still exists and find it missing.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.