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Khalid Saifullah is hero of hot-button apps. He’s using tech to ‘save’ India’s Muslims

Hyderabad-based software engineer Khalid Saifullah is on a one-man tech crusade. He’s made an arsenal of apps for Muslims in Modi’s India, from 'Defeat NRC’ to ‘Missing Voters’.

From NOTA to win against electoral bonds, how IIM-A professors started ADR to fight for poll reforms

Non-profit organisation Association for Democratic Reforms on a mission to 'reduce money and muscle power in political system and make political parties more accountable, transparent'.

Himanta Sarma is reading RSS-Modi politics wrong. Hardliner image won’t help beyond a point

Himanta Biswa Sarma must remember that Modi today is all about Sri Aurobindo’s spiritual Hindutva, not Savarkar’s political Hindutva.

UPSC coaching industry is selling the impossible IAS dream to everyone. It’s overheating

With a coaching institute in every gully of Mukherjee Nagar and Karol Bagh, Delhi is becoming saturated. And now institutes want to build Mukherjee Nagars in every state capital.

Myanmar Generals’ nuclear dreams are Asian crime bosses’ hope to defend their last citadel

The case is entwined with the story of centuries-old criminal clans in Southeast Asia, who forged empires in the crucible of the colonial era using drugs, guns, sex, and political power.

Ladakh is future-proofing against climate change with ice stupas—less snow, melting glaciers

Engineers in Ladakh now collaborate with teams in the Andes and Switzerland, building artificial ice structures and stupas. But a fast warming climate has increased the urgency of villagers, organisations, and researchers.

From Bengal to Haryana and Tamil Nadu, what explains Congress’s obsessive fondness for Left

CPI was critical of Congress in yrs after Independence. Now, in TN, Congress has backed Samsung workers on strike, supporting CPI(M)-affiliated CITU. In Haryana, it left a seat for CPI(M).

‘Tejas’ to ‘Fighter’, Bollywood’s military movies are misfiring. Veterans explain why

Patriotic fever is at an all-time high. So, why are films like ‘Tejas’ and ‘Fighter’ bombing?

Russia’s gains in Ukraine more symbolic than strategic. But Kyiv is in a worse situation

Every major type of equipment that Ukraine needed—from artillery to longer-range missiles, tanks, and combat aircraft—has been supplied only after long delays, if at all.

Farmers’ protest has moved MSP debate from ‘why’ to ‘how’. Now we await final stage of ‘when’

There are many who stick to textbook economics and ask why MSP should exist. But the debate has moved on to concrete discussions on how MSP can be realised.

On Camera

India’s TRP ecosystem needs a reset. Time to end BARC monopoly

A ratings monopoly in India has led to lack of technological variation, resulting in sluggish systems detached from market dynamics.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.