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He gave birth, she became a mom: How transgender couple broke barriers to become parents

Kerala couple Zahad and Ziya became India’s first transgender couple to have a biological child this week. But before the happiness, there was heartbreak and struggle.

How Gujarmal found Modinagar after being banished from the Patiala riyasat

In the Modinagar township, Gujarmal would take an extended morning walk with his assistant trailing him with a notepad in hand.

Bengaluru firm has eyes in sky to fix problems on ground. Crops, insurance claims, floods

SatSure set up a 'war room' with the Kerala government for 2018 flood damage and impact assessment in real time.

You saw a new Rahul Gandhi in Parliament. I saw the change in Kashmir itself

As the country embraces the new Rahul Gandhi after the Bharat Jodo Yatra, the Congress leader cannot but embrace the challenge of practising politics in these dark times.

‘Celebrated too soon’ — Ladakh fights for identity, autonomy more than 3 yrs after Article 370 move

Ladakh battled to become a Union territory for decades, but reality since 2019 has been bleak, say protestors, who are demanding its inclusion under 6th Schedule of Constitution.

There’s a new shrink in town, and it’s the AI chatbot. Patients enjoy more privacy, no bias

From Wysa to Woebot, young Indians are shifting toward cheaper alternative therapy tools. But many say they're no 'heavy lifters'.

What we know as Indian Buddhism today was shaped by Central Asians and Greeks

What is acknowledged as ‘Indian’ now was developed across millennia by people who we don’t consider Indian today.

BSF’s shoot-to-kill policy can’t stop Bangladesh cow traffickers. Trade legalisation must

The success of Sheikh Hasina’s government in crushing jihadist terrorism has had a crucial role in making India more secure.

Godrej, Cipla, Tata— private archives are filling the gaps in the story of modern India

The National Archives of India has almost no record of India's Green Revolution but National Centre for Biological Sciences in Bangalore does.

Dying with dignity is now easier. Experts say next step is to educate people on their rights

Apex court simplified the procedure for executing living wills last month, making ‘right to die with dignity’ more accessible. Experts say promoting ‘death literacy’ is key now.

On Camera

NTA was supposed to rescue exams from ‘Munna Bhais’. Now it’s part of the problem

National Testing Agency’s charter is to assess the 'competence of candidates' for admission and recruitment, but NEET and UGC-NET firestorms have put its own competency in question.

Fewer millionaires set to emigrate this yr, India produces ‘far more’ than those leaving — Henley report

The report predicts net emigration of 4,300 millionaires in 2024, lower than the outflow in 2023 & 2022. Congress has raised concerns about the outflow of HNIs from the country.

Army hospital commandant says no misuse of disability pension grant. ‘Scrutiny at all levels’

Lt Gen Nilakantan says revised Entitlement Rules & Guide to Medical Officers for pensions had been revised to rationalise disability classification, quantification & granting of disability.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.