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Grammy-winning ‘Baraye’ is Iran’s anthem against oppression. But it will remain unsung in India

Significantly, the Modi regime is following the middle path on the Iran question as well, just as it is doing on the Russia-Ukraine war.

Forget diplomatic chill, Indian and Pakistani startups and talent are hooking up on the quiet

Entrepreneurs and tech talent from both sides of India-Pakistan border have been collaborating with each other for years now, but it’s still strictly hush-hush.

AIIMS Jodhpur has changed healthcare in Rajasthan. But now it’s cracking under patient load

Patients that earlier used to travel to private hospitals and nursing homes that line highways in Gujarat have a place to go now

Govt pitching simplified income tax regime but a basic complexity remains

Why is a doctor employed by a hospital and on salary taxed differently than a doctor who has opened their own practice?

Akhilesh no Tejashwi—earning social justice tag in UP tough. Mulayam legacy doesn’t help

While the party is trying, the SP lacks the language of social justice. It has to go through a process of catharsis to achieve that transformation.

Himachal’s truck cartels are destroying its economy. Adani to Cremica, all want out

At least 43 industrial units have shut operations in the last 3 years. The highest shutdowns were in Sirmaur’s Kala Amb area, where 35 businesses closed shop.

As Chin families flow into Mizoram, a tale of hope & fear in refugee camps near Myanmar border

Zokhawthar, Mizoram: Leaving behind her burning home in Thantlang town of Myanmar’s Chin State, Tial Tin Sung and her family fled across the border into...

Musharraf told Pakistanis not to be India-centric but also called India a permanent threat

Man of paradoxes Musharraf talked about building sustainable democracy but continued to rule with the help of Pakistan Army and intelligence services.

Gangs of New Delhi – featuring young guns, social media swag, & finance

Two ‘inactive’ gang members explain how Delhi’s deadly crime syndicates operate and why they like to recruit minors to do the dirty work. Gangsters’ ‘celebrity’ status draws youth too.

Artist tribals of Lalbazar are painting their ‘village of dreams’. It’s a new tourism destination

In West Bengal’s Jhargram town, tribals have not only revived lost art forms, their wall paintings have turned Lalbazar into a ‘must visit’ place for tourists.

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.