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9 yrs, 133 hearings & counting — a Ranchi man’s case exemplifies endless delays in NIA trials

According to data available on NIA website, its Delhi office has registered 288 cases since 2009, of which 7 have been closed, judgment pronounced in 14 & part verdict given in 7.

Delhi University is the new battleground for queer students—stigma, suppression and suicide

At Hindu College, Zakir Husain College, Jesus and Mary College, and Sri Guru Gobind Singh College, the demands of students for a queer collective are met with resistance, ignorance, indifference, and even threats by authorities.

It’s time to end Budget secrecy, deal final blow to India’s colonial hangover

Budget secrecy isn't needed for a number of reasons, and doing away with it would actually benefit India's policymakers.

‘I was lost’: Thrust into world of IITs, rural Navodaya Vidyalaya alums have each other’s back

Students from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) have a solid track record of making it to IITs, but fitting in can be tough. JNV support groups offer solace, and a sense of pride.

Akhand Bharat shouldn’t enter Indian military gates. Army can’t afford to lose focus

Whenever India’s political or military leaders brandish threats during periods of ‘uneasy peace’, Pakistan Army becomes the main beneficiary.

Sparrows are coming back to Delhi finally. A new forest is now their safe haven

By next year, sparrows counting will be conducted to establish the impact of conservation efforts. It shows that these grassroots efforts can have an impact.

Big B, ‘Computer ji, Lock kiya jaaye’ — what Amitabh Bachchan’s suit for personality rights means

Granting an injunction, Delhi HC found that defendants appear to be using Big B's celebrity status for 'promoting their own activities, without his authorisation or permission'.

Bihar’s YouTube Bahubalis are here. They follow no rules but police, politicians fear them

The digital Bahubalis of Bihar are mini-Arnab Goswamis. But they are not journalists.

Tamil pride, ‘soft’ Hindutva, Modi govt schemes — BJP trying to cut into TN’s Dravidian politics

While BJP is still political lightweight in Tamil Nadu, its aggression here is making ruling DMK wary, with leaders of the regional party criticising BJP as if it were principal opposition.

Bengaluru Batman fights bribes, writes FIRs, calls NGOs. Broseph on Reddit is Mr Fixit

Dushyant Dubey has built a strong network of friends, police, politicians, and NGOs. And he is using it to help Reddit users with a problem.

On Camera

Rajkummar Rao must keep his chin up. Questions will be asked and he’s no victim

Rajkummar Rao now looks pretty much unrecognisable. It doesn’t take much to deduce that eyebrows will be raised, and questions will be asked about his face.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.