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Delhi’s Project Otenga pairs Northeast fine dining with mental health. ‘Not a restaurant’

First there were supper clubs, now there's a food studio. Project Otenga combines Northeast flavours with ‘eating design’.

From rebel to star campaigner: How Shashi Tharoor found his way back in Congress

After months of mixed signals, public divergence & praising opponents, Tharoor has realigned with Congress leadership—attacking Centre in Parliament & campaigning for UDF in Kerala.

CM Yogi once teared up listening to plight of this Pahalgam victim’s family. Then ‘system’ forgot them

A year after Pahalgam terror attack, in a flat in Kanpur’s Shyam Nagar, Aishanya and her in-laws continue to mourn Shubham Dwivedi, who lost his life when he was just 31.

Erased from Kashmir’s grief—Muslims killed as ‘informers’ lie buried, forgotten for 3 decades

The two young men—Ali Mohammad Bhat and Mohammad Maqbool Bhat were killed for being ‘informers’. Their unmarked graves have seen no rituals. No martyrdom marches and oral histories either.

TCS Nashik case begs the question. Why do Muslims get so defensive every time?

The reaction often moves quickly toward dismissing such incidents as conspiracies against the community. Why can we not choose another way to respond?

Trump’s Iran war fits an old US pattern. As always, it will shift the global order

As US President Donald Trump, who campaigned on ending America’s costly wars, takes the United States back to the battlefields of West Asia, the...

The Big Battle for transgender certificates—official apathy, confusion, red tape, bias

The cloud of confusion for India's transgender community has been compounded by the 2026 amendment, which many say could make the tyranny of bureaucratic paperwork a Sisyphean endeavour.

Longer, messier, costlier: War in Iran cripples Indian airlines & fliers, fares spike as high as 14x

Disruptions in flights to and from India are estimated to cost Indian, global flights nearly Rs 8.06 lakh crore each week, according to aviation industry estimates.

RTE hurt school learning outcomes, affecting both reading & math proficiency—NITI Aayog working paper

Preliminary paper by NITI Aayog member is a data-intensive assessment of India’s education system, whose findings conflict the narrative of progress that has accompanied both RTE & NEP 2020.

Who is winning and losing in the US-Israel war on Iran? Here’s a perception rating

It's been over a month since the war began. Where do Iran, Israel, US, Europe, Pakistan and India stand?

On Camera

Blue, bold, and brutal—the Verditer flycatcher kills its enemies with kindness

Classified as 'Least Concern' by the IUCN, the resilient Verditer flycatcher maintains a strong presence from the Himalayas to the southern reaches of India.

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.