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Red Sea attacks a rent-seeking gesture not war cry. Bombing Yemen won’t fix the crisis

For the moment, Israel's conflict in Gaza provides enough legitimacy to deploy substantial peacekeeping forces through the Red Sea, but the model is unsustainable.

Gig dream is fading for Uber, Ola drivers. They are forming picket lines & support groups

The gig sector is booming, but policy inaction, declining incentives from app-based companies, and skyrocketing fuel prices have trapped gig workers in a spiral of diminishing returns.

Ennore Coromandel gas leak was a close shave. People are going from hospital to protest site

A week after the leak, people in the region have started having breathing issues, skin rashes. Children are experiencing fever bouts.

Poonch incident should encourage military justice review. Bring one law for three Services

The Army's image took a severe beating because of the torture videos from Poonch. Even Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stressed the importance of Army winning the hearts and minds of people.

Arunachal Pradesh is the Davos of vroom vroom vroom. It’s the motorsport hub of the rich

The once-sleepy streets of Dambuk are now lined with McLaren, Audi R8, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Porsche, Nissan GTR, and Lamborghini. The exotic wheels have put state tourism in the fast lane.

Haryana govt shows Dubai dream to bouncers. But FIRs, tattoos, violence scars come in the way

Owner of Gurugram-based Devil Bouncers, Sunny, says most bouncers of NCR can’t get their passports verified. They keep getting into fights.

No games, medals, opportunities for fame—Haryana wrestlers lost without entering the ring

The movement to 'clean up' Indian wrestling has inadvertently left young grapplers as collateral damage —cancelled competitions now threaten their sports careers and job prospects.

How did BJP pull off tribal turnaround in Chhattisgarh? Inside RSS’s ‘apolitical’ Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram

VKA was formed on 26 December 1952 against a backdrop of 'unabated conversions'. Although an apolitical organisation, it is seen as crucial to BJP's Chhattisgarh win in 2023, and its 2018 loss.

Vivek Bindra sold Ambani-Zuckerberg dreams to India’s lost youth. It’s now a nightmare

A video of Bindra’s wife Yanika accusing him of domestic violence has gone viral. Now there is anger among people who want the Bada Business Pvt Ltd founder behind the bars.

Don’t expect a gentler Modi in 2024. He’s already sure of his place in history

Narendra Modi's supremacy doesn't work in South India. Unless the BJP's next victory is more national in character, the Hindi belt vs the rest problem will fester going ahead.

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India talked big on Russia-Ukraine mediation. Alaska meet offers a window

Europe and Ukraine’s agencies are crucial. Steering the Alaska talks bilaterally between the US and Russia will foil the outcomes before they even start taking effect.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.