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Nagaland’s music goes beyond Hornbill. Its talent is market-ready for India’s 5-star hotels

Musicians are Nagaland's soft power. And the state government's Task Force for Music and Arts wants to catapult its young talent onto the national stage.

Congress’ Telangana turnaround is the untold story of 2023 elections. Is it hawa or aandhi?

The history of electoral waves tells us that once a wave is set in motion, last-minute tricks are of little consequence.

Huge jump in rural women employment in India. But not many are celebrating

If rural women are going back to farm work, it’s clear that they are struggling to manage the family budget. Even their spouses aren’t earning enough.

A genetic testing revolution is on. Indian patients lining up for answers to rare diseases

Genetic testing can also tell why a person cannot digest certain foods and arm them with the knowledge to prevent or delay negative reactions.

Nagaland’s no longer the only state without a medical college. Can Kohima be next Vellore?

The Nagaland Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (NIMSR) opened its doors in September to 100 students after nearly a decade of delays.

Best & worst scenarios for Raje, Chouhan, Singh on 3 Dec—how they’re different from BJP’s

The BJP high command gave in to BS Yediyurappa in Karnataka recently. But they are better placed in Rajasthan, MP and Chhattisgarh, where Modi wave sweeps the general elections, regardless of assembly polls’ results.

LinkedIn may lack coolness quotient. But with a billion users, it’s doing what it knows best

Other social media platforms have gone head-to-head, rebranding themselves and experimenting. LinkedIn has stayed steadfast, sharpening their tools.

Engineer held in Prague, nurse in Israel — CBI repatriated 49 fugitives in 2022-23, highest in 18 yrs

Data on fugitives shows many more were brought back from Middle East. This year's tally marks increase of 340% from that of 2017, when CBI intensified efforts to repatriate fugitives.

All wars must have an ‘end’. Lessons from Bangladesh, Ukraine to Israel

If the ends — the desired aims or outcomes— of war are uncertain or ill-defined, then there is every possibility of getting bogged down in a never-ending and unwinnable battle.

Kadak Singh’s Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury taking Bengali cinema beyond Bengal

Despite his success in Bollywood, Roy Chowdhury has not left Kolkata or its cinema behind. It informs his art, his stories.

On Camera

Yudhishtira to Bhairava cherished dogs. It’s about our civilisational values

The court order seeking the rounding up of this companion of humans over millennia is a sad story of our times, where our civilisational values have been obscured.

Amid Trump’s tariff bombs, India’s business with America surged while imports from Russia dipped 10%

As India-Russia trade decreases, India's April-July exports to the US this year increased by 21% compared to last year & imports from the US grew by 12%.

India provides Nepal with military equipment, medical supplies; PM Oli likely to visit next month

New Delhi: India has handed over military equipment, medical supplies, trained dogs and horses to the Nepalese Army Monday, ahead of Prime Minister K.P....

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?