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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.

Indian politicians hit the jackpot with 1957 TISCO case. It set the tone for political funding

Electoral bonds have done what past innovations in party funding couldn’t — they have sprung the issue of party funding onto the national stage.

A Diwali murder and a Godfather-style gang war is back in this Haryana village

A dreaded Jat gang, minted in the crucible of Haryana's prohibition, panchayat capture, and land grabbing nearly 30 years ago, has resurfaced this month. It’s third-generation warfare.

On Camera

Swraj Paul was the original NRI powerbroker. Helped Indira’s return, shaped India Inc

When he was asked why he was so loud in his criticisms of Indian industry when his purpose could be better served by a shrewder approach, he said, “Because I am a Punjabi, not a Marwari”.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

India and France to jointly develop and manufacture 120 kN engine for homegrown AMCA

The new engine, set to be developed over the next 10 years, will power the second tranche of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft. First set will be equipped with GE 414 engines.

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?