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Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

India’s Silicon Beach: As Bengaluru sputters, a new IT haven is taking shape on Karnataka’s coast

The coastal belt of Mangaluru, Udupi and Dakshina Kannada is now dubbed the ‘Silicon Beach’ of India, with hundreds of tech companies setting up shop.

Kolkata biryani wars get 2 new challengers in Dada Boudi, Hanglaatherium

While much of India debates whether Lucknowi, Hyderabadi or Kolkata biryani is superior, Bengal’s argument has turned inward: which local biryani deserves loyalty now as the new contenders challenge old guards Arsalan and Aminia.

India is spending billions to modernise its courts. But a glaring fault line stands in way of justice

The eCourts Mission Mode Project is now in Phase III. This stage of the project has an outlay of Rs 7,210 crore, more than four times the Rs 1,670 crore utilised in Phase II.

5 years of Ukraine war—why Delhi must de-hyphenate Moscow from the West

In the past year, Russia gained less than 1% more territory in Ukraine, while Trump slashed US military aid by 99%. What this means for Delhi.

Pahadis are moving from restaurant kitchens to bartending. ‘Community has tasted success’

‘It was usually someone in the army who could build a house, buy a car, support the family. Today, bartenders carry that status,' said Kuldeep Singh, founder of the Bar Academy of Doon.

‘Urban Maxwell’, ministers’ blessings & a Chinese robot meme fest. The Galgotias University story

The university built its name on flashy labs, and political and industry guests. A Chinese robot passed off as innovation at the AI Impact Summit has now put that name in question.

Meet Alok Tripathi — Modi government’s go-to archaeologist, Gyanvapi to Dwarka

What architect Bimal Patel is to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s architectural ambition — reshaping the Kashi corridor, Delhi’s Central Vista, and designing the new Parliament building — Alok Tripathi has become its go-to archaeologist no 1.

Fever to death in 48 hrs: Govt gropes in dark as mystery disease grips Haryana village, water under lens

Villagers say 20 have died in 1 month in Chhainsa, govt doctors say death toll is 7. As cause of deaths yet to be identified, doctors testing villagers for Hepatitis B, C & HIV & also testing water.

Calcutta HC’s new address has link to old legacy—an Indian jurist’s name etched in Japan’s history

Calcutta High Court is now at Kolkata's Justice Radhabinod Pal Sarani. Japan has monuments dedicated to the Indian jurist, known for his powerful dissent in the 'Tokyo Trial'.

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Life in Delhi isn’t easy for Northeast Indians. Racism is always round the corner

Racism is a problem for privileged mainlanders only when it's meted out to them abroad. In their own backyard, it's normalised as 'I was just kidding. Chill yaar'.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Post-elections, Bangladesh Army shuffles top military & intel posts, defence adviser in India recalled

Orders issued by Army Headquarters reassign key operational commanders and senior intelligence officials, including the head of DGFI, the country’s premier military intelligence agency.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.