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Mumbai’s Air India Colony isn’t ready to let go. 350 families fighting eviction, bulldozers

Most of the 3,000 flats in Mumbai’s Air India Colony have been emptied since the airline was privatised, but some residents are clinging to their homes, stopping bulldozers.

Seven things Rahul Gandhi can do for Congress’ revival but he won’t

INDIA coalition breaking up is good for Congress, it must stop looking for survival by tying up with regional parties. They ate into the Congress vote bank to become what they have.

The self-pitying Hindu has a litany of woes—evolution to Taj Mahal. Yogi’s UP is their balm

One visitor to Ayodhya has moved from his native Tamil Nadu to Uttar Pradesh. Not because of the lifestyle, weather, or job opportunities; he says it’s a better place for Hindus.

Govt should reconsider India-Myanmar border fence. Costs & benefits don’t justify it

Border fencing is perhaps justified for Pakistan and Bangladesh. But on the Myanmar border, where the population is sparse and the threat of terrorism low, the proposal should be revisited.

Herero-Nama killings in Namibia set template for genocide—Germany can’t forget horrific history

Namibia’s demand that Western colonisers refrain from dishing out moral homilies on genocide and settler colonialism is far from unreasonable.

Is Yamuna ready for aartis like Kashi & Haridwar? Turn the drain into a river first

Workers are constructing a grand flight of stairs, mini gardens and a gateway. But the makeover can’t hide the garbage and industrial waste that float by on shallow surface.

Tourists in Pench aren’t just looking for tigers–now, they’re looking up at the stars

The US-based International Dark Sky Association has accredited the 741-sq-km Pench Tiger Reserve with the title of ‘dark sky park’.

Moradabad cow slaughter incident has a first—it has angered Hindus against gau rakshaks

Bajrang Dal calls themselves cow protectors. Now they themselves have started killing cows. Nothing can be a bigger sin than this, says a resident of Chetrampur village.

A professor is fighting DU casteism. She runs a street classroom clutching the Constitution

Ad hoc professor Ritu Singh joined the Daulat Ram College in 2019 but was removed within a year. Now she is fighting the principal, with Bhim Army by her side.

Before US elections, Iraq is forcing America to answer—which ‘forever war’ is worth fighting

Both Tehran and Washington wish to avoid war, but both sides will find it difficult to avoid slow-walking into a confrontation with dangerous consequences for the entire region.

On Camera

The govt’s ‘fix’ to speed up insolvency could add at least a year to the process

The proposed amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code aims to reduce timelines and provide for a mechanism that involves minimal interaction with the court. It fails on both counts.

No more text-heavy ads, wider scope of services—ICAI’s ethics code overhaul to promote Indian CA firms

Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.