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Manmohan Singh and Modi’s 10-year economic legacy—MNREGA safety vs unsafe jobs in Israel

The Interim Budget 2024 offers a neat milestone to compare economic, taxation, and expenditure philosophies of Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi’s ten-year tenures.

BJP sent Shivraj Singh Chouhan packing. Why would it make Nitish Kumar CM again?

The chaos at the inconsequential Chandigarh Mayoral election shows the absurdity of Indian politics today.

Gujarat’s true crime drama—flying gold coins, fleeing labourers, police chase, & an alert ASI

240 British-era gold coins, found by Adivasi labourers hired to demolish an NRI's house, travelled from Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh, setting off an inter-state hunt. The question everyone's asking is: who gets the gold?

Medieval Bengali Buddhism wasn’t purely ‘Indian’. Javanese gods, Hindu rivalry

Sudhanakumara—a minor hero from an older Buddhist text—was quite popular in Java, where he was depicted on the colossal Borobudur temple in the 9th century.

Over 100 people took loans against property in Ahmedabad. They never saw money, lost their homes too

Ahmedabad-based Colour Merchants Cooperative Bank facing 7 FIRs for allegedly defrauding loan applicants, with charge sheets filed in 2. Police say they have received over 100 complaints.

Ram Rahim is giving tips to parents, pregnant women during parole. His victims run for cover

Gurmeet Ram Rahim's YouTube channel has over 1.25 million subscribers. In his most recent video, he urges devotees not to visit him because he is always available for digital darshans.

‘Shame, societal pressures’ — why independent women fall for conmen offering ‘love, companionship’

In most cases, women are left to deal with the consequences with no legal recourse available and very little help from society. Meanwhile, the conmen go on to swindle multiple women.

Roop Rekha Verma, 80-yr-old prof championing Bilkis, communal harmony on streets & in court

Lucknow’s Roop Rekha Verma defies labels. She advocates for communal and gender justice, but avoids left-liberal jargon and terms like ‘feminist’ to drive change.

Modi-Shah completing their unfinished 2020 agenda by backing Nitish Kumar

Nitish Kumar will become eminently dispensable for the BJP after the Lok Sabha elections. The BJP won’t wait for the next Assembly election in 2025 to have its own CM in Bihar.

Assam to Mizoram & 20-hour bumpy ride—how Kuki-Zomi students return to Manipur to get degrees

Andrew and Vaiphei dropped everything and fled when ethnic violence broke out in Manipur in May 2023. Their journey back is more treacherous than their pending medical exams.

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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.

Digital push for grassroots banking: 2 new apps to transform urban cooperative banks for 9 cr users

Cooperation Ministry takes a step towards financial inclusion with Sahkar DigiPay and Sahkar DigiLoan. They will enable faster and seamless access to financial services in small towns.

‘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.