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Indian foreign policy is in free fall. Can we balance national pride with new power reality?

Unless dramatic reversals take place, the core of India’s foreign policy, which, at least since 2000, has focused on the US, Pakistan, China, and Russia, stands on the verge of collapse.

67% aircraft accident reports cite pilot action, but show human error often last straw in flawed system

Lack of cockpit coordination & pilot disagreements, poor decision-making, lapses in judgement are mentioned among factors contributing to human error & complacency in 46 final reports.

Why Modi, BJP should worry about bad blood between CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Rahul Gandhi

If there is bad blood between the CEC and the Opposition leaders, it will shake the people’s faith in election results. It’s the worst thing that could happen to Indian democracy.

ABC of Animal Birth Control: Why Delhi’s stray dog sterilisation programme isn’t working as it should

ABC effort is at centre of debate on stray dog management following SC order that has prompted nationwide protests. ThePrint talks to ABC centres on sterilisation & challenges they face.

Indian aviation has a ‘safety culture’ problem. Airline carriers, training institutes share blame

Analysis shows that in at least 47% of 68 final reports, AAIB finds violations or lapses by operators & makes remarks about them. But they are not always directly linked to accidents.

What sets Premanand Maharaj apart—‘doesn’t sell miracles’, a celebrity favourite

Premanand Maharaj’s popularity stems not just from his soft-spoken sermons, but also from his positioning as a ‘progressive baba’ — one who supports love and inter-caste marriages, and gives logical, non-ritualistic advice.

China wants to create new order in Myanmar. India must switch gears or be dealt out of the game

India’s policy on Myanmar has been to deal with its Generals and maintain a distance from the country’s insurgent groups and political struggles. This will have to change.

A handwritten note, 2 signatures, only dead ends in Kashmir—Sarla Bhat murder is no easy case

When the case was reopened, her father went through every file, every yellowed newspaper clipping, every document he had gathered over the years. That night, he didn't sleep.

A DDA flat baithak brings intimacy back to Indian classical music. Beyond scale, spectacle

Upstairs looks like any other home in a quiet neighbourhood. But on a concert night, it transforms into something else.

The widow who turned rebel: UP MLA Pooja Pal, who was expelled from SP hours after praising Yogi

Lucknow: Of all the reasons to enter politics, hers was the strangest: Murder. And it was BSP leader Mayawati who encouraged Pooja Pal to...

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Takaichi channels Abe & wins over Trump

Trump calls Takaichi 'one of the greatest prime ministers' & offers her 'anything you want'.

Mumbai’s been driving India’s data centre market, but water shortage, power demand pose risks

According to a report by Macquarie, India’s data centre market is estimated to double by 2027. India currently has 1.4 gigawatts of operational data centre capacity.

Navy Chief calls for collective solutions to maritime challenges in ‘complex & dynamic’ Indo-Pacific

At 11th edition of Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue in New Delhi, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said there are three major currents shaping this maritime 'dynaxity'.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.