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‘Adarsh’ son to Pakistani spy? UP village reels as probe into Navy man reveals ‘honey trap, warship pics’

Arrest of a 24-year-old Navy mechanic from Agra over alleged links with Pakistan’s ISI has brought doom and gloom to the village where he was an ideal young man for many.

Nehru and Modi’s dilemmas are similar. Secret documents on 1953 nuclear crisis show

As critics accuse PM Modi of surrendering national sovereignty and India’s moral compass over Iran crisis, declassified documents show the dilemmas he faces are not new.

Of love, loss, medicine & mercy: In passive euthanasia ruling, SC notes ‘true meaning’ of love & dignity

Harish Rana’s case revealed a fundamental truth about human existence: ‘The greatest tragedy in life is not death, but abandonment’, the top court said in its landmark judgement.

Kaziranga is ready to share its rhinos. Assam doesn’t want them all in one basket

Wildlife relocation is rare in India, often riddled with state pride issues such as in Gir or treated as a last resort. Kaziranga stands apart.

SC allows passive euthanasia in Harish Rana case: What it means for end-of-life care in India

In critical care and palliative medicine, doctors say, treatment goals may shift from prolonging life to reducing suffering when recovery is no longer possible.

Being a northeastern in Delhi—casual racism, everyday profiling and violence

A recent attack on a woman lawyer from Manipur in a south Delhi park has once again pushed the question of racism against people from the Northeast into the public view.

Delhi tulip festival wilted in days. 5 lakh imported bulbs, Rs 2 crore, slow aatmanirbharta

Delhi imported over five lakh tulip bulbs from the Netherlands for a festival that lasted days. AI Summit delegates saw them, but it was too late for most Delhiites.

President Murmu should have followed precedent instead of going public about Mamata Banerjee

We must condemn any disrespect toward our President, but the incident involving Droupadi Murmu and Mamata Banerjee raises many questions, some of them uncomfortable.

5 months, 57 seats & Philosopher-grade beard—ex-IAS Brijendra Singh walks so Haryana Congress doesn’t stand still

To understand why Brijendra Singh is doing this, you have to go back to 8 Oct, 2024, when Haryana polls results trickled in and demolished most of what Congress had assumed about itself.

Chalk & chemicals: How legal sales by PhD scholar, fake firm & dhaba became an inter-state drug pipeline

Telangana anti-narcotics force EAGLE, with help from Rajasthan and UP Police, busted a racket involving supply of banned drugs mephedrone and clophedrone

On Camera

9.2% jump in arms transfer shows this is era of war—SIPRI reveals the temper we live in

The volume of major arms transfers has risen by 9.2% compared to 2016-2020. The increase is driven overwhelmingly by Europe’s rearming, followed by the Middle East.

A war in the Gulf, a crisis in Gujarat’s Morbi: India’s ceramics capital counts the cost

Morbi makes 80-90% of India’s ceramic exports. The West Asia conflict has cut its propane supply, shutting 200 factories and threatening 400 more—along with 9 lakh livelihoods.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.