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Anticipated ED raids, had Plan B & C for Congress plenary, says Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel

In an exclusive interview, Baghel discussed Naxal political killings, how ED officials are ‘roaming around’, and why he thinks Congress will return to power in this year’s polls.

Buddhists ran sophisticated medieval hospitals in Sri Lanka—heated pool, forceps, acupuncture

Excavation projects in Sri Lanka have come up with the ruins of medieval monastic hospitals of a scale that hasn’t yet been seen anywhere in South Asia.

Don’t give clean chit to Sisodia but see the timing. A national scandal is being covered

AAP cries wolf against the central government all the time. But we must remain alert when the wolf actually arrives.

Who’s the real Nizam of Hyderabad now? A battle royale among contenders is brewing

It’s Azmet Jah vs Raunaq Yar Khan in Hyderabad— a fight between a remote, globe-trotting heir and a popular local descendent.

A Bengaluru group is knee-deep in wastewater—looking for secrets on future diseases

Ecologist Farah Ishtiaq and her team are tracking viruses and diseases through Bangalore's underbelly. Their wastewater-based epidemiology project is catching attention.

Jharkhand girls leave home for English, movies, city life. Then they face India’s urban rich

Police search trains at Ranchi station for young girls. But their hands are tied. 'If we verify they are going with their parents’ consent, then we have no mandate to stop them.'

Modi must shift from manufacturing to services. ‘Make in India’ needs course correction

Services' share in India’s GVA increased from 48% to 57% in 8 years without being the primary focus. Imagine what the sector can do if Modi govt sets its eyes on it.

Inside ‘Ghar Wapsi’ of Chhattisgarh tribals: RSS women priests reach out, royal washes feet

36 Catholic tribal families 'returned' to Hindu fold in an event organised by RSS' Dharma Jagaran Samiti last week. ThePrint saw how battle for religious dominance is fuelled by politics.

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘I, me, mine’ to Tharoor showing real crisis—3 days of Congress plenary session

West Bengal delegate Shankar and MP Shashi Tharoor seemed like two discordant voices who got little attention.

Haryana’s desperate bachelors bought wives. They turned out to be ‘loot-and-scoot’ brides

'Our society deserves this. This is karma hitting us back for aborting our girl children,' says a father-in-law who was served poisoned tea by a 'looteri dulhan'.

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Defence, tech, education—Modi’s visit will boost India-UK ties

Given the immediate challenges on India’s borders, cooperation in the defence sector with partners such as the UK has achieved greater importance.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.