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Formed in 2021, 7 new defence PSUs to see steep decline in orders, finds Parliament panel

DPSUs were formed after restructuring of Ordnance Factory Board. While most recorded profits in first six months, exports have also been declining, says govt.

‘A change is coming’—Xi’s parting message to Putin means anything but peace in Ukraine

A post on “182vs13” has gone viral on Chinese social media platform Weibo. It celebrates how Beijing has more diplomatic ties than Taiwan.

Lashkar-e-Toiba’s last man standing in its south Kashmir jihad heartland is an ill-trained child soldier

Shopian: Late most afternoons, nine-year-old Jazim Farooq Wani would skip past the lush fruit orchards studded along the Rambiara river in the small south...

Rahul Gandhi disqualification poses question. Who owns Constitution: Parliament or courts?

Whether it is Law Minister Kiren Rijiju who rages against the judiciary or a colonial-era law that sees Rahul Gandhi ejected out of office, the law and politics relationship goes beyond any reform of a statute.

Imran Khan is promising Islamic utopia to Pakistanis. It might compel the military to return

The Pakistani military has excellent reasons to avoid staging a coup against Imran Khan. But chances are that soon it will be compelled to exercise its authority.

Chaos in Myanmar moving closer to Indian border, aerial bombings around 4 km from Manipur

Fighter jets Thursday dropped four bombs at People’s Defence Force camp in Kauntong village under Myanmar's Tamu township, a hub of informal cross-border trade with Manipur

Palwal ‘psycho killer’ and the long night of carnage—death penalty doesn’t end it

Former Armyman Naresh Dhankar bludgeoned six people to death within 90 minutes in January 2018. A district court sentenced him to death, rejecting his insanity plea.

Indian rugby isn’t elite or male. Sweety, Beauty, Sapna from rural Bihar rule the field

The rugby championship wins have been a decade in the making — a lone ranger coach’s search for talent, convincing conservative parents, explaining rugby to cricket-crazy Indians.

Lower, lowered, Shudra or OBC caste—What to call more than half of India’s population?

Shudra’ has been used as a slur in Manusmriti, Ramcharitmanas and other Hindu texts. And in common parlance, it is used to insult or belittle someone.

What makes Nathan Lyon lethal in India? It’s the pitches Shane Warne didn’t get and more

Lyon’s basics are so strong that even if he increases his pace, his seam position is straight, because of which he gets the most spin and bounce, says Harbhajan Singh.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?