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EWS judgment fundamental shift from caste. It reshapes affirmative action as anti-poverty

The questions presented in the SFFA and EWS take different constitutional and legal forms but are grounded in similar political concerns.

Bihar district courts are swamped with new disputes as land digitisation begins

Since surveyors began work in 20 districts in Bihar six months ago, neighbours are fighting, siblings are turning on each other, and land owners are accusing each other of fraud.

Telangana’s Siddipet district’s big mission is menstrual cups. No more rags

It wasn’t easy convincing officers to ditch pads for menstrual cups, the usage of which comes with fears for many. It was tough to break period taboos too.

North Korea’s nuclear weapons cult shows Kim Jong-un won’t limit his ambitions

The shadow of nuclear weapons has hung over the Koreas since 1950; the savage logic of mutual destruction keeping the peace. One story shows it's easy to lose reason.

From Bahadur Shah Zafar to the Nizam of Hyderabad, a jewellery brand for the royals

While most jewellers today miss no opportunity to be visible on offline and online media, for a ‘khandani’ jeweller like SRHR, discretion remains a motto.

AMU days to quarrelling with Pinarayi, how Arif Mohammed Khan’s story has come full circle

Khan, now governor of Kerala, has kept controversy alive in his almost 50-year political career that spans Charan Singh’s BKD, Congress, Janata Dal, BSP, LJP and BJP.

Chartered accountants are big gainers in the volatile cryptocurrency market

Investments in India’s crypto market swelled 15.5 times to $438.18 million in 2021. And with volatile nature of the market, the role of CAs has become important.

The big picture: Maharashtra ahead in FDI, but stability & Delhi hand helping Gujarat catch up

Industry insiders from both states cite complacency on the part of Maharashtra & political instability in the state following 2019 election as reasons for Gujarat's improving prospects.

Srimad Muhammad Ghori: orthodox maniac in West Asia, promoter of Sanskrit, Lakshmi coins in east

Govindaraja, son of Muhammad Ghori’s rival Prithviraj Chauhan, was appointed as the ruler of Ajmer. He accepted robes of honour from Ghori and sent him golden statues as tribute.

Facing boycott calls? Show a little courage and wait for the mob to give up and move on

The frightening thing about boycotts is that morally or legally it is hard to find anything to object to.

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No one should have to choose between a roof and two meals. But India’s migrants do, every day

India’s policymakers need to ensure that labourers, and milk and newspaper delivery workers, do not have to sacrifice food just to keep a roof over their heads.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India’s air defence system foiled 1,000 Pakistani drone attacks on 9 May—Modi tells Parliament

New Delhi: India’s air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 1,000 drones and missiles launched by Pakistan on 9 May during Op Sindoor, Prime Minister...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.