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Why 5G phones are still priced too high for most Indians — ‘Democratisation yet to happen’

Unaffordable 5G phones are a product of macroeconomic conditions and poor marketing choices by phone makers, and the main losers are the economically weaker sections, say analysts.

Belagavi knows how to juggle two identities – Bahubali statue, savji, tamasha

The hybrid culture of Karnataka’s Belagavi and its border villages dates back to over a millennium.

‘Love-jihad’ has a new territory. With Jharkhand murder, it has entered the tribal belt

Rebika Pahadin, a tribal Christian from Jharkhand, was allegedly strangled and chopped into 18 pieces by her Muslim partner's family.

India’s civil-military fusion order of the day but not at the cost of military identity

The Modi government’s urge to seek unquestioned obedience from India’s military has been most evident in the recent selections of senior military leadership.

Murdered & stuffed into box bed at own home — Snehal Gavare case still unsolved 15 yrs on

Both of Snehal's hands were tied behind her back and she had a white cloth around her mouth. According to post-mortem report, the 21-year-old died of asphyxia caused by smothering.

Who is challenging Ayurveda in today’s India? Meet Kerala doctor, Cyriac Abby Philips

The Liver Doc Abby Philips is now the go-to person for Ayush-related liver injury in Kerala and on social media. And he has taken on the formidable Ayurveda-Homeopathy industrial complex.

Dholera, Gujarat’s futuristic greenfield city in making — from solar park to Make in India chip hub

A pet project of PM Modi, Dholera smart city has been shaping up at some speed. The first phase, spread over 22.5 sq km, is expected to be completed by 2025-26, officials say.

Why Devendra Fadnavis of 2022 isn’t the same as in 2014

In the Maharashtra political circles, Fadnavis is seen behind the wheel but Eknath Shinde is deciding the destination.

The ‘poisoned’ prince of Bhowal who rose from his pyre, became a sanyasi & reclaimed his kingdom

Kumar Ramendra Narayan Roy ‘died’ in 1909, but an ascetic claiming to be the man surfaced over a decade later, saying his wife conspired to poison him. His ‘death’ remains a mystery.

Tale of 2 Agniveer suicides and India’s unemployed. ‘I can die even for 4-day uniform’

Ever since the Army started the Agnipath recruitment process, instances of aspirants ending their lives have been cropping up with depressing regularity.

On Camera

India’s defence acquisition framework is designed to prevent wrongdoing, not deliver outcomes

Vivek Rae committee highlighted the deficiencies that persist even today: Fragmented authority, weak accountability, and the absence of dedicated acquisition cadres.

What the MiG-21 taught me

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

France keen to make Rafale jets in India, boost not just defence but people-to-people ties, says envoy

In a chat with ThePrint newsroom, French Ambassador Thierry Mathou indicated talks are on between French firm Safran & Indian govt for joint design & manufacture of AMCA engine.

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.