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White residue, ‘Talc’ WhatsApp group, hawala — how Rs 21,000-cr Mundra drug bust was ‘cracked’

NIA chargesheet, accessed by ThePrint, tells the story of an audacious heroin racket with links from Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan, to Punjab, UP, Tamil Nadu.

Tailor to Tzars: The story of the Indian ‘master cutter’ in Russia who dresses Modi, Putin

From Ethiopia, Kenya, Congo and Angola, to finally Moscow’s Red Square — Sammy Kotwani's Imperial Tailoring has been the choice for the world's elites.

Another lesson for India from Ukraine: DRDO must get its act together & get along with military

DRDO projects are victims of massive time and cost overruns, plus there's a trust deficit between them and the armed forces. These issues need fixing.

We are fire, but not ‘Raj Thackeray’: The Revolutionary Goans who outdid AAP, TMC in state poll

Founded in 2017 as a movement to fight for Goa’s ‘sons of the soil’, the Revolutionary Goans won an assembly seat and almost 10 per cent of the vote in the 2022 state election.

Dear Rahul and Priyanka, you had your chance, you blew it. Let someone else do the job

Sonia Gandhi won respect for turning down the PM’s post again and again. This generation has destroyed much of that goodwill by seeming eager to remain in charge.

‘Haven’t even seen a cadaver’ — despair grows for medical students as China won’t call them back

Thousands of Indians studying medicine in China returned as Covid struck in early 2020. Classes have since been held online, depriving students of key practical experience.

Licensed to torture: How drug rehabs in Himachal use beatings to ‘treat’ addicts

Fenced off with barbed wire and guarded by pitbulls, many drug rehabs are more like prisons than hospitals. Breaking the rules could mean sleep deprivation, stripping, assault.

Missiles, malfunctions, nuke myths: Lessons for India, Pakistan from BrahMos mistake

The models for protocols to mitigate nuclear-war risks exist. India and Pakistan must engage in a meaningful conversation needed to learn from the Mian Channu experience.

From ‘masterji’s son’ to stand-up star & ‘Pegwant’, how dropout Bhagwant Mann became Punjab CM

Punjab’s new chief minister has suffered failures, enjoyed unexpected successes, and weathered personal struggles — all quite publicly — during his political ascent.

Message from Bhagat Singh’s ‘pind’ as Bhagwant Mann arrives for oath: Follow him or end up in bin

Bhagwant Mann has chosen Bhagat Singh’s ancestral village Khatkar Kalan to take oath as Punjab CM, but residents expect more than optics when it comes to the revolutionary’s legacy.

On Camera

Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination underlines Israel’s military supremacy. Will it win peace?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of being drawn into another attritional war with Hezbollah. His commanders they are unlikely to win.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?