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Modi govt moves with Arunachal Frontier Highway, among India’s ‘toughest’ projects yet, China in mind

The 2,000 km-long highway will be of strategic importance to military. Same equipment used on other side of LAC being deployed to carry out work on tough terrain, say officials.

Assam teen had Oscar on vision board. His film The Horse From Heaven just got closer

A mix of nationalism, dogged determination, and an incident from Maharshi’s grandmother’s funeral played a big role in the audacity of his teenage ambition.

Netflix’s Khakee star IPS officer Amit Lodha is Bihari Singham, nightmare for ganglords

Bihar’s worst time, steeped in criminality, is now OTT’s golden opportunity. Amit Lodha tracked down and arrested the ‘Gabbar Singh of Sheikhpura’.

BJP has been losing in strategist Amit Shah’s Gujarat hometown for 10 yrs. So a new strategy now

Amit Shah wasn't able to deliver a victory for the BJP in either the 2012 or the 2017 polls in the Mansa constituency, which went to the Congress both times.

Modi rules Gujarat because there’s a vacuum. Even cultural celebrities can’t fill it

Bhajan singers from Gujarat are a rage on YouTube—as popular as Punjabi rap singers—and dozens of their songs have garnered one crore or more views.

Bharat Jodo Yatra isn’t just about Rahul Gandhi. It’s a walking classroom on public policy

If there is talk about India’s problems, can pudiyawalas offering one-shot solutions be far behind? Bharat Jodo Yatra would have remained colourless without them.

Savarkar, Nehru, Bose: India belongs to no single ideology. No politician gets this today

Whether it is hatred for VD Savarkar or Nehru, the older generation of politicians, who understood that all ideologies deserve to be respected, are gone.

Some Hindus even praised Khilji in Sanskrit texts — Medieval India’s complex power games

When Sanskrit-speaking elites were not well-treated, Muslim kings were decried as mlecchas, accused of killing cows and persecuting Brahmins.

Mewat is India’s latest Jamtara. And sextortion is the new kill

Mewat’s cybercrime industry has no kingpins. It’s a cottage industry of truck drivers, villagers lead sextortion racket.

Pakistan Army has two loves – flag of Islam and land. Gen Bajwa’s loot isn’t new

Even as Pakistan has slowly descended into an economic crisis, military officers have given taxpayer-funded land allocations worth millions of dollars.

On Camera

Why is going to law school so popular again?

In a recent survey of law school admissions officers, 94% said the current political climate in the US played at least a moderate role in the increase.

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.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

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.