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Not just Layer’r Shot—Indian brands are banking on ‘spit and run’ publicity

The low cost and high impact strategy is fast becoming the go-to for brands looking to establish themselves in a saturated market.

Dear Congresspersons of conscience, if you don’t remove Gandhi obstacle, you’re helping Modi

Congresspersons parrot the dogma that the party will collapse if the Gandhis are ejected. But why should a Congress incapable of self-reform while India faces a crisis survive?

Why likely €1 bn French deal is a reminder of India’s failure to build indigenous jet engine

Despite successes in the space and missile programme, India’s hopes of powering fighters with a homemade engine haven’t succeeded.

‘Locked up like animals’ – Pandits want to flee Kashmir, hope it’s their last exodus

Kashmiri Pandits, ‘rehabilitated’ under PM’s job scheme, would rather leave than stay in prison-like camps for their ‘security’. But, Muslims and other migrants live in fear too.

Why India must say ‘Thanks, but no thanks’ to Islamic states

We cannot allow the Taliban to lecture India on minority rights or even listen to the US pontificate on human rights.

Ambedkar was latecomer in world of stamps where Nehru’s and Gandhi’s ‘could fill floors’

An exhibition in New Delhi shows how India shed its anxiety over Ambedkar stamps from 1966 to 2016.

For Pakistan, peace with TTP jihadists can prove as bloody as war

The jihadist sunrise over Pakistan’s north-west threatens to make it war-torn wasteland. The Generals will likely call this peace.

BJP set to become ‘Muslim-free’ in Parliament when RS terms of Naqvi, Islam, Akbar end

BJP's Minority Morcha chief blames Muslims for choosing 'wrong platforms' to represent the community. Political analysts see low representation as a cause of concern for BJP.

You thought you’ll buy an EV to beat the chip shortage delaying car deliveries? Tough luck

The processing power, provided by the use of semiconductors, is required for battery management software that manages the cells in EVs to optimise the workings.

Modi moved heavens to mend ties with Arab world. But Nupur Sharma, Tejasvi Surya hurting it

Ironically, it's the Arab world–littered with autocracies and undemocratic regimes–that's teaching India a lesson in harmony as it celebrates its 75th birthday.

On Camera

Moon madness has taken over modern dating. A waning crescent is the best time to ghost

Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

Africa’s blue economy is booming. What it can learn from Asia

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in Africa, offering significant returns on investment for all involved and achieving the continent’s goals for food security, dignified livelihoods and economic growth.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.