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Legal fight has made Dalit student battle-hardened. ‘Ready for anything at IIT Dhanbad’

Muzaffarnagar's Atul Kumar had to go through Jharkhand and Madras high courts and the Supreme Court for his admission to IIT Dhanbad, after missing the deadline to pay Rs 17,500 fee by mere seconds.

How a sense of humiliation gave rise to the modern Jat identity & impacted Haryana’s politics

In early 20th century, Jats adopted elements of Arya Samaj movement. Since then, from kshatriya to kisan to demand for OBC status, their identity evolved in response to modern anxieties.

Not all of Haryana’s retired wrestlers join politics. Ticket checkers, police, property dealers

Pinki Malik is gearing up for her last match. Her eyes are set on gold in the National Championships. But it's not her ultimate goal—it's just a means to a coveted promotion in the railways.

From dreamer to schemer, a man duped 10 yrs ago turned conman himself, peddling fake visas

The issue of fake visa rackets is rampant. In July, Delhi Police’s Indira Gandhi International Airport wing said that they had arrested 108 fake visa agents this year alone.

Sikkim’s war on GLOF. Monks, shamans, scientists are all in the fight

Sikkim's South Lhonak glacial lake outburst flood killed 90 people in 2023. Villagers are angry and the state government is wary of attributing the GLOF to climate change—Rs 2,500 crore insurance claim is at stake.

Port Blair’s new name ‘Sri Vijaya Puram’ isn’t historical or decolonial. It’s politics

Srivijaya today is one of Southeast Asia’s most puzzling polities. It made temple gifts from Thailand to Bengal and Tamil Nadu. And many of its remains have disappeared into private collections.

Maharashtra-born Shailaja Paik 1st Dalit to get US ‘genius’ grant. ‘Dalits gave their blood’

The MacArthur Fellowship of $800,000 awards Shailaja Paik for her pioneering scholarship focusing on the intersection of Dalit studies, gender, and sexuality in modern India.

Even as SC questions ‘bulldozer justice’, its victims still live on ruins of their homes, forever in fear

SC extends ban on properties of those suspected of criminal activities being demolished without court's permission. Victims struggle to rebuild homes, livelihoods yrs after such action.

Brahmins didn’t always wear the sacred thread. They adopted it at the start of the Common Era

When we scratch below the surface, many so-called immemorial or even eternal ideas, customs, and institutions are found to have historical origins in defined times and spaces.

Haryana’s politics is entwined with its multiple regional identities. How they shape voter choices

Dominant communities such as the Bagri and Deswali Jats, Yadavs in Ahirwal and Meo Muslims in Mewat will determine which way the political winds blow in 5 October assembly elections.

On Camera

A Donald Trump presidency threatens Indian economy. Just see his record

The chances of a trade war that raise inflation and reduce India’s economic growth are much higher under a Trump presidency.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

As IDF unveils robotic combat task force, Israeli maker says open to working with India

Using this technology, IDF carried out fully robotic combat missions, drastically reducing risk to Israeli troops. The robotic combat task force also enhanced situational awareness.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.