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Fake scans, no record of real parents: Couples entangled in Secunderabad-Vizag surrogacy fraud tell their tale

Couples paid up to Rs 30 lakh for a child Dr Pachipala Namratha promised was theirs. Police say newborns were bought and handed over; names of biological parents never recorded.

Meet new Noida CEO Krishna Karunesh—Yogi’s man navigating RWAs, builders, buyers

IAS officer Krishna Karunesh’s earlier job as Gorakhpur District Magistrate was full of political, administrative, social challenges, but somehow Noida beats all that.

What are Indians watching? More screens, less equality, says study

Indians are watching more frequently but in shorter, more distracted bursts.

DDA opens a four-decade-old knot. Supreme Court, prime South Delhi plots vs angry owners

Every few years, the Delhi Development Authority returned with a notice, a court hearing, and now, a fresh acquisition push.

Ghooskhor Pandat to dissent on ex post facto green nod, Justice Bhuyan’s steady focus on first principles

Separate opinion in Ghooskhor Pandat case to candid speech on discrimination & district judiciary, Bhuyan has placed constitutional morality at centre of his judicial & public voice.

Harassed out of OB-GYN course as sole male, then denied his own certificates. MP man gets relief from HC

The govt college refused to return his original certificates, insisting he first pay Rs 30 lakh under a bond he signed at the time of admission.

The story of JNU’s first woman VC Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit and why students turned against her

An alumna of JNU, students are now demanding that VC Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit resign after allegations of insensitivity, corruption and political bias surfaced.

100% success rate, not one real surrogacy: Inside the Telangana-Andhra Pradesh ‘baby trafficking racket’

Dr Pachipala Namratha's fertility clinics ran in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh for nearly 3 decades. Her patients got someone else’s child. Her agents got Rs 50k a baby, police say.

Four engineers in Greater Noida are building robots for the world

The robotics and automation sector is quickly gaining momentum among Indian companies, with Addverb, GreyOrange, Unbox Robotics, and Gridbot Technologies using AI and robotics to provide automated services.

AI command centre to battery of ghee lab tests—Naidu govt’s multi-crore Tirumala overhaul post laddu row

Apart from administrative changes, temple authorities have also revamped ghee sourcing systems, conduct tests for adulterants, and monitor operations through an AI-powered command centre.

On Camera

Forget Kejriwal. Think of what our institutions are doing to enable authoritarianism

This decision is so damaging to the government that efforts will be made to ensure that it does not stand. The prosecution has said that it will file an appeal in the high court.

Indian economy to grow faster than expected at 7.6% in FY26, shows govt data under new series

Under new base year, FY2025-26 GDP growth revised up to 7.6 percent; Chief economic advisor revises growth for FY 2026-27.

India has ordered more Polish drones, Indian firm keen to set up munitions factory in Poland—Warsaw’s envoy

New Delhi: India is right to pursue and strike terrorists where they are, as during Op Sindoor, Poland’s Ambassador to India Dr Piotr Antoni...

Pakistan is fighting a two-front war. I saw it coming 15 yrs ago

The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.