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Modi says Indira gave Katchatheevu to Sri Lanka — island’s history & why it’s a political hot potato

PM referred to Katchatheevu in his response to Oppn's no-confidence motion in Parliament. Tamil Nadu CM Stalin has urged Modi to initiate diplomatic efforts to retrieve the island.

When Indira Gandhi faced raging Mizo insurgency — IAF’s 1966 Aizawl air strike & birth of a state

While replying to no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha, Modi took a dig at Congress saying it had dealt with the Northeast 'unfairly' & made the air force 'attack civilians'.

Oil India now a Maharatna & ONGC Videsh a Navratna. Here’s what this means & how they’ll benefit

With the latest additions, India now has 13 Maharatna & 13 Navratna PSEs. ThePrint looks into these statuses & why they're important for growth of public sector.

Nishikant Dubey’s remarks that weren’t, then were — when words are expunged from Parliament records

This week, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s controversial remarks against the Congress and news portal NewsClick were expunged and then restored. Here’s what that means

With Assam’s thrust on ending polygamy, here’s what law says & data reveals about practice

Expert panel has submitted report to Assam govt on laws pertaining to polygamy. The practice, though declining, is still prevalent among certain communities.

What is new Covid variant Eris, now on WHO’s radar, and what are its symptoms

New Delhi: The emergence of a new SARS-CoV-2 variant, Omicron EG.5.1 — nicknamed 'Eris' — has sparked fresh worries around the globe as the...

Police register ‘abetment of suicide’ FIR in art director Nitin Desai death case. What this means

Desai's wife alleges her husband was being mentally harassed by ECL Finance over a loan. A look at how courts deal with such cases & what qualifies as abetment of suicide.

Spotlight on military corruption in China as Xi sacks nuclear force commander & deputy at once

General Li Yuchao has been replaced as commander of the PLA Rocket Force, while his deputy Gen Liu Guangbin is out as political commissar. Decision announced last week.

‘End IITs’ monopoly’, ‘equal access’ to private funding for state universities — Modi govt’s NRF Bill

The bill, introduced in Lok Sabha, proposes setting up of a 'National Research Foundation' that will identify priority areas of research, allocate funds from various sources.

Train shooting puts focus on RPF. All about the force & what it does

Formed under Railway Protection Force Act, RPF's primary role is to ensure passengers' security. It's also responsible for protection of goods-sheds and goods-wagons at stations.

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India needs to talk about over-tourism, before the great asset becomes the greatest liability

Why should local communities suffer in order to facilitate someone else’s adventures? The trickle-down effects of over-tourism reach the economy, society, and industry.

Amid Trump’s tariff bombs, India’s business with America surged while imports from Russia dipped 10%

As India-Russia trade decreases, India's April-July exports to the US this year increased by 21% compared to last year & imports from the US grew by 12%.

India provides Nepal with military equipment, medical supplies; PM Oli likely to visit next month

New Delhi: India has handed over military equipment, medical supplies, trained dogs and horses to the Nepalese Army Monday, ahead of Prime Minister K.P....

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?