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Crohn’s disease Chidambaram is ‘suffering’ from has no cure, treatment only reduces pain

P. Chidambaram, who is in ED custody, was admitted to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital Monday after he complained of stomach ache. He was later referred to AIIMS.

Why borewell deaths are so frequent and rescue measures fall short most of the time

Death of 3-yr-old Sujith Wilson who had fallen into a borewell in Tamil Nadu Friday, has once again brought to focus the dangers posed by open & abandoned borewells.

Why even rumours of RBI selling India’s gold trigger panic about state of the economy

With 618.2 tonnes of gold holdings as of August-end, RBI is one of the top 10 central banks in the world in terms of gold reserves.

This is why Modi govt wants to punish Amazon, Flipkart for deep discount sales

The Diwali sales offered by e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart draw thousands of breathless customers every year.

Who are India’s Bru people, the community that doesn’t want to go back ‘home’

Centre has launched 9th attempt to repatriate the over 30,000 Brus from relief camps in Tripura to Mizoram. It insists this will be the last attempt.

What Modi govt’s ‘DNA bank’ will look like and the concerns over its misuse

ThePrint details how the DNA profiling method originated in the UK, and the legislative concerns that have been raised over the genetic database.

Why a section of the Land Acquisition Act turned into a big judicial controversy

Two SC benches gave opposite judgments on Section 24(2) in 2014 & 2018. Now, a 5-judge bench picked to settle matter is being challenged. Hearing begins today.

Sister Mariam Thresia, the Kerala nun declared a saint, led an austere life from early age

Sister Thresia was born on 26 April 1876 in Puthenchira, a small village in Thrissur. She founded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family in 1914.

What led Turkey to launch a military offensive against Kurds in Syria

The Kurds have been demanding an independent country since the end of World War I & this demand has sometimes taken the form of insurgencies, such as in Turkey.

What is the Ethiopia-Eritrea deal, which won Abiy Ahmed the Nobel Peace Prize

Abiy Ahmed was chosen from among a total of 301 candidates, and has been widely acclaimed for signing a peace deal with Eritrea after decades of fighting.

On Camera

The politics of air pollution—how they are fooling the citizens

Greens have a sizeable support in the Western countries with clean air and blue skies, but not in India, where poisonous air, water and soil kill millions.

India picks up non-sanctioned Russian oil as discounts widen

The purchases confirm a cautious return to Russian oil, though overall spot purchases remain limited. Trade talks between US and India are ongoing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.