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100 times stronger than steel—this Bengaluru company’s nanotubes catching Navy, Tesla’s eye

NoPo founder Gadhadar Reddy dreams of landing on Mars—with a strong and lightweight material perfectly suited for space. He makes nanotubes in a humble Bengaluru unit.

How fuel prices become mysteriously stable just before elections. Here’s data since 2020

In recent years, fuel prices have been kept static for weeks before assembly polls, only to be changed soon after. However, there's no clarity over who's deciding the prices.

‘Say yes to the universe, it says yes back’ — there’s a new manifestation industry in India

'I manifested my boyfriend, my job, and my holiday in Thailand'–—an entire ecosystem is brewing, with coaches charging you Rs 8,000 a day to train you in the art.

Reichsbürger movement won’t overthrow German State but it’s a sign democracies can’t ignore

Arguing modern Germany is in fact a corporate conspiracy, Reichsbürger members have refused to pay taxes, and even set up faux-nations of their own.

Trevillion & Clark taught Indian men western wear. Mohanlal Sons took over, turned to women

As the big fat Indian wedding has led to a renewed boom in the clothing business, Mohanlal Sons have perched themselves firmly on the marriage cart.

This is what was happening in India when the collegium system was born in 1993

Why did the Supreme Court take control of the appointment of judges only in the early 1990s? Why did it not happen in the 1960s, 1970s, or even 1980s?

Frickin’ darn it! What swear words and their ‘clean’ substitutes share across languages

A paper published this week in Psychonomic Bulletin and Review highlights common patterns in profanities across the world, whether they're in Hindi or Hebrew.

AAP is a major problem for Congress but it is just a noisy nuisance for BJP

Congress will conserve its resources, choose its battles and put in a real effort only in those states where it thinks it has a chance of victory.

Last trams standing—Kolkata citizens are pushing hard to keep them running

From 300 trams a day to 10, the journey of Kolkata's cheapest mode of transport seems to be in its final stages. But Calcutta Tram Users Association has put up a fight.

Fifty shades of Hindi erotica — Savita Bhabhi to Subodh Bhaiya

On Spotify, erotic stories often reach top trends. Publishers say that readers are hungrily searching for this content online.

On Camera

Nur Jahan to Chand Bibi—Indian women in sports have been erased from history

Dice have been found dating to the Bronze Age in various Harappan sites in present-day northwest India and throughout Pakistan. And it’s very possible that some had female owners.

Vodafone Idea AGR case, explained: SC breather to cash-strapped telco & what it means for industry

Telecom industry keeping close tabs on the case. Government is single largest shareholder in Vodafone Idea, at 49 percent.

‘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.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.