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SubscriberWrites: Anchoring change—a voyage through ‘Notes from Willingdon Island’

Ramachandran’s memoir blends maritime history, bold labour reforms, and visionary port projects into a compelling blueprint for public sector transformation.

Assam, Meghalaya to sign MoU to settle decades-old border dispute, says CM Himanta

The chief minister said the MoU would allow governance to ‘shine’ in ‘once grey areas’ and many disputed areas have been earmarked for erecting boundary pillars.

Chandigarh tops, Meghalaya at bottom of Centre’s school education performance grading index

States & UTs were scored out of 1,000 on learning outcomes, quality, access to education, infra, facilities, equity, governance processes, and teacher education & training.

Raja’s murder plotted by Raj Kushwaha with help from Sonam’s aide, says police

Not a contract killing, the murder was a 'favour' to Raj by his friends, say police as all 5 accused sent to 8 days in police custody.

Grisly Meghalaya honeymoon horror or Modi govt anniversary? TV news chased Sonam all week

TV reporters asked Raja’s family, “What punishment do you want for Sonam?” and by Wednesday, his mother and brother were calling for the death penalty.

Trek at dawn, murder at noon: The many strands of Meghalaya honeymoon murder mystery

Accused of hatching plan with alleged boyfriend Raj Kushwaha to murder her husband Raja Raghuvanshi, Sonam has been giving ‘conflicting’ statements to police, it is learnt.

MP CM finds ‘lesson’ in Meghalaya honeymoon murder: ‘Should children be allowed to go so far?’

Newlywed Indore couple Sonam & Raja Raghuvanshi had gone to Meghalaya for their honeymoon. The man was killed in the northeast state, with cops saying Sonam plotted his murder as she had an affair.

Honeymoon murder: Meghalaya Police to reconstruct crime scene with accused in Sohra

Along with the Sonam Raghuvanshi, main accused & wife of the deceased, 4 others were also arrested from MP & UP in connection to the murder & will be taken to scene shortly.

Meghalaya murder plot finalised day before wedding, ‘Sonam’s boyfriend gave 3 men Rs 50k to kill Raja’

Sonam Raghuvanshi's alleged boyfriend also gave a phone to the 3 men before they boarded a train to Guwahati, ThePrint has learnt. The accused have no previous criminal record.

Meghalaya honeymoon murder: How bloodstained shirt & mangalsutra led police to suspect Sonam Raghuvanshi

The shirt, the same one Sonam was seen wearing in CCTV footage with her husband Raja Raghuvanshi, was found intact, suggesting it had been removed voluntarily, it is learnt.

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Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

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?