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VIT’s Team Sammard wows NASA panels with rockets & satellites—no aerospace students involved

Team Sammard from Tamil Nadu’s VIT is among India’s top 3 teams for the Spaceport America Cup. Students from different disciplines are building rockets and satellites and excelling in global contests.

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict Nalini demands release, stages hunger strike

Nalini, lodged in prison for the last 28 years, was last released from prison on parole on July 25, after the court had granted her parole for 30 days.

DMK’s Anand wins Vellore Lok Sabha seat after close race with AIADMK

The Lok Sabha polls for the Vellore seat were cancelled in April after large sums of money connected to the DMK candidate were seized.

Election Commission set to cancel Lok Sabha election in Vellore after large cash seizures

The Election Commission is said to have received a report from the Tamil Nadu chief electoral officer on the matter Monday.

50 years before 1857, a mutiny on this day shook British rule in India

Today is the anniversary of the first sepoy mutiny that took place more than 50 years before 1857 rebellion.

In the new statue politics, the media has boxed Periyar into OBC politics

The media portrays the politics of Periyar and B. R. Ambedkar as one of their communities and not human liberation, denying it any universal potential.

On Camera

Lifting night shift ban increased female employment in India—only among big firms

Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?