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Delhi-NCR garba comes with Punjabi tadka. Yet Gujarat never felt closer

From Purana Quila hosting the first-ever dandiya at any monument in Delhi to the Global Garba Festival at Sunder Nursery, Delhi residents are spoilt for choice.

Leopards & snakes in Gurugram, Ghaziabad? Two NCR wildlife superheroes on speed dial

At the edge of India’s rapidly growing cities, where the urban sprawl meets wilderness, Anil Gandas and Vineet Arora answer urgent calls to rescue wildlife caught in human chaos.

India has a solid defence structure on paper. But it lacks a national security vision

After Operation Sindoor, there is a realisation that the Indian Air Force has been good but needs to be better both in quality and quantity.

How did Nepal become a ‘Hindu Rashtra’?

Nepal called itself ‘world’s only Hindu kingdom’ for much of the previous century. However, for most of history, the country was religiously, politically, and ethnically fragmented.

The silence of Indian-Americans: Be Indian when going is good, American when things aren’t smooth

Millions of American Jews are proud supporters of Israel and advance its interests without worrying about being seen as anti-American.

Who is really running Nagpur & Mumbai? Influencers, proxy corporators, not civic council

Over 60% of Indian cities are left ‘orphaned’ without elected urban governments. Citizen groups, civic influencers, and informal ‘nagarsevaks’ are filling the gaps in Mumbai and Nagpur.

From Delhi’s Golf Links to Uttarakhand’s hills, 2 Indians chase glory in Mixed Martial Arts arena

Jason Solomon & Angad Bisht represent contrasting journeys shaping India’s future in MMA, a sport that hasn't picked up much pace since it was first televised in the country 13 yrs ago.

‘Ram needs all nine emotions’. Dance-drama RAM is 68—Nehru, Vajpayee to Modi’s India

RAM is one of the most adored performances of the Ramayana, which returns to the Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra every year – an ode to the enduring love for both the epic and its re-enactment.

Bengaluru to Palghar, potholes are a death trap. AI startups racing to solve it

With two bikers crushed this week and a BJP protest in Bengaluru, potholes are a gaping hole in India’s road success story. AI startups are now tracking and mapping them.

World Baniya Forum wants to mentor the next Adani, Ambani. Post-1991 India is about hustle

While the founders of all the top businesses — from Ambani to Adani — are Baniya, it’s not enough anymore. Now, even the MSMEs within the community want to run the world and outpace the non-Baniya business players.

On Camera

A 15-point agenda for Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu to counter Trump’s H1B visa move

I write this open letter to Chandrababu Naidu as Indian emigration and return becomes a hot issue. Many H-1B workers in the US are from Andhra Pradesh: Jaithirth Rao

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

India looks to procure more S-400/S-500 air defence systems from Russia

The 2018 contract with Russia for 5 S-400 systems had a follow-on clause for 5 more. S-400 was described as a 'game-changer' for shooting down 5 Pakistan fighter jets during Op Sindoor.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.