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Suman Sahai | ‘Ghost Villages’ a Growing Threat in Uttarakhand & India’s Hill Areas

Suman Sahai | ‘Ghost Villages’ a Growing Threat in Uttarakhand &...

Migration, unviable farming and urban allure empty hill villages

8 March 2026 11:16 PM IST

Bharat Bhushan | Nepal Political Earthquake Reshapes Neighbourhood

Bharat Bhushan | Nepal Political Earthquake Reshapes Neighbourhood

Balendra Shah’s rise may reshape Nepal’s politics and foreign policy

8 March 2026 10:43 PM IST

Mideast War Test for India’s Strategy, Economic Strength

Mideast War Test for India’s Strategy, Economic Strength

India, which imports over 85 per cent of its crude oil, with nearly half historically sourced from West Asia, is...

8 March 2026 12:51 AM IST

Pakistan Stirs the Hornet’s Nest with War on Taliban, Strikes on Kabul

Pakistan Stirs the Hornet’s Nest with War on Taliban, Strikes on Kabul

The Afghan Taliban government is horrified at the audacity of the Pakistanis flexing their obvious air superiority...

7 March 2026 11:29 PM IST

Coming Soon! Trump’s Favourite Ayatollah

Coming Soon! Trump’s Favourite Ayatollah

“The Iranians could have copied them. They only had to propose Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, offer to invest a few...

7 March 2026 11:21 PM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | The Many Ways of Perceiving the World: What Makes ‘Art’ Great?

Farrukh Dhondy | The Many Ways of Perceiving the World: What Makes...

A reflection on skill, installations and how our understanding of art evolves.

6 March 2026 9:54 PM IST

Shobhaa De | Is Dubai Dream Over for Desis As War Drums Roll?

Shobhaa De | Is Dubai Dream Over for Desis As War Drums Roll?

Trump’s war rhetoric and Middle East tensions revive fears of global instability.

6 March 2026 9:22 PM IST

DC Edit: DMK-Cong Tieup Back on Track

DC Edit: DMK-Cong Tieup Back on Track

Starting with a murmur of discontent over not being given a share of the power pie, discontent rose among Congress...

6 March 2026 12:03 AM IST

DC Edit: Will AI Be Apocalypse or Game Changer for India?

DC Edit: Will AI Be Apocalypse or Game Changer for India?

AI shall create new jobs. A one-size, one design-fits-all AI plugin across enterprises and domains could potentially...

6 March 2026 12:00 AM IST

DC Edit:Bihar Faces Uncertainty as Nitish Heads to RS

DC Edit:Bihar Faces Uncertainty as Nitish Heads to RS

It also marks the arrival of the saffron politics with full command of the state’s politics, emerging from the shadows...

5 March 2026 11:57 PM IST

DC Edit: Why the Name of Next NITI CEO Matters More Than Ever

DC Edit: Why the Name of Next NITI CEO Matters More Than Ever

Niti Aayog may have replaced the Planning Commission in structure, but in political weight, it’s arguably more...

5 March 2026 11:43 PM IST

S. Umamaheshwar | India’s IT Empire Lags in Research To Shape the Future of AI

S. Umamaheshwar | India’s IT Empire Lags in Research To Shape the...

IndiaAI Mission boosts GPUs, backs local LLMs

4 March 2026 10:38 PM IST