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What is the ‘jihadi drug’ that India has seized for the first time?
The NCB’s Rs 182 crore Captagon bust has exposed India’s first known link to a narcotics trade tied to Syria, Gulf smuggling routes and organised crime networks. But what exactly is Captagon, and why is it called the “jihadi drug”?
Ayodhya echoes in Bhojshala: What the HC verdict means for Hindus & Muslims
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has struck down a 2003 ASI order permitting Friday namaz at the disputed site, in a verdict that aligns with the Supreme Court’s 2019 judgment in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case
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Does the right to religion guarantee gender equality? Govt says no
Advocating a hands-off approach for courts in religious matters, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta argued that social reform can only be undertaken by the legislature
Why SC is asking government if EC independence is just for show
The Supreme Court hearing on the law governing CEC and election commissioners’ appointment has turned the spotlight on the Prime Minister-led selection panel that gives the government veto power
7 things official reports had flagged before this NEET-UG mess
NEET-UG was supposed to be fixed after the 2024 leak. Two official reports had already laid out where the system could break again
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Did Pakistan backstab US again by hiding Iranian military assets?
A CBS report says it did. Pakistan acknowledged the presence of Iranian aircraft but claimed these were civilian assets. Looks like the US is now faced with its second Osama bin Laden moment
Why Vinesh Phogat’s return to wrestling stalled before it began
The celebrated wrestler's attempted comeback has run into a fresh WFI roadblock, reviving questions over wrestling’s rules, disciplinary action, anti-doping procedures and the bitter politics that have followed the 2023 wrestlers’ protest
Santiago Martin: The ‘lottery king’ whose family spans three rival political parties
His wife switched from IJK to AIADMK ahead of the assembly polls and won. His son launched his own party, won his seat, and allied with the BJP-ANRC in Puducherry. And his son-in-law shifted from DMK to VCK and later TVK, and is now a minister in Tamil Nadu
How bad is India’s import bill that the PM is asking Indians to cut back?
Fuel, gold, edible oil, foreign travel, and fertilisers — how much do they cost India, and how much do they matter right now?
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Why your waistline in midlife may decide how fast your brain ages
A long-term study has found that visceral fat, not just overall body weight, is closely linked to brain aging and cognitive performance. It also suggests that waist size and blood sugar may matter more than BMI alone
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Why is Nepal upset about Kailash Manasarovar Yatra?
As one of Himalaya’s oldest pilgrimage traditions opens for another season, Nepal is asking why India and China are using a route it claims as its own
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Khalistani extremists a ‘security threat’: How Canada’s report backs India’s long-standing concerns
For India, however, the core issue remains action rather than acknowledgment, with MEA reiterating New Delhi’s repeated appeals to Ottawa to take effective action against anti-India extremist elements operating from its soil
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JPMorgan offered $1mn before sex assault, racial abuse, career threats lawsuit against female banker
A former JPMorgan banker of Nepalese descent alleged that a senior executive coerced him into “non-consensual and humiliating sex acts" while threatening his career and subjecting him to racial abuse. According to a WSJ report, the bank unsuccessfully tried settling the case before the lawsuit was filed
A rare, deadly virus spread aboard a cruise ship weeks before anyone knew what it was
What began as a dream Antarctic expedition turned into a global health scare after a rare hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius went undetected for weeks, leaving three passengers dead and others critically ill even while nearly 150 people, including two Indian crew members, remain on the ship
1 month to go, 0 clarity on where Indians can watch the World Cup
Despite additional ad breaks being woven into the game, no broadcaster in India or China has shown interest in shelling out the millions that Fifa wants.
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Can Mamata save TMC from splitting after losing Bengal?
After a decisive electoral defeat in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee faces her toughest political reset in decades. Can a leader forged in agitation rebuild a weakened organisation, reclaim public trust, and reposition herself against an entrenched Bharatiya Janata Party government?
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BJP's Bharat Jodo Yatra: From 7 to 22 states, how BJP redrew India’s political map
You can now drive from India’s border with China in the Northeast to the border with Pakistan in the west without leaving BJP-NDA territory.
How BJP went from 3 to 77 — and then 200+ — in Mamata’s Bengal
And how it became the state that delivered one of the biggest political reversals of the Modi era
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Where did Vijay’s victory come from — and why did no one see it coming?
Almost no one treated TVK as the party that could win. At best, it was expected to cut votes and embarrass the old players. These are their safest columns from which Vijay’s party took seats
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Can Suvendu beat Mamata twice?
Five years after Suvendu Adhikari handed TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee the most rankling defeat of her career, he is trying to prove it was not a one-off. And Mamata wants to show it was
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