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Day 70 of US-Israel War on Iran: Amid Fragile Ceasefire, US, Iran Exchange Fire in Hormuz, Qeshm Island

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The crisis in West Asia triggered by the US and Israel’s war on Iran entered day 70 on Friday (May 8). The U.S....

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The Wire

The Wire Staff

‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro’: A Management Trainee Was The ‘Comic Cement’ of This Great Satire

‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro’: A Management Trainee Was The ‘Comic Cement’ of This Great Satire

Originally reported and written in March 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content.  “To me, Ravi [Baswani] was Jaane...

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The Better India

Rinchen Norbu Wangchuk

Operation Sindoor shone light on challenges ahead

Operation Sindoor shone light on challenges ahead

A year on, it is important to reflect on the lessons from this crucial inflection point in the fight against terrorism.

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Indian Express

Editorial

Kedarnath Yatra halted by rain yesterday, 5000 pilgrims stranded; Journey resumes safely on Friday morning

Kedarnath Yatra halted by rain yesterday, 5000 pilgrims stranded; Journey resumes safely on Friday morning

Kedarnath Yatra halted by rain yesterday, 5000 pilgrims stranded; Journey resumes safely on Friday morning Heavy rain and snowfall disrupted the...

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News9Live

Namita Singh

TN Deadlock: Governor Arlekar's Role Comes Under Strict Scrutiny, TVK Supporters Protest in Chennai Outside Lok Bhavan

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The suspense over the government formation in Tamil Nadu continued on Friday (May 7) with governor Rajendra Arlekar...

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The Wire

The Wire Staff

Best of Both Sides | A year after Operation Sindoor: India’s Pakistan policy needs an endgame

Best of Both Sides | A year after Operation Sindoor: India’s Pakistan policy needs an endgame

The era of Pakistan-linked terrorists surfacing periodically all over the globe is behind us. Therefore, our terror concerns do not register as well...

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Indian Express

Sharat Sabharwal

Delhi’s pollution level has dipped. But that doesn’t mean policymakers can rest easy

Delhi’s pollution level has dipped. But that doesn’t mean policymakers can rest easy

Ozone does not produce the haze associated with PM pollution. However, its public-health implications should not be downplayed. Short-term exposure...

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Indian Express

Editorial

The art of blossoming where you are

The art of blossoming where you are

Due to the technical or legal reasons, readability mode is not available for this article. Thank you for your kind understanding.

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The Times of India

Speaking Tree

Uttarakhand sees 20% rise in crimes against children; NCRB data raises alarm over sexual abuse, kidnapping

Uttarakhand sees 20% rise in crimes against children; NCRB data raises alarm over sexual abuse, kidnapping

Uttarakhand sees 20% rise in crimes against children; NCRB data raises alarm over sexual abuse, kidnapping Crimes against children in Uttarakhand rose...

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News9Live

Namita Singh

How BJP Used Bengal's Communal Violence to Its Advantage in the 2026 Polls

Listen to this article: Kolkata: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s 2026 breakthrough in West Bengal was not simply an anti-incumbency wave. Coupled with...

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The Wire

Aparna Bhattacharya

Bengal turns new page, all must keep the calm

Bengal turns new page, all must keep the calm

In a state where political violence has a long and tangled history, change will require a deep resolve from the new ruling party, its leaders and...

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Indian Express

Editorial

Deadlock Over TN Govt Formation Continues, Congress Sees Red Over Possibility of DMK, AIADMK Reaching Understanding

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The suspense over the government formation in Tamil Nadu continued on Friday (May 7) with governor Rajendra Arlekar...

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The Wire

The Wire Staff

A Jain merchant’s diary of daily life under Mughal rulers Akbar, Jahangir & Shah Jahan

When Akbar dies, the Jain merchant records that he fainted in shock, cutting his head open on the stone floor of the courtyard, which ‘turned red...

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ThePrint

Krishnokoli Hazra

Strongest El Niño in over 100 years? Experts predict severe global climate impacts

Strongest El Niño in over 100 years? Experts predict severe global climate impacts

Strongest El Niño in over 100 years? Experts predict severe global climate impacts Scientists warn that a developing El Niño in the Pacific Ocean...

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News9Live

Pragya Singha Roy

Dolphin Ambulance Saves Stranded Ganges River Dolphin in Rescue Operation

Dolphin Ambulance Saves Stranded Ganges River Dolphin in Rescue Operation

In Gonda, a male Ganges River Dolphin was recently found trapped in a narrow canal, cut off from the main river system. The water around it was...

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The Better India

Raajwrita Dutta

J&K LG empowered to invoke telecom provisions in emergencies

J&K LG empowered to invoke telecom provisions in emergencies

Srinagar: The Union government has vested the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir with powers to act under provisions of the Telecommunications...

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The Kashmir Monitor News

Monitor News Bureau

What Architects Did With a 19th-Century Cemetery in Uttarakhand Might Surprise You

What Architects Did With a 19th-Century Cemetery in Uttarakhand Might Surprise You

Where do we come from?  Where are we heading?  The last place you’d expect to be reminded of these existential realities is in a park.  But brace...

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The Better India

Krystelle Dsouza

Seven Ways SIR in Bengal and Delimitation in Assam Have Altered India's Electoral Playing Field Forever

New Delhi: While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has recorded thumping victories in West Bengal and Assam in the recently concluded assembly...

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The Wire

Sravasti Dasgupta

Why India must find ways to be visible on the Middle East crisis

If New Delhi seeks to move beyond being a voice of the Global South to becoming a consequential global actor, then moments of crisis are not...

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ThePrint

Shishir Priyadarshi

Sanatan Dharma: A hard politics, a Hinduism that defines itself through food ‘purity’

Sanatan Dharma: A hard politics, a Hinduism that defines itself through food ‘purity’

Over the last few years, there has been a noticeable shift towards “Sanatan Dharma” among BJP politicians. The reason is largely strategic:...

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Indian Express

Devdutt

America’s new energy frontier runs through baroque Balkans. New Delhi must know why

IMEC projects plugging into the 3SI is a matter of when, not if. This makes US engagement in the Western Balkans significant for New Delhi.

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ThePrint

Swasti Rao

One Nation, One Exam

One Nation, One Exam

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The Times of India

Genzeditor

After Resistance

After Resistance

For decades, West Bengal occupied a distinct place in India’s political imagination. While large parts of the country moved through waves of caste...

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The Statesman

Statesman News Service

Dadi’s gift

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The Times of India

Jug Suraiya

“mid-day Opinion: We must keep our gardens neat, clean, and usable”

“mid-day Opinion: We must keep our gardens neat, clean, and usable”

Recently, there was a complete blackout in the garden for a week, after which makeshift floodlights were installedRead More

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Midday

The Editorial

Cristiano Ronaldo creates history with 100th goal in Saudi Pro League

Cristiano Ronaldo creates history with 100th goal in Saudi Pro League

Cristiano Ronaldo creates history with 100th goal in Saudi Pro League Cristiano Ronaldo created history in the Saudi Pro League (SPL) after netting...

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News9Live

News9 Interns

Best of Both Sides | Sindoor 2.0 must go beyond deterrence

Best of Both Sides | Sindoor 2.0 must go beyond deterrence

Sindoor 2.0 should be designed not merely to punish but to extract concrete concessions. In return for the captured territory, India should insist on...

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Indian Express

Manoj katiyar

Bengaluru: Patient's jewellery worth Rs 10 lakh stolen in private hospital, staffer arrested

Bengaluru: Patient's jewellery worth Rs 10 lakh stolen in private hospital, staffer arrested

Bengaluru: Patient’s jewellery worth Rs 10 lakh stolen in private hospital, staffer arrested A couple's visit to a private clinic for surgery...

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News9Live

News9 Interns

India’s unconquerable spirit

India’s unconquerable spirit

At the start of 2026, I had gone to Somnath for the Somnath Swabhiman Parv, marking a thousand years since the first attack on the Somnath Temple. I...

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The Statesman

Narendra Modi

'ഞങ്ങളെ അറസ്റ്റ് ചെയ്യാം, പിന്നെ നിങ്ങളും കുടുംബവും ജീവിച്ചിരുന്നതിന് ഒരു തെളിവും ബാക്കിയുണ്ടാവില്ല’

'ഞങ്ങളെ അറസ്റ്റ് ചെയ്യാം, പിന്നെ നിങ്ങളും കുടുംബവും ജീവിച്ചിരുന്നതിന് ഒരു തെളിവും ബാക്കിയുണ്ടാവില്ല’

‘‘സാറിനെ അന്വേഷിച്ചൊരാൾ വന്നിരിക്കുന്നു. കുറച്ച്...

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Mathrubhumi

ജെആര്‍ അനി

How Artisans From Bhuj, Kutch & Jaipur Help Create Hollywood’s Most Dazzling Costumes

How Artisans From Bhuj, Kutch & Jaipur Help Create Hollywood’s Most Dazzling Costumes

The next time a Hollywood costume makes you pause, look a little closer. Maybe it is Belle’s yellow gown catching the light in Beauty and the Beast....

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The Better India

Avantika krishna

Community Participation Key to Anti-Drug Movement in Kashmir: Div Com

Community Participation Key to Anti-Drug Movement in Kashmir: Div Com

Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir on Friday said that community participation continues to remain the backbone of the anti-drug movement...

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The Kashmir Monitor News

Monitor News Bureau

Why should only Muslims be responsible for defending secularism? TMC’s Bengal loss isn’t on us

Why does a party that presents itself as secular begin to feel a sense of entitlement over Muslim votes? And why do they not have the same sentiment...

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ThePrint

Amana Begam

West Bengal: Mission Accomplished

Listen to this article: In a ruthlessly crafted mission, with the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) being...

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The Wire

Badri Raina

‘दृष्टि’ के जरिये भारत के नये अंतरिक्ष युग की शुरुआत

‘दृष्टि’ के जरिये भारत के नये अंतरिक्ष युग की शुरुआत

Drishti : ‘दृष्टि’ को खास बनाने वाली बात यह है कि इसमें इन दोनों...

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Prabhat Khabar

पीके जोशी

What Exactly Is 'Marxist Mistory'?

Listen to this article: For a long time now, many in India have harboured the convenient belief that if they come across a historical argument that...

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The Wire

Kiran Kumbhar

Jio Blackrock and Zerodha took the same path. Only one stayed on it

Jio Blackrock and Zerodha took the same path. Only one stayed on it

Even though direct plans have jumped from nothing to half the mutual-fund industry’s AUM, Jio Blackrock’s dependence on active schemes needs...

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The Ken

Anand Kalyanaraman

“Rahul Khanna’s shower Met Gala”

“Rahul Khanna’s shower Met Gala”

This week, the unavoidable blahness of the MET Gala was only surpassed by the inimitable Rahul Khanna taking a shower and inviting everyone to...

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Midday

Aastha Atray Banan

Inside foreign universities’ desperate attempts to woo indifferent Indians

Inside foreign universities’ desperate attempts to woo indifferent Indians

Strapped for cash back home, universities like Deakin, Bristol, and Aberdeen are looking at India to pad their wallets. They are finding it a tough...

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The Ken

Atul Krishna

Sarma Model

Sarma Model

Assam’s 2026 verdict is more than another state election win for the BJP. It marks the consolidation of a political model that may increasingly...

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The Statesman

Statesman News Service

Best of Both Sides | A year after Operation Sindoor: India’s Pakistan policy needs an endgame

Best of Both Sides | A year after Operation Sindoor: India’s Pakistan policy needs an endgame
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Indian Express

Sharat Sabharwal

Why the Baltic states remember the Soviet Union as an occupier

While the world celebrated in 1945, three nations were being erased from the map by a Soviet regime masking its empire as anti-imperialism.

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ThePrint

Diana mickevičienė

West Bengal: Mission Accomplished

Listen to this article: In a ruthlessly crafted mission, with the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) being...

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The Wire

Badri Raina

19 Kumaon regiment had no avalanche cords, boots, crampons. It secured Gyong La with sacrifice

The ridgeline in the region to be captured was at an average height of 20,000 feet. The soldiers of 19 Kumaon didn’t have even basic mountaineering...

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ThePrint

Amit Krishankant Paul

IPS Officer Educates 1000s in MP’s Villages, Helps Them Escape Intergenerational Sex Work

IPS Officer Educates 1000s in MP’s Villages, Helps Them Escape Intergenerational Sex Work

Originally reported and written in March 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content.  Kanchan (name changed) is currently...

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The Better India

Shivani Gupta

Three Youths Drown in Jhelum , Bodies Retrieved

Bandipora: Three youths tragically lost their lives after drowning in the River Jhelum in the Hajin area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on...

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The Kashmir Monitor News

Irfan Malik

Best of Both Sides | A year after Operation Sindoor: India’s Pakistan policy needs an endgame

Best of Both Sides | A year after Operation Sindoor: India’s Pakistan policy needs an endgame
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Indian Express

Sharat Sabharwal

सोमनाथ हमारी सभ्यता का अटूट संकल्प है, पढ़ें पीएम मोदी का लेख

सोमनाथ हमारी सभ्यता का अटूट संकल्प है, पढ़ें पीएम मोदी का लेख

Somnath Temple : सोमनाथ केवल एक मंदिर नहीं, हमारी सभ्यता का अटूट...

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Prabhat Khabar

नरेंद्र मोदी

Best of Both Sides | Sindoor 2.0 must go beyond deterrence

Best of Both Sides | Sindoor 2.0 must go beyond deterrence
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Indian Express

Manoj katiyar

Grand Repudiator bites the dust

Grand Repudiator bites the dust

Among all the Assembly elections held in 2026, it was the results from Bengal that generated the greatest national curiosity. From media to menfolk,...

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The Statesman

Mihir Bholey