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Soumyarendra BarikDec 31, 2025
Behind gig workers’ strike on New Year’s eve: A call for ban on 10-minute deliveries Subscriber Only
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Is Delhi’s winter pollution breeding superbugs? What a latest JNU study says about antibiotic-resistant bacteria Subscriber Only
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EditorialDec 31, 2025
40 years ago December 31, 1985: Martial law in Pak lifted Subscriber Only
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Naveed IqbalDec 31, 2025
2025 saw one of the deadliest terror attacks ever on civilians, when 26 tourists were killed at Baisaran in Pahalgam. The Indian Express treks up to meadow, where tourists once posed for selfies and giggled
History doesn’t end today, our old compass has run its course. Here’s a new one for India Subscriber Only
As 2026 begins, India must navigate without old maps, grasping its chance to shape the new world. The new compass must overcome the false hiatus between democracy, development and demographics.
Rahul RaoDec 31, 2025
IEX faces a binary future as a regulatory overhaul looms. Retail investors are exiting, while domestic institutions are doubling down — betting that 80% margins and market growth can withstand tighter price caps.
Akash MandalDec 30, 2025
The positive outlook for Indian stocks is despite the rupee’s weak performance against the US dollar in recent months, deterring foreign portfolio inflows – and, in turn, further weakening the rupee
UPSC Key: SC stays 100-m rule for Aravalli, Kashmir in Buddhist history, and Rabies vaccine Subscriber Only
How is knowing about the Aravalli hills relevant to the UPSC exam? What significance do topics like the Indian rabies vaccine, Buddhism, and Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) have for both the Preliminary and Main examinations? You can
69 shots fired, even a bulletproof jacket couldn’t save dairy owner: A tale of two revenge killings in this South Delhi locality Subscriber Only
On November 30, a dairy owner was gunned down in broad daylight in Aya Nagar. As investigators dug deeper, they began to unravel the web of events that led to the brutal killing.
Nandagopal RajanDec 30, 2025
Tech predictions 2026: When AI became part of the everyday, where it might go in 2026 Subscriber Only
This year, AI began changing the way people access knowledge on the internet, challenging Google’s stranglehold. While its promised efficiencies are yet to materialise, expect AI to further integrate itself into your everyday life in
Sanjaya BaruDec 30, 2025
The decentralisation of leadership within Congress will augur well for its future just as the centralisation in the BJP is likely to be its undoing
Sujit BisoyiDec 30, 2025
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Manoj C.GDec 30, 2025
Why Priyanka Gandhi has got people talking: Sharper, more political, but with a light touch Subscriber Only
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Roshni YadavDec 29, 2025
UPSC Key: PRAGATI, Political funding, and RBI’s Rupee Policy Subscriber Only
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Anuj BhatiaDec 29, 2025
I discovered a fun trick to change my iPhone’s charging sound Subscriber Only
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Arjun SenguptaDec 29, 2025
Story of 2nd Lt Arun Khetarpal & Battle of Basantar, picturised in the movie ‘Ikkis’ Subscriber Only
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Shubhajit RoyDec 29, 2025
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Khushboo KumariDec 29, 2025
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Sakshi Chand, PragyneshDec 29, 2025
For over a decade, a syndicate kept Delhi Traffic Police on edge — now, authorities strike back. Here’s the story Subscriber Only
For over a decade, a crime syndicate ran a parallel system of fear, recording and coercing traffic police across the Capital. This is their story.
Anonna DuttDec 29, 2025
Your smartphone can now ‘hear’ TB: How this AI app boosted detection by 13% in rural India Subscriber Only
AI-powered tools are helping frontline health workers detect diseases and reshaping public health delivery
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Anil SasiDec 28, 2025
Viability of SMRs pose a question till order books become large, value addition locally becomes near 100%: Dr Anil Kakodkar Subscriber Only
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Pooja PillaiDec 28, 2025
From the Opinions Editor: At year’s end, a moment of despondency, and a reason to hope Subscriber Only
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