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Hard to live, harder to relocate—Kanjurmarg residents’ fight to shut down Mumbai’s biggest landfill

+TFP Manasi Phadke - May 18, 2026

Located in Mumbai’s eastern suburbs, Kanjurmarg landfill has pitted BMC against Kannamwar Nagar residents who say they will settle for nothing less than the dumping ground’s closure.

Modi’s austerity call revives India’s forgotten culture of sacrifice and survival

Meenakashi Lekhi - May 18, 2026

‘I’m not in politics, why should I be jealous of Vijay,’ says Rajinikanth on TVK’s Tamil Nadu win

Shweta Tripathi - May 17, 2026

The anatomy of Bhojshala verdict & how MP HC treated SC’s Ayodhya ruling as ‘lodestar’

Ruchi Bhattar - May 17, 2026

AP x Swatch collab launch was a mess. Stores in India shuttered due to unruly crowds

Manisha Mondal - May 17, 2026

25 years after 9/11—Trump’s new counter-terrorism doctrine reveals an exhausted America

Praveen Swami - May 17, 2026

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Haryana’s 2026 sex ratio at birth drop has rattled Saini govt. It’s roping in pandits, maulvis, granthis

Sushil Manav - May 17, 2026

The fragile fight to save Great Indian Bustard: In Kutch, windmills, power lines & a missing VIP chick

Vrinda Tulsian - May 16, 2026

Residents in Noida, Gurugram are taking RWAs to courts. A case for every dispute

Almina Khatoon - May 15, 2026

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Moscow hit by unprecedented drone attack; Russia says 556 Ukrainian drones intercepted

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Switzerland to declassify files on Nazi ‘Angel of Death’ Mengele. Historian’s crowdfunded bid made it happen

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WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda an international health emergency

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Modi’s austerity call revives India’s forgotten culture of sacrifice and survival

Meenakashi Lekhi - May 18, 2026

This is an ancient mantra from our vedas: आपदर्थे धनं रक्षेद् दारान् रक्षेद् धनैरपि। आत्मानं सततं रक्षेद् दारैरपिधनैरपि॥ It is also known as aapaddamantra—a maxim...

25 years after 9/11—Trump’s new counter-terrorism doctrine reveals an exhausted America

Praveen Swami - May 17, 2026

2026 FIFA World Cup is a generational shift—Messi and Ronaldo ready to pass on rivalry baton

Saptak Datta - May 17, 2026

These 3 Indian birds outdress celebrities of Cannes and Met Gala without any efforts

Bharati Chaturvedi - May 17, 2026

Glorifying Mughals understandable in 1947. Today, we must face historical truths

Vikram Sampath - May 17, 2026

How to protect your skin from brutal summer heat rash

Deepali Bhardwaj - May 17, 2026

India aims to switch to ethanol amid the global oil crisis. Not all cars are ready

Kushan Mitra - May 17, 2026

AP x Swatch collab launch was a mess. Stores in India shuttered due to unruly crowds

Manisha Mondal - May 17, 2026

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Tamil Nadu CM Vijay keeps home, police, youth welfare depts for self; Sengottaiyan gets finance

Shweta Tripathi - May 16, 2026

Allocations were consistent with the party’s electoral messaging. Other departments assigned on basis of MLAs’ professional backgrounds and party roles

Kerala CM-designate Satheesan ties up loose ends ahead of swearing-in; meets Chennithala, Venugopal

Aneesa PA - May 16, 2026

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad wants to be UP’s Vijay, plans statewide march to expand base

Prashant Srivastava - May 15, 2026

AIADMK rebel faction says EPS should shake off his ‘I am everything’ stance, ready to talk if he calls

Shweta Tripathi - May 15, 2026

NCP shows signs of unease under Sunetra Pawar. Leader’s exit triggers fear of wave of resignations

Purva Chitnis - May 15, 2026

Kingmaker to king: Satheesan, darling of allies who put UDF on winning spree in Kerala amid faultlines

Aneesa PA - May 15, 2026

In 1st remarks since AIADMK split, EPS labels rebels’ support for TVK during floor test ‘betrayal’

Shweta Tripathi - May 14, 2026

Centre must intervene in Manipur crisis now. Looking away won’t make the problem disappear

ThePrint Team - May 15, 2026

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Gandharva Mahavidyalaya—how a Lahore-born music school democratised classical arts in Delhi

Sakshi Mehra - May 17, 2026

Residents in Noida, Gurugram are taking RWAs to courts. A case for every dispute

Almina Khatoon - May 15, 2026

NEET aspirants returning to Sikar—find a room, process the paper leak and start all over again

Nootan Sharma - May 14, 2026

The double life of Saleem Wastik. How a murder convict became anti-Islam influencer

Sagrika Kissu - May 14, 2026

The art and afterlife of the Bamiyan Buddhas

Impart - May 17, 2026

Pankaj Udhas and the misunderstanding that led to ‘Chitthi Aayi Hai’

Ajay Mathur - May 17, 2026

India aims to switch to ethanol amid the global oil crisis. Not all cars are ready

Kushan Mitra - May 17, 2026

Bhopal: Ex-judge’s daughter-in-law had abortion week before death, postmortem shows ‘blunt force’ injuries

Alisha Dutta - May 17, 2026

Twisha Sharma's lawyer husband & mother-in-law have been booked for dowry harassment. Her family has alleged 'mental cruelty, physical abuse, unnatural sex, forceful drugs abuse'.

Bhima Koregaon: Why NIA cited Mumbai Press Club meet to seek cancellation of Sudha Bharadwaj, Varavara Rao’s bail

Mayank Kumar - May 16, 2026

Tamil Nadu CM Vijay keeps home, police, youth welfare depts for self; Sengottaiyan gets finance

Shweta Tripathi - May 16, 2026

Kerala CM-designate Satheesan ties up loose ends ahead of swearing-in; meets Chennithala, Venugopal

Aneesa PA - May 16, 2026

Karnataka govt wants land swap with IAF—Belagavi parcel in return for Yelahanka runway on forest land

Sharan Poovanna - May 16, 2026

CBI arrests ‘2nd source’ of NEET leak: Pune Botany lecturer who had access to questions as NTA expert

Mayank Kumar - May 16, 2026

Average of 53 pc members attend meetings of 16 Standing Committees, PAC: Data

Dipak Ranjan - May 16, 2026

Let not the praise showered on Kerala divert attention from the economic crisis: EMS Namboodiripad

EMS Namboodiripad - May 17, 2026

In August 1994, EMS Namboodiripad addressed the First International Congress on Kerala Studies in Thiruvananthapuram, underlining the challenges facing Kerala and calling for a consensus on measures to overcome them.

Economy

Maharashtra Charity commissioner halts key Tata Trusts meeting citing pending probe

P. R. Sanjai - May 16, 2026

Petrol, diesel prices hiked by Rs 3 per litre as Centre moves to ease OMC losses

Udit Bubna - May 15, 2026

Fuel, gold, fertiliser, foreign travel: Data & 9 charts reveal what’s behind Modi’s appeal | Cut The Clutter

Shekhar Gupta | Cut The Clutter - May 13, 2026

Centre more than doubles tariffs on gold, silver to defend rupee

Preeti Soni - May 13, 2026

Sunday meetings & an ‘85-10-5 rule’: Air India’s airports op chief says work to rebuild carrier is on

Esha Mishra - May 13, 2026

Governance

Haryana’s 2026 sex ratio at birth drop has rattled Saini govt. It’s roping in pandits, maulvis, granthis

+TFP Sushil Manav - May 17, 2026

NTA ‘structurally incapacitated’, NEET-UG shift to computer mode won’t fix integrity, says doctors’ body

Sneha Richhariya - May 16, 2026

Haryana’s Rs 645-crore IDFC bank fraud probe reaches the IAS, 8 officers in CBI crosshairs

Sushil Manav - May 16, 2026

Mumbai’s iconic BEST bus crippled by chronic ailments. Age, mounting bills & a shoestring budget

+TFP Purva Chitnis - May 14, 2026

The Dating Story

The wild, wild ways of college romances in the dating app era

Ratan Priya - May 17, 2026

Science

Satellite launches pollute atmosphere. It leads to less sunlight on Earth, says London study

The study, published in Earth’s Future, found rocket and satellite launches generate soot into the upper atmosphere, where that residue lingers for far longer than on Earth.

Judiciary

Brand wars to inheritance feuds, India’s mediation space is now a stomping ground for retired judges

Ruchi Bhattar - May 17, 2026

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