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India Saved Its Lions. Now It Must Learn to Live With Them
India Saved Its Lions. Now It Must Learn to Live With Them
3 min read
Across Africa, conservationists are fighting to save dwindling lion populations. In India, the challenge is very different. As Asiatic lions rebound to nearly 900, Gujarat is building a dedicated encl ...
Sarfaraz Khan's India Return? Sai Sudharsan's Injury Could Open the Door
2 min read
Sai Sudharsan's injury has reportedly brought the Mumbai batter back into India's plans. For Sarfaraz, it could be another chance to turn promise into permanence
Meet Basant Meghwal, India's Latest Teen Athletics Sensation
2 min read
Just a day after Ashish Yadav's silver in the javelin, another 19-year-old has given India reason to celebrate. Basant Kumar Meghwal has become the first Indian high jumper to win a medal at the World ...
The New Great Game Runs Through the Strait of Hormuz
3 min read
Iran wants sanctions relief before reopening the Strait. The US is tightening military pressure. Oman is trying to broker a way out. As diplomacy, deterrence and energy security collide, the world's m ...
Playing the Social Game: America’s fastest growing Pickleball sport is powering a recreational surge in urban India
7 min read
Pickleball’s origins are surprisingly humble. The sport was invented in 1965 in Washington when three friends improvised a game to entertain their bored children using a badminton court, ping-pong pad ...
Why Haryana Is Spending Rs 5,715 Crore to Future-Proof Its Water Supply
2 min read
Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini says the World Bank-backed programme will modernise canals, improve groundwater recharge and promote water-efficient farming over the next six years
India's Newest Science Classroom Has No Walls. Here's Why Lucknow's New Eco Hub Matters
3 min read
The government has opened India's first dedicated eco-educational hub at CSIR-NBRI in Lucknow. But this is more than another botanical garden. It is part of a growing effort to turn biodiversity, cons ...
'Justice Must Travel to Citizens': CJI Surya Kant Calls for a More Humane and Accessible Legal System
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Chief Justice of India Surya Kant reckons justice cannot remain confined to courtrooms and legal jargon. Addressing a NALSA conference, he urged institutions to reach the country's most vulnerable cit ...
Israeli scholar Raz Segal’s genocide essay goes viral after a US settlement
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Raz Segal was recently paid $250,000 in settlement by the University of Minnesota, more than two years after it abruptly withdrew a job offer in 2024 under intense pressure from pro-Israel groups