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93 Lakh Applications, 1.12 Lakh Khaki Uniforms: Why Millions of Young Indians Compete for Police Constable Jobs
93 Lakh Applications, 1.12 Lakh Khaki Uniforms: Why Millions of Young Indians Compete for Police Constable Jobs
8 min read
Nearly one lakh candidates are chasing police constable posts in Himachal Pradesh. Across the hill state and five others, six recent recruitment drives have attracted more than 93 lakh applications fo ...
Meet Ram temple’s first CEO: From Operation Sindoor to Ayodhya, who is Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra?
4 min read
He spent nearly four decades in the Indian Air Force, led Western Air Command during Operation Sindoor and retired just months ago. Now, Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra has a very different command: runn ...
Burials Above, Hope Below: Nepal Digs for 46 Workers as Flood Toll Crosses 1,100
6 min read
A week after a collapsing Himalayan glacier sent water, mud and rock through the Nepal-China borderlands, nearly 4,000 people remain missing. Families have begun burying unidentified victims and perfo ...
When a Heart Gets the Right of Way: How India’s Green Corridors Turn Traffic into Lifelines
7 min read
A donated heart travelled 178 km across Tamil Nadu in 114 minutes. Behind that extraordinary journey lies the story of a simple Indian innovation that gives an organ the privileges once reserved for V ...
TIGER WOODS DUI CASE | Can Golf’s Greatest Comeback King Escape Himself Again?
9 min read
Tiger Woods rewrote golf at 21, lost his family and reputation, rebuilt his body, won the Masters again and survived a crash that nearly cost him a leg. Now, as he prepares to change his not-guilty pl ...
BRICS is coming: What did FSSAI find behind the doors of Delhi’s 5-star kitchens?
4 min read
From hygiene checks and pest control to expired food and kitchen segregation, here’s what happens behind the scenes before luxury hotels serve an international summit
Levi’s Original Sin: If Alia Bhatt Can Be Everyone, Can the Brand Sell Everything?
6 min read
After building an empire around the original blue jean, Levi’s wants Alia Bhatt’s many identities to stretch it into a head-to-toe lifestyle brand. India revenue has reached ₹2,223 crore. Now comes th ...
What did Tamil Nadu CM Vijay announce in the Assembly? A simple guide to the big changes
3 min read
From drinking water and waste-to-energy projects to digital driving licences and withdrawal of cases against protesting farmers and teachers, Tamil Nadu has announced a broad set of new measures.
Is Your Friendship Worth ₹1.89 Lakh? De Beers Wants a New Diamond Ritual
8 min read
De Beers helped make diamonds inseparable from engagements and marriage. Now it is targeting a relationship that traditionally survived on loyalty, laughter and unpaid dinner bills. With paired natura ...