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Donald Trump hints at a ‘very big’ trade deal with India

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PM Modi has often signalled openness to a more expansive trade engagement with the US

India refuses to endorse SCO joint declaration, citing terror concerns

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh delivered a hard-hitting address that criticised Pakistan’s continued support for cross-border terrorism

The Jeff Bezos Wedding Party Crashers

Madhavankutty Pillai

Why it is attracting protests in Venice

Kolhapuri Chappals at ₹1.16 Lakh: What Fashion Forgets When It Borrows

V Shoba

How luxury brands keep erasing the origins of Indian crafts

Gaganyaan: India’s Next Space Odyssey

Lhendup G Bhutia

India’s human spaceflight programme takes its first step with Shubhanshu Shukla’s journey to space

Shashi Tharoor hits back at Kharge with a cryptic X post

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Congress chief Kharge had made a veiled attack on Tharoor suggesting, for some people it is “Modi first, country later”

NRC by another name? EC makes proof of place of birth must in Bihar

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The new verification drive is intended to weed out illegal immigrants from electoral rolls

Why Dhoni is the best captain India ever had

Rajeev Deshpande

MS Dhoni’s induction into the ICC Hall of Fame is a delayed but fitting tribute to the man who had an unmatched ability to assess on field situations and led with a fierce never-say-die attitude

An Indian Returns to Space After 41 Years

Madhavankutty Pillai

Groundbreaking Axiom-4 mission inspires a new era of human space exploration for country

“Democracy Was Placed Under Arrest”

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Marking the 50th anniversary of the imposition of Emergency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi described it as a “dark chapter” (1975-1977) when “the spirit of the Constitution was completely violated.”