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They giggled like sisters at 15, then lost each other and waited 29 years
September 08, 2026 2:30 pm
In the early 1980s, two infants made separate journeys from Mumbai to Amsterdam, into the arms of families who made them their own. Yet, Meena Geltink and Minal Tijssen both craved for something that tied them to their past
Fear, curfews & fraternity: Being a migrant worker in Kashmir
August 08, 2026 4:01 pm
Every year, lakhs of migrants from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal, and Assam move to Kashmir. The Indian Express explores why they can't afford to turn back despite targeted attacks.
India’s creative economy to get new boost with white paper on policy reforms
December 01, 2025 10:53 pm
Speaking at the opening of two-day summit, Gaurav Banerjee, chair, CII National Council on Media & Entertainment and MD & CEO, Sony Pictures Networks India, called for specialised creative institutions, stronger industry–academia partnerships, regional creative clusters, and urgent public–private collaboration to unlock the next chapter of growth.
Jewar, taking off: Exclusive look of the new Noida International Airport
November 15, 2025 10:21 pm
As India rapidly expands its airport infrastructure — with a slew of upgraded and greenfield facilities — Jewar, 85 km from Delhi’s IGI, is the newest addition to that list. The Indian Express takes a tour of the Jewar airport site as it races to the finish line
From Reddit to the clinic: The hope, hype and weight loss behind Mounjaro, Wegovy in India
November 01, 2025 12:50 pm
With a new generation of weight-loss drugs entering Indian markets, spelling hope for many, The Indian Express tracks the conversations and communities, confusion and clarity that surround those on this journey of weighing and watching
Ahmedabad plane crash: When an island loses its people
June 21, 2025 11:06 am
The Ahmedabad plane crash’s only survivor, and 14 of its dead, came from tiny Diu. That number tells a story, of a window opened by history, and doors closed by present
Cheaper fees, easy admissions: Indian medical students shift gaze towards China
July 29, 2019 11:40 pm
Sowmiya Ashok visits campuses and finds that this journey to a medical degree comes with its share of anxieties — language hurdles, uncertain career options back home. Besides, a lingering concern: how much noodles can one eat?
Bringing up baby: Next chapter of abandoned 2-year-old 'Gudiya'
June 30, 2019 6:43 pm
Lying abandoned for four days in a field, a two-year-old fought stab wounds, heat, rain, hunger, thirst and maggots. While her survival was a miracle, could the rest of her story in a child care home in west UP also turn out the same? The Indian Express on the next chapter for Gudiya
Hard Landing: After Jet's grounding, some move on, many wait and hope
June 09, 2019 4:02 pm
On April 17, Jet Airways flew its last flight, grounding what was once India’s premier private airlines and leaving thousands of employees and their families facing an uncertain future. While some of them have moved on to other jobs, many others have little option but to wait and hope.
The firewall
February 10, 2019 11:31 am
Over 14,460 bunkers are being built across border villages of Jammu and Kashmir that are often at the mercy of firing and mortar shelling from across the border. The Indian Express travels to villages along the border where these grey, concrete structures evoke hope and a few questions: “I can't take my cattle there, can I?”
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Big Picture: Amidst Love Jihad, the story of Zahid and friends
September 21, 2014 12:32 pm
In this season of alleged ‘love jihad’, here's a story of the lone Muslim student to have returned to his school in one of Muzaffarnagar’s worst riot-hit villages and his three Hindu classmates.
Narendra Modi redefines the grammer of political rallies
March 02, 2014 1:46 pm
Narendra Modi rallies have, in recent times, gone on to become full-fledged stage productions.
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