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In murder of Odisha’s tribal woman, role of long-standing community tensions with Bengali settlers

December 14, 2025 3:26 pm

The discovery of the decapitated body of a tribal woman has led to instances of arson and violence in an Odisha village in recent days.

Satya Nadella launches AI-powered tool for Maharashtra police: How will it change crime investigation in state

December 14, 2025 2:32 pm

MahaCrimeOS AI ingests complaints in any format, such as PDFs, audio, handwritten notes or images and then uses multimodal intelligence to extract critical information in any language

SIR process: Why ECI is focusing on progeny mapping in West Bengal

December 14, 2025 2:36 pm

ECI officials said that more than 50% of the electorate submitted enumeration forms with progeny mapping. And major discrepancies have emerged in these submissions

Kerala local body polls | Congress-led UDF set to win, first-ever BJP Mayor: 3 takeaways

December 13, 2025 5:08 pm

Voting unfolded in two phases on December 9 and 11 in 1,199 of the state’s 1,200 local bodies. The voter turnout for the first phase was 70.91%, while 76.08% of the electorate voted in the second phase. Here are three takeaways

3 factors that made Cyclones Ditwah & Senyar so deadly

December 14, 2025 12:48 pm

A new study has said that although the affected countries experience annual floods during the monsoon season, this year, the proportions of the flood reached unprecedented levels.

US-Saudi defence relationship: recent story of quiet divergences

December 13, 2025 3:37 pm

Washington remains Riyadh’s largest military partner. But many quiet divergences have emerged in their ties

Explained | New Insurance Bill: What’s in & what’s left out?

December 14, 2025 2:30 pm

The final draft of the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025 has both hits and misses. Here’s an overview.

Why Karnataka’s new hate speech law is being criticised

December 13, 2025 1:05 pm

The Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, 2025 states that its objective is to ‘curb and prevent dissemination, publication or promotion of hate speech’

The delicate art of deception: A badminton trick shot and its unlikely inspiration

December 13, 2025 12:21 pm

How Danish legend Peter Gade found inspiration for his ‘double action’ shot from football icon Michael Laudrup

Cabinet clears key amendment to open up n-power: Why this is vital for govt's baseload energy, SMR and reforms push

December 14, 2025 7:18 am

The legal amendments are being seen as a reform push that could help leverage the commercial potential of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal, nearly two decades after it was inked

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Quixplained: What to keep in mind as gyms, fitness centres reopen

August 08, 2020 11:44 am

The government has allowed opening of yoga institutes and gymnasiums from August 5 as part of the ‘Unlock 3’ phase.

Quixplained: What's new in the National Education Policy

August 07, 2020 8:31 am

National Education Policy or NEP is a comprehensive framework to guide the development of education in the country. A new policy usually comes along every few decades. The latest policy is India's third. It replaces the 1986 NEP, which was in place for 34 years.

Quixplained: How ‘corona’ of the virus changes into a hairpin shape — and why

August 07, 2020 8:31 am

The spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 — the ‘corona’ in the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 disease — has just revealed new secrets. Researchers have found that the spike protein changes its form after it attaches itself to a human cell, folding in on itself and assuming a rigid hairpin shape.

Quixplained: India's Rafale vs Pakistan's F16 and China's J20

August 07, 2020 8:31 am

The five Rafale fighter jets that land in Ambala on Wednesday morning will resurrect the Number 17 Golden Arrows squadron of the Indian Air Force. It will take the IAF’s squadron strength to 31. When all the 36 Rafale jets are delivered by 2022, it will take it to 32 squadrons, still well below the 42 squadrons of the sanctioned strength.

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