In some ways, there is a delightful irony to the interstellar origins of sugar.

Disaggregated data shows that food inflation rose to 5.32 per cent, up from 4.78 per cent the month before, with ginger, tomato and raisin witnessing high inflation.

No ceasefire can survive if the players slide back into belligerence and brinkmanship quite so easily.

From composers like MS Viswanathan and KV Mahadevan to Ilaiyaraaja, Bappi Lahiri and AR Rahman, Janaki adapted to the changes with ease

As R S Sharma argues, by not regarding the document as credible address proof for SIR, the state is failing to make meaningful use of the Aadhaar database -- which also carries biometric details and proof of age -- that it has created

CM Abdullah's invocation of Trump runs counter to the grain of his tenure as CM so far, which has located Kashmir, with its distinctive history, squarely within the negotiations in a federal polity

India cannot afford to give up on manufacturing — whether textiles, leather, agro-processing, gems and jewellery — that alone can absorb the mass of its less-skilled workforce. India needs both factories and offices

The significance of the PM’s Pacific tour will depend less on the intent behind the agreements than on the actions on the domestic front that facilitate their implementation

Beyond this contest, though, in a country that bins prime ministers faster than a lettuce can rot, the count may just embody the zeitgeist

By looking for fall guys for its lapses, the Suvendu Adhikari government is not getting off to a good start. It must, going forward, underline its respect for institutions, due process and fundamental rights, of victims and also the accused

The domestic manufacturing ecosystem must be deepened, and efforts stepped up to increase value addition and pursue closer integration with global supply chains. A careful and calibrated approach is needed

A paper shows that in certain settings, bumblebees react to certain tastes in seemingly similar ways to some mammals, including human babies.

Ramesh Mhatre’s conduct is reprehensible not only because it's an assault on medical professionals but also an abuse of his official position.

For years, the Indian establishment had to contend with allegations that it was involved in the assassination of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey in June 2023.

The pattern began even before England: A 0-2 sweep to Ireland, a side India had not lost to previously, followed by a wash-out and two more defeats on this tour

Democracies derive their strength not by erasing ugly truths but by examining them fully and honestly

The most significant outcome of PM Modi’s trip to Indonesia is the decision to jointly develop Sabang Port, located near the northwestern entrance to the Strait of Malacca

The players in the present team have the win-gene in bits and pieces, but neither the swagger nor the suaveness of Haaland or Mbappe to turn matches on their own

Over the last few years, however, concerns have been expressed that as states allocate more resources for such schemes and populist measures such as free electricity, their ability to spend on other areas gets affected. The RBI has echoed these concerns, saying that they “run the risk of crowding out” investments

India needs a clear, calibrated and forward-looking road-map for higher ethanol blends that avoid the abruptness of the earlier roll-outs

In Ganiyari village, where singing on any public platform was forbidden for women, people didn’t want their daughters to become like Teejan

The predicaments of Mumbai's administrators are similar to those of their counterparts in several parts of the world

While the investigation in Bengaluru must run its course, justice after the fact cannot substitute prevention. That task begins with recognising childcare as essential social and economic infrastructure rather than a discretionary employment perk.

India imported a record 16.9 million tonnes (mt) of vegetable oils in 2025-26 and 7.3 mt of pulses the previous fiscal. El Niño — which has overtaken Iran as the No 1 risk factor for the Indian economy today — will make further imports inevitable