Exclusive

Publication

Byline

After decades of delays, Navi Mumbai airport finally takes off on Christmas; 30 flights operate

India, Dec. 26 -- At 8 am on Christmas Day, an IndiGo flight from Bengaluru touched down at the newly opened Navi Mumbai International Airport to a water cannon salute, formally launching passenger op... Read More


Sunetra Choudhury picks her favourite reads of 2025

India, Dec. 26 -- If there's one genre of literature that's lagging in India, it's that of a good biography, especially political ones. There have been fascinating characters in our public spaces but ... Read More


Maharashtra: End of the road for the MVA?

India, Dec. 26 -- The future of the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA), formed to keep the BJP out of power in the state, appears uncertain. Two of its three primary constituents - the Uddhav Thackeray-le... Read More


Vishal Shanker Mathur picks his favourite read of 2025

India, Dec. 26 -- In 2021, a Google engineer named Blaise Aguera y Arcas, in one of his early exchanges with LaMDA, a conversational artificial intelligence model, asked a pointed question - "Are you ... Read More


Salman as Joey? This Bollywood FRIENDS video is trending online

Hyderabad, Dec. 26 -- Even after all these years, FRIENDS still feels fresh. The jokes, the coffee shop hangouts, the messy love lives, and the comfort of friendship keep pulling people back. It is th... Read More


Rhythma Kaul picks her favourite read of 2025

India, Dec. 26 -- For me, this year has been largely about reading pregnancy books. However, it is a fact that no matter how many books you read and notes you make, nothing can prepare you for impendi... Read More


ICGS Rani Durgavati facilitates repatriation of Indian fishermen from Sri Lankan authorities

Nagapattinam, Dec. 26 -- The Indian Coast Guard's ship Rani Durgavati facilitated the repatriation of four Indian fishermen from Sri Lankan authorities, the Indian Coast Guard shared on Friday. In a ... Read More


Railways to upgrade terminals, sections for doubling capacity

New Delhi, Dec. 26 -- In addition to its long-term goal of meeting the growing demand for passenger transport, Indian Railways has developed an ambitious plan to double originating train capacities in... Read More


Zia Haq picks his favourite read of 2025

India, Dec. 26 -- Most people who flag the unmitigated risks posed by artificial intelligence are no cranks. Jaan Tallinn, the 53-year-old Estonian co-developer of Skype, thinks his chances of dying f... Read More


Protests erupt in Kolkata, Guwahati demanding action over atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh

New Delhi, Dec. 26 -- The lynching of two Hindu Bangladeshis has sparked a massive political row in India, with protests erupting in West Bengal and Assam demanding accountability from the neighbourin... Read More