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can they stay the course?

India, Jan. 1 -- In India, regional parties are not mere footnotes to national politics; they lie at the heart of its bewildering but pivotal political diversity. Outside the sphere of the two nationa... Read More


Coming soon: 'super phones', smoother AI, car-first tech

India, Jan. 1 -- Time and tech wait for no one and, in 2026, what has been a somewhat relentless pace looks set to intensify. Expect the hype around artificial intelligence (AI) to shift towards pragm... Read More


eyes on the scoreboard

India, Jan. 1 -- If 2025 was about India's sporting ecosystem stepping up, 2026 will be all about follow-through. There can be no letting up, for a nation with sporting ambitions as lofty as ours. No ... Read More


Breaching the 1.5-degree-Celsius target

India, Jan. 1 -- Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels has long been a target for climate action. It was a goal agreed to a decade ago, in the 2015 Paris Agreement,... Read More


Final voter rolls to be released after SIR

India, Jan. 1 -- The final electoral rolls for 12 states and Union Territories are scheduled to be published on February 14, following the contentious Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists. ... Read More


Aviation sector due for a shake-up

India, Jan. 1 -- Amid the chaos of December, as IndiGo cancelled thousands of flights and left tens of thousands of people stranded, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) rolled back crucia... Read More


sincaraz: More of a wild duopoly

India, Jan. 1 -- For a second successive year, Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz and Italy's Jannik Sinner split all four Grand Slam titles between them, taking their total Major wins to six and four respective... Read More


Can Gukesh retain his crown?

India, Jan. 1 -- On December 12, 2024, the 18-year- old D Gukesh perched himself on top of the classical chess world by beating China's Ding Liren in the World Championship to become the youngest ches... Read More


Can a cooperative model fix public mobility?

New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- Every morning in India's megacities, commuters can be seen jostling for space on overcrowded buses or haggling with auto drivers who quote fares on a whim. For most office-goers, ... Read More


hizbul terror conspiracy case accused gets life

Silchar, Jan. 1 -- A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Guwahati on Tuesday convicted and sentenced a key accused in a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terror conspiracy case linked to Assam,... Read More