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"Best example of tri-service synergy with full freedom to act": Army Chief General Dwivedi says 'Op Sindoor ongoing'

New Delhi, Jan. 13 -- Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday said that Operation Sindoor, carried out in response to the ghastly 2025 Pahalgam terror attack, was the best example of "t... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | India's Goldilocks economy: A peace dividend of monetary-fiscal policy harmony

New Delhi, Jan. 13 -- With food prices falling less, headline inflation has shown a modest uptick in December. Government data released on Monday put India's consumer price index-based year-on-year ra... Read More


Thorgeli Jaggery turns sugarcane into a year-round livelihood in Gulmi

Gulmi, Jan. 13 -- Neither winter nor monsoon determines the pace of work here. Farmers do not have to wait for a fixed crushing season either. Sugarcane juice pressed at the right time is cooked into... Read More


DMK's Dayanidhi Maran sparks debate says, "In North India, girls are kept at home, but we want our girls to study"

Chennai, Jan. 13 -- DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran on Tuesday sparked debate by claiming that in northern states, girls are often expected to stay at home and do household work, while Tamil Nadu encourages gi... Read More


Nepal's democratic transformation

Nepal, Jan. 13 -- South Asia is too often described in the language of crisis-of conflict, poverty, migration, or political instability. Yet beneath this noise lies an extraordinary democratic vitalit... Read More


Can parties consolidate the Muslim vote?

India, Jan. 13 -- With the January 15 civic elections approaching, political parties have begun jockeying for support among Mumbai's largest minority, the Muslim community. Muslims constitute a quart... Read More


Bribery charge: Patiala tehsildar suspended for delaying registration of sale deed

Patiala, Jan. 13 -- The Punjab government on Monday suspended Patiala tehsildar-cum-sub registrar after the departmental inquiry established a nexus between the said officer, a private deed writer and... Read More


Piped water reaches most households in remote Jumla village

Jumla, Jan. 13 -- Until a year ago, Karishma Rokaya of ward 2 of Hima Rural Municipality in Jumla constantly worried about managing drinking water for her family. With no nearby natural springs and on... Read More


PMC under fire over deplorable state of Balgandharva Rangmandir

India, Jan. 13 -- The deplorable condition of Pune's iconic Balgandharva Rangmandir has drawn sharp criticism from the theatre community and raised questions about the upkeep of one of the city's most... Read More


EAM says "resilience, innovation, cooperation, and sustainability" four "broad priorities" for India's BRICS 2026 Chairship

New Delhi, Jan. 13 -- External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Tuesday noted down "four broad priorities" guiding India's BRICS 2026 Chairship, stating that "resilience, innovation, cooperation... Read More