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Loyalty without leverage: India’s US tilt yields little

India’s attempt to balance ties with the US has turned into a tilt, still deemed insufficient by Washington. For India, it is all stick and no carrots

Iran’s Defiance: Lessons for the Gulf and the Global South

Iran has offered a lesson to the Global South — standing up to Donald Trump can safeguard a nation’s interests, while capitulation risks losing far more.

Pakistan-Backed Terror Network Busted in Delhi-NCR; Major ISI Plot Foiled

Special Cell arrests seven operatives, exposing a cross-border network trafficking arms, drugs and terror funds linked to the Shahzad Bhatti–Ajmal Gujjar syndicate.

Two Gunmen Held, Double Gangland Murder Plot Thwarted

Special Cell cracks down on Tillu Tajpuriya syndicate; foreign-based handlers directing Delhi gang war through encrypted apps.

When Big Business Bleeds Into Politics

Business House Shenanigans Challenge the Government, Testing Its Stability

India’s GDP revisions explained: what changed and why it matters

India has revised its methodology for measuring economic growth after a decade. Better calculations matter, but the real test lies in how policymakers interpret them, and turn them into decisions that shape everyday life.

Hidden Cameras, Honey Traps and a ₹10-Crore Extortion Web Busted in Delhi

Crime Branch files 3,000-page MCOCA chargesheet against alleged kingpin Raju Meena and gang accused of blackmailing police personnel through secret recordings, fake complaints and organised intimidation

John Abraham: An Ode

Remembering John Abraham through friendship, activism, cinema, and memory

Unheralded Composer Behind “Kabhi Tanhaiyon Mein” and Other Timeless Emotional Classics

Unconventional songs like “Dekho Dekh Raha Tha Papiha” broke Hindi film-song conventions with its unconventional composition, pace, and playful musical defiance.

Rethinking the ‘absolute bar’ on Scheduled Caste status

By tying caste recognition to religion, the law risks excluding those who continue to face the same discrimination it seeks to remedy.

How the US–China reset recasts the QUAD

With the shift in US–China relations, India is emerging as the strategic cog in the US wheel, Pakistan as a tactical partner, NATO as the anchor of the Atlantic alliance, and QUAD countries as a tool to serve the Indo‑Pacific.

Fear on Video Call: Inside India’s Exploding ‘Digital Arrest’ Crime Industry

From fake police raids on phone screens to sextortion traps and shopping scams, cyber syndicates are looting crores through fear, humiliation and psychological warfare.

MBBS Dreams for Sale: NEET Aspirants Trapped in Admission Scam

Crime Branch busts organised racket; 18 students rescued, four – including a doctor – held

Fake Lifesaving Drugs Racket Busted in Delhi; Four Held, ₹6-Crore Stock Seized

Crime Branch uncovers illegal manufacturing unit in Mukherjee Nagar; counterfeit vaccines, insulin and cancer drugs supplied across NCR and Northeast.

Justice and Perception: When Courtroom Conduct Clouds Credibility

Kejriwal–Justice Sharma clash underscores how both legal strategy and judicial choices can shape public trust in institutional neutrality.