More than 4.5 crore Indians have used discreet dating apps catering to anonymous encounters, open relationships and affairs. A closer look reveals users' motivations, evolving relationship trends and the business of monetising desire.
As Washington pushed diplomacy and Trump urged restraint, West Asia moved in the opposite direction. Hezbollah fire into northern Israel, retaliatory strikes in Lebanon, Iranian missile barrages, and Houthi threats reopened multiple fronts, testing an already fragile ceasefire.
India Today tracked Amazon price histories and found a quiet rise in everyday products over the past 100 days of the Iran war.
Following Trump's repost of an "India is a hellhole" post, anti-India rhetoric gained new life on X, as pro-US accounts pushing anti-India racist remarks saw engagement spike sharply.
Following CBSE fallout, a publicly exposed 'master password' on MSBTE's OnMarks portal raises fresh questions about the security of India's digital exam systems.
The QUAD is often seen as a counterweight to China in the Indo-Pacific. But can it avoid the fate of past minilaterals? History offers a warning, and perhaps a roadmap.
In Delhi, where you live may determine how much heat you endure. India Today's satellite analysis shows a heat penalty of up to 7°C between dense, lower-income neighbourhoods and greener, more affluent localities.
As Iran signals possible fees on submarine internet cables near Hormuz, India could face indirect implications, with several key undersea networks carrying telecom and digital traffic passing through the Gulf region.
Kottayam and Sikar are challenging India's traditional coaching strongholds. An India Today OSINT analysis of NEET UG 2024 results and Google Places data reveals a striking shift in where top medical aspirants are emerging from.
As Trump and Xi meet in Beijing, the summit will revolve around familiar fault lines: Iran, trade, rare earths, AI, and Taiwan. While neither side enters with a decisive upper hand, China appears to hold slightly greater leverage on some of the most immediate economic and geopolitical pressures shaping the talks.
Pakistan's standard repair time after Operation Sindoor: Months for most bases, and nearly a year for the deepest scars.
India Today's Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) team pieces together how the US plans to reopen the troubled Hormuz after 66 days of traffic disruption.
AI-generated avatars delivering Parliament-style speeches are rapidly gaining traction on Instagram, with accounts jumping from under 2K views to reels crossing 2 million and 5 million. Blending real issues with exaggerated claims, this content is reshaping political discourse and amplifying synthetic influence.
As fragile ceasefire talks continue, the conflict shows no clear endgame. Iran's military has been weakened, but heavy US munitions use is straining stockpiles, raising concerns over how long Washington can sustain operations if fighting begins again and in the same direction.
The IRGC's true power lies beyond the battlefield; it operates as a business juggernaut, running a parallel economic network spanning foreign contracts, illicit trade, and shadow finance, using this vast financial web to sustain the Axis of Resistance and entrench its influence across Iran's economy and regional order.
As questions persist over which vessels are allowed or denied passage to and from Iranian ports via Hormuz, a fresh US tweak has widened the blockade's scope even as ships continue probing transit through the strait.
India Today simplifies the first 48 hours of the US blockade as a calibrated, selective operation, where some vessels were turned back or stalled while others passed, reflecting controlled enforcement as the conflict's trajectory remains fluid amid whispers of backchannel efforts and possible talks ahead.
To make Hormuz navigable again, the United States is expected to deploy a mix of airborne and seaborne mine countermeasure assets, supported by allied navies.
India Today identified at least four C-17 Globemasters and one C-40 Clipper arriving at PAF Base Nur Khan in Chaklala, one of the air bases targeted by India during Operation Sindoor last May, which sustained damage severe enough to remain non-operational for months.
With its top leadership decapitated, Iran's negotiating table is now steered by a battle-hardened politician who rose from the IRGC's ranks, alongside a seasoned diplomat fluent in Western power play. Between revolutionary grit and strategic restraint, Tehran's ability to strike "critical deals" now rests on this decisive pairing.
