Special Report

The defection of its Rajya Sabha MPs—and former close aides— throws AAP off balance ahead of the battle for Punjab next year

Multiple FIRs and an expanding police dragnet point to a possible pattern of abuse, coercion and systemic lapses at the company's Nashik BPO

In Uttarakhand, tigers are appearing where they were once unknown and leopards are no longer rare intruders, fuelling conflict, and leaving scores of deaths and injuries in their wake

A calibrated blend of force and persuasion fuels record Naxalite surrenders in Bastar, shaking their ranks and accelerating the push to end the movement

Surrendered senior Naxal figures on laying down arms, misreading public mood, the movement's future and electoral politics

The testament can now be tailored to accommodate changing social realities and provide for same-sex partners, adopted children, pets, as well as for organ donation or charity

Cheating networks hijack Rajasthan's recruitment system, eroding trust and crushing the hopes of genuine aspirants

The emotional call for justice from millions in Assam over Zubeen Garg's death has forced the BJP government to pander to public sentiment. Six months before the state goes to polls, the Opposition has seized on the issue too

Bridge collapses, fatal potholes and urban floods cast a shadow over the BJP's much-touted Gujarat model, and fuel anger among the urban middle class, the party's core voter base

With near-total electrification, Railways warms to clean energy to power its networks. Nuclear power via captive Small Modular Reactors may show the way

The booming Ganesh idol industry in Mumbai's hinterland faces an ecological pushback over the use of polluting PoP. A high court ruling has come as a reprieve, for now

The BJP sheds inhibitions about wooing erstwhile royals to advance their political cause. For the royals, it is a chance to regain political and cultural relevance

India is betting on student-led innovation to crack Hyperloop technology aiming not just to catch up, but to lead the global race for next-gen high-speed mobility

At long last, villages in western Maharashtra are taking it upon themselves to stop the practice of ostracising widows. Many of them are also taking steps to ensure the ladies have a better future

Loss of habitat has led to an alarming rise in incidents of human-animal encounters- and casualties- with even urban areas not immune to the threat