Record remittances cushioned India’s finances in FY26, but this is no long-term fix Subscriber Only

Indian workers abroad sent home a record $110.47 billion in 2025-26, helping prop up the rupee amid weak capital inflows. But in the long run, FDI and FPI must improve, and the trade deficit will

Amid debate over Adivasi identity, recalling the icon who helped define it: Birsa Munda

Birsa cannot be understood merely as the leader of an agrarian uprising. Rather, he articulated a broader vision of Adivasi identity, autonomy and self-rule.

Khurram Parvez gets bail: Why Delhi HC granted relief despite stringent UAPA conditions

The court held that the period of imprisonment without progress in trial — almost four and a half years in custody — had to be taken into consideration. Here’s what to know.

Zojila tunnel breakthrough: Why digging through the Himalayas is an engineering challenge Subscriber Only

The breakthrough highlights the geological, climatic and engineering challenges of boring through one of the world's youngest and most unstable mountain ranges. We explain.

Apache helicopter: What to know about the chopper, whose crash triggered latest US-Iran hostilities

The latest round of attacks had brought into focus the advanced attack helicopter, which had been “patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz”. Here’s what to know.

Why, after warning over Mythos risk, Anthropic has launched a version of it in Claude Fable

If Mythos was considered too dangerous for the public in April, why is a version of it being released in June? We explain.

Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee struck down: For Indian professionals, why some damage may already have been done

Trump's 2025 proclamation made it expensive for tech companies to hire foreign professionals. While the ruling scraps this, it has compounded the challenges facing foreign workers amid tighter immigration policies and AI-driven layoffs.

Why Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination from Madhya Pradesh was rejected

Meenakshi Natarajan Row Explained: The Returning Officer said that the Congress leader had submitted an “incomplete affidavit in Form 26 and concealed material facts” related to a court case pending against her.

FCNR(B) deposits: Why higher interest rates may be needed to bring in NRI dollars

With US dollar deposit rates in major markets still offering returns of over 4%, Indian banks may need to raise FCNR(B) deposit rates by at least 100 basis points to remain competitive and persuade NRIs

AI giants, SpaceX gear up for IPOs: Are these companies overvalued, and can Indians invest in them Subscriber Only

With investors pouring unprecedented sums into AI and frontier technology companies, some analysts have cautioned that expectations embedded in current valuations may prove difficult to justify. Here’s what to know.

‘Arbitrary’ and ‘capricious’: Why US court rejected Trump’s $100,000 fee for H-1B visas

Indians account for more than 70% of all H-1B petitions approved each year since 2015. Before the Trump-era proclamation, the petition fees ranged from $960 to $7,595.

With record-high spending, what is driving Japan’s changing defence outlook?

After decades of keeping defence spending at 1% of GDP or below, Japan has witnessed a steady rise. PM Sanae Takaichi has stressed that the collective security of the East Asian theatre is directly linked

Only 12 injections a year? New obesity drug could change weight loss treatment

For India, where long-term adherence is a major challenge, a once-monthly GLP-1 therapy could improve patient acceptance and sustained obesity management, says Dr Anoop Misra, Chairman at Fortis CDOC Hospital for Diabetes and Allied Sciences.

Zojila tunnel breakthrough: India’s longest road tunnel inches closer to completion

Once operational, this 14.15-km stretch will become India's longest road tunnel and provide all-weather connectivity between Kashmir and Ladakh. While the tunnel greatly reduces travel time, the project has faced delays in the past.

Can a political party have the cockroach as its election symbol? What EC rules say Subscriber Only

For unrecognised parties, which are registered parties that have not met the electoral performance criteria, or independent candidates, the Election Commission allots symbols from a list of “free symbols”. Here’s what to know.

Big win for Airtel, Vodafone Idea: The case of retrospective spectrum charge, which Bombay HC quashed

The judgment is expected to materially improve the financial position of both Airtel and Vodafone Idea by eliminating a sizable contingent liability that had remained unresolved for more than a decade.

With Ayushman Bharat roll-out in Bengal, what happens to Swasthya Sathi beneficiaries?

The Ayushman Bharat sche­me is expected to cover around 1.43 crore poor families, elderly and fron­tline workers in Bengal.

Calcutta High Court criticises parading of accused persons in Bengal: What law says

A vacation bench orally observed that the police may arrest a person but cannot publicly defame them. Here’s what to know.

Israel-Iran trade strikes again: 3 major takeaways, from Trump-Bibi ties to new red lines Subscriber Only

What was different this time was that Iran launched attacks directly on Israel in retaliation for the latter’s actions in Lebanon. What do the latest developments say about the fate of the war?

Telangana CM links ‘Hydra’ to Hitler, but the word has more to do with myths, comics than history

“Hydra” can be traced back to Greek mythology, in the name of a multi-headed snake-like monster. Why did Telangana CM Revanth Reddy speak about Hydra?

Can one die ‘of sadness’? An Expert Explains what science says about grief

Studies have found that the relative risk of dying is highest immediately after experiencing loss, especially for six months, because of cardiovascular events like heart attack and stroke.

Why RBI is returning to a ‘terrible’ idea to boost foreign inflows Subscriber Only

Last deployed in 2013, the Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank) deposit swap scheme was widely seen as being too expensive for RBI to announce this time around. But the logic is the same: the costs seem

Why Iran has linked US peace deal more to Lebanon than to Gaza

Iran-US War 100th Day: Tehran faces an urgent need to translate Hormuz leverage into tangible gains, not least due to its continuing economic crisis. How has its bargaining position evolved?

Can you use E85 fuel in your car? Here’s what to check first

During the launch, Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that the blended fuel is meant for specially designed flex-fuel vehicles and not for normal petrol vehicles. Here’s what to know.

With Xi Jinping meeting Kim Jong-Un in Pyongyang, what’s driving China-North Korea relations?

What can North Korea, one of the poorest and least integrated nations in the world, offer China? Since their inception, China-North Korea ties have been based on wider geopolitical goals.