Recent articles from publications based in India.
This Forester Spotted a Strange Crab on Patrol. It Led to the Discovery of a New Species in Karnataka
The Better Indiaby Raajwrita Dutta·9d ago
On a routine forest patrol in Karnataka’s Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary, beat forester Ajmeer K noticed something that many people might have walked past.
Will Abhirup Paul meet the fate of Surendra Gadling, Umar Khalid, and Sharjeel Imam?
Frontlineby Ajaz Ashraf·9d ago
Abhirup Paul is a name that has little recall value. Note down his name, because he’s likely to be the next Surendra Gadling or the next Umar Khalid or the next Sharjeel Imam—the three men who have...
Malvinas War, Argentina, and the Cinema of the Vanished
Frontlineby Vidyarthy Chatterjee·9d ago
The just-ended World Cup saw Lionel Messi and his team, along with thousands of Argentines in the stands, repeatedly invoke the killing of “our brothers” in Las Malvinas 44 years ago to deepen...
HUL-owned Minimalist nears Rs 700 Cr income in FY26; posts Rs 26 Cr PAT
Entrackrby Mukul Manchanda·9d ago
Following a 45% growth in FY25, skincare brand Minimalist grew 36% in FY26, its first full financial year under Hindustan Unilever (HUL).
Coimbatore Designer Uses Maps & Fruit Models To Teach 354 Blind Students
The Better Indiaby Prasanth Shanmugasundaram·9d ago
In a government classroom in Tamil Nadu, a young girl sits at her desk, her head bent in concentration.
CJP activist’s father dies after alleged assault by BJP men in Bengal’s Bankura; 8 arrested
Alt Newsby Anindya Hazra·9d ago
A 51-year-old man who was allegedly assaulted in West Bengal while trying to protect his son, a Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activist, died of his injuries on August 15.
Coping with 54C heat: Delhi slum diaries detail living in extreme temperatures
India | The Guardianby Suchitra in Delhi·9d ago
Every summer evening, Gulshan follows the same routine. She washes the floor of her one-room home several times so it cools a little for her four children to sleep on.
Why The SIR Is Like A Video Game, Where New Obstacles Come Up At Every Level
Behanboxby Meghana Choukkar·9d ago
Why The SIR Is Like A Video Game, Where New Obstacles Come Up At Every Level SIR has become an existential test where clerical errors from two decades ago and technological failures may put both...
UPI: India built a digital payments miracle. Now comes the bill.
BBC News - Indiaby Soutik Biswas·9d ago
- Published For most Indians, paying by Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has become almost absurdly routine. Scan a QR code, tap a few buttons and the money moves instantly.
AI cheating, leaked papers and marking errors: how exam protests went global
India | The Guardianby Deborah Solomon and Oliver Holmes·10d ago
Families with teenagers in education know the private, hidden pain of exam season. But this year, what might have been a summer of quiet family anxiety has erupted in several countries into public...
‘Zombie drugs’ video shared by Harbhajan Singh is not from Punjab
Alt Newsby Anindya Hazra·10d ago
BJP Rajya Sabha member and former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh recently re-shared a video on his official X account.
Republic, Gujarat Samachar write reports based on fake Italian Embassy statement
Alt Newsby Shinjinee Majumder·10d ago
After Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s customary hugs with foreign leaders and his public camaraderie with...
E20 Fuel Policy: Who Really Benefits From Ethanol Blending?
Frontlineby D Raghunandan·10d ago
Several controversial policies of this government (the BJP government at the Centre) have followed a similar trajectory. The policy and its rationale are first enunciated in grandiose terms.
Sumit Sarkar: The Historian Who Changed Modern India
Frontlineby Charu Gupta·11d ago
There are teachers whose lectures one remembers, and there are teachers who become part of the way one thinks. For many of us, Sumit Sarkar was the latter.
PhonePe nears 11 Bn monthly UPI transactions in July; CRED slips to 10th rank
Entrackrby Gyan Vardhan·11d ago
PhonePe retained its dominance in the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) ecosystem in July with 10.86 billion transactions against 10.48 billion in June, according to data released by the National...
Jal Jeevan Mission at 7: Rural Tap Water Coverage Hits 82%
Prakati Indiaby Prakati India·11d ago
Seven years ago, if you lived in rural India, the odds were roughly five to one that your home did not have a tap connected to a water supply.
Sustainable Packaging: Meaning, Types & Alternatives (2026)
Prakati Indiaby Prakati India·11d ago
Pick up almost anything in an Indian shop today — snacks, cosmetics, an online order — and you will find it wrapped in more plastic than the product itself needs.
Vande Mataram Bill and the Politics of National Honour
Frontlineby Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay·11d ago
Amid the bedlam in both Houses of Parliament, the government unyieldingly secured the passage of a Bill for inclusion of the “full” national song, Vande Mataram, among the objects and renditions...
What Do India’s Student Protests Mean for Education, Jobs and the Economy?
Frontlineby Mitali Mukherjee·11d ago
In the span of a month, things that we haven’t heard discussed in public forums for many years are now being mentioned repeatedly and widely.
Air India: What a reported cannabis-positive pilot test really tells us
BBC News - Indiaby Soutik Biswas·11d ago
- Published Reports that an Air India pilot tested positive for cannabis after a flight sound like the sort of finding that should make an aviation investigator sit up.
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