Xi Jinping is stronger than ever. So, why is he running scared?
A white paper makes clear China’s security priority is to protect communist party rule: Sell to the world but wall out its ideas. There’s a depth of insecurity here last seen in the early 1990s
Why fighting the failed state of Pakistan isn't worth India's time
India is on a transformational path and can’t afford to take its eyes off the economy, especially for a failed state with no known prospects
Why Assam Rifles is facing allegations of ‘torture’ and ‘execution’
Indian Army claims that the 10 members of ‘Pa Ka Pha’ (resistance fighters) were killed in a gunfight when they tried to disrupt border-fencing work, but Myanmar’s civilian govt-in-exile alleges they were ‘tortured and executed’
- Jayanta Kalita
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
2 people killed: Tragic tangle between tigers & temples in Ranthambore
A sub-adult tigress recently killed two people at Ranthambore National Park, a 7-year-old boy and a 40-year-old forest ranger. But the tigress had never learnt to hunt. As officials grapple with what to do with her, there are bigger challenges for the national park that has over 350 temples, lakhs of visiting pilgrims and a growing tiger population
Gone in '23, back in '25: How stolen phones are coming back to owners
The telecom department's CEIR portal has made tracking stolen phones much easier. Consequently, people unknowingly using these devices are now returning them to the police
TOI+ webinar: What higher education courses are future-proof?
As the admissions season arrives and students and parents face a world in tumult -- the Trump-Harvard bust-up, all the changes in study visa regimes in the US and the UK, the uncertainty triggered by AI advances in the jobs market, rising costs and emerging educational opportunities in Europe -- TOI+ gets Sonal Kapoor, Global Chief Business Officer at Prodigy Finance, to answer all you questions.
How Pakistan’s ISI turns Indian visa applicants into spies
Past operations carried out by Indian intelligence agencies and Delhi Police helped TOI peel back the layers and get a glimpse of how ISI creates and sustains its information network in India
Anatomy of a Booker: How Indian translations are going global
Indian writing in English once hogged all the attention. But with translations winning two International Bookers in three years, language lit is finally getting its due
By shutting US door to global talent, how Trump could help make India great
India is not yet ready to replace the US as a global research superpower—but it is well-positioned to inherit the talent and energy America is turning away
Six ways UK's new border & immigration plans will affect you
A country that once had some 13mn of its own people scattered outside Europe at the peak of its colonial empire is now worried about the pace at which people from other countries are arriving at its shores
- Chandrima Banerjee
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Why Donald Trump’s dream of a US-made iPhone won’t come true
An estimated 80% of iPhones are still made in China and Apple has shifted its production to other countries like India. However, an iPhone made in the US is very unlikely in the near future.
- Tripp Mickle
- Bloomberg
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Is there a type - or colour - of alcohol that's safer than others?
Many believe that some types, or colours, of alcohol are less risky for your health and are better in terms of ensuring you don't have a hangover.
- Caroline Hopkins Legaspi
- New York Times
On Fading Friendships and Enduring Grace
With a series of missed calls, postponed plans and a vague sense of distance, friendships can often wither, over sharp words or growing ideological differences. In this week’s episode, the author delves into Valluvar’s ideal of enduring friendships, through the examples of a few icons of Chennai. Listen in.
Silver Can Be The New Swag
In 25 years, India will have 300mn elders. It’s time for a mental reset – from making second careers possible, to recognising hours of caregiving they provide, to finding ways to keep them socially active
Trump Spots Red Star Over Harvard
His latest attack on America’s premier univ is part of his anti-intellectual crusade. Courts may block it but not before foreign students’ plans & America’s reputation take big hits
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As tensions rise with Pakistan, India’s military faces a moment of truth
The risk of exposing a military still being modernised may constrain Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he weighs retaliation for the Pahalgam terrorist attack
- Mujib MashalSuhasini Raj
- New York Times
Why being ‘Muslim first’ doesn’t mean being anti-India
In India, the majority community is assumed to be automatically patriotic, while casting doubts on minorities. The divisive tactic of contrasting faith and patriotism as a measure of loyalty will only worsen religious divisions
- Hasan Suroor
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Where Are India’s Eyes In The Sky?
Pakistan has access to China’s military space capabilities. Indian armed forces lack a dedicated satellite system. Pahalgam is a reminder that New Delhi must upgrade its satellite-based surveillance network
Muhammad Yunus threatens to quit. Is fresh trouble brewing in Bangladesh?
Yunus says he’s finding it difficult to work without the backing of political parties. His warning coincides with the abrupt resignation of foreign secretary Jashim Uddin and Bangladesh army chief’s call for early polls. Which way is Bangladesh headed?
- Team TOI Plus
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
High cost of highways: How India's motorists are being squeezed by tolls
To ease an unfair tax burden on India's middle class, policymakers should look to 21st-century China, not 20th-century America.
- Andy Mukherjee
- Bloomberg
When is the best time to exercise to reduce blood sugar levels?
Movement can be a powerful medicine for people with diabetes and other forms of insulin resistance. But intensity and timing can make a difference
- Hilary Achauer
- New York Times
Why Pakistan promoted Gen Munir after Op Sindoor humiliation
The freshly minted field marshal has emerged stronger in Pakistan’s imagination but can he navigate the many challenges he faces, including India’s new normal?
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What was the ‘alarming intel’ that spurred the Indo-Pak ceasefire?
After Washington’s initial ‘none of our business’ comment, US VP Vance and secretary of state Rubio got drawn to the India-Pakistan conflict because of the fear ‘it might quickly go nuclear’, claims New York Times
- Team TOI Plus
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Multiple Indian cities attacked — are we on the brink of an all-out war?
Thursday [May 8] was a day of intense fighting between the two nuclear-armed neighbours with attacks and counter-attacks using drones and missiles. India took out Lahore air defence in response to Pak’s foiled bid to hit 15 sites in north and west. By evening, skies in multiple Indian cities, including Jammu, Jaisalmer and Amritsar, lit up with India’s air defence system intercepting and destroying swarms of Pakistani drones and missiles
- Team TOI Plus
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Pak’s most powerful man steps out of the shadows to confront India
The army chief, Gen Syed Asim Munir, who usually works behind the scenes, has been shaping Pakistan’s tone in the crisis over Kashmir with his own tough talk
- Salman Masood
- New York Times
What Trump’s 'made in USA' Apple demand means for India’s tariff negotiations
Apple and India have invested years and billions of dollars in teaming up against China. India sees it as a strength. To Trump, it looks like leverage. Which is why he wants Apple’s production to skip India and move to the US instead
- Alex Travelli
- New York Times
Will Trump’s tax bomb put India’s remittance economy in jeopardy?
In 2023-24, India received $118.7bn in remittances, with the US accounting for 27.7%. New Delhi has to take countermeasures to ensure that those numbers don’t take a big hit
- Srinath Sridharan
- THE ECONOMIC TIMES
If They Are Going To Be Sahibs Anyway…
From the 19th century debt France imposed on Haiti to Trump wanting Ukraine’s minerals, much hasn’t changed in West’s colonial approach to geopolitics. What’s the point then of decolonising Western univs?
The Problem With Section 152
Mahmudabad’s critique may have been ill-timed. But why use the BNS variant of sedition law? A close reading suggests this provision gives even more interpretative latitude to police than the one in IPC
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Why the West provides cover to Pakistani terrorism
The Cold War strategy of the US-led West using Pakistan as a gun for hire for its dirty deeds never stopped. Back then, the target was the Soviet Union. Now, it’s a rising India
- Minhaz Merchant
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
As tensions rise with Pakistan, India’s military faces a moment of truth
The risk of exposing a military still being modernised may constrain Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he weighs retaliation for the Pahalgam terrorist attack
- Mujib MashalSuhasini Raj
- New York Times
Inside the feudal Pakistani mind
Driven by a yearning for equivalence with India, the Pakistani top brass gambled on a terror attack to elicit an unavoidable Indian response. This high-stakes move, however, could prove ruinously expensive
- Minhaz Merchant
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Top Maoist leader Basavaraju killed. Is red terror on its last legs?
Maoist general secretary Basavaraju’s killing in Chhattisgarh has rendered the rebel outfit headless ahead of the March 2026 deadline set by Modi govt to eliminate the Naxal threat
- Bharti JainJayanta Kalita
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Booker win: How a Muslim woman rewrote Indian literary history
Banu Mushtaq becomes the first Kannada author and short story writer to win the International Booker Prize, with translator Deepa Bhasthi — a historic win that amplifies resistance and women’s voices from India
- Team TOI Plus
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Wartime heroes to Op Sindoor: The unsung heroes keeping India's desert border secure
In the age of hi-tech gadgetry, the old skill of reading footprints is still vital to national security in three desert districts of Gujarat. Trained Pagi trackers can translate sand impressions into detailed intelligence about border crossings. They were on vigil during Op Sindoor, too
Pakistan looks to China after India’s Indus water blow
Following suspension of Indus Waters Treaty by India, China has fast-tracked the construction of a multi-purpose dam in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Can Islamabad ensure safety and security for Chinese workers given past attacks by Pak Taliban?
- Jayanta KalitaRajesh Sharma
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
$139mn! Meet the Indian-origin CFO who out-earns Pichai, Nadella
In 2024, a BCom degree holder from Delhi University earned more than Indian-origin CEOs running the biggest tech companies. So, who is Tesla CFO Vaibhav Taneja?
- Dia Rekhi
- THE ECONOMIC TIMES
Why experts are cautioning against investing in mid-cap companies
An analysis of Nifty 500 companies’ FY25 corporate earnings indicates that mid-cap firms have demonstrated financial stability But fund managers and analysts don’t want you to invest in them
- Varsha Santosh
- THE ECONOMIC TIMES
Thoo By The Underdogs
Heart Lamp, cynics will say, won International Booker because it employs literary tricks like writing about poor women. Not true. Like all good literature it makes us see what we don’t, or don’t want to, see
Jayant Narlikar: The man who sifted through stardust
Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, the celebrated astrophysicist, science communicator, and founding director of the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), passed away in his sleep in Pune on Tuesday. He was 87
- Prakash ChandraVithal C Nadkarni
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
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