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Crime Solved | A stolen phone rang for 3 seconds. What police heard helped crack the crime

Team TFP September 6, 2026

Crime Solved | A stolen phone rang for 3 seconds. What police heard helped crack the crime

6 min read

• Crime Solved

There was no CCTV camera at the crime scene and the attackers were unidentified. Then one of...

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Manusmriti also has a reading problem

Team TFP September 5, 2026

Manusmriti also has a reading problem

6 min read

• Books & Ideas
• Burning Issues

The Manusmriti does not need to be defended from every criticism. Nor does it need to be...

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Wombat poop, blue sunsets and a 2,000-year-old computer: 9 facts that sound made up but are true

Team TFP September 5, 2026

Wombat poop, blue sunsets and a 2,000-year-old computer: 9 facts that sound made up but are true

• Fact Drop

       

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What exactly India is doing to end Russia-Ukraine war?

Team TFP September 5, 2026

What exactly India is doing to end Russia-Ukraine war?

3 min read

• Explainers

India says it is working with both sides to end war. But what exactly is it doing?...

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India’s 7.8% GDP growth is strong. So what could still go wrong?

Team TFP September 4, 2026

India’s 7.8% GDP growth is strong. So what could still go wrong?

4 min read

• Burning Issues

India’s 7.8% GDP growth is strong. So what could still go wrong? India has started 2026-27 with...

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What are the world’s most important chokepoints?

Sachin R August 23, 2026

What are the world’s most important chokepoints?

14 min read

• Burning Issues
• Explainers

From Hormuz and Malacca to Suez, Panama and Taiwan, discover the world's most important maritime chokepoints and...

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US tightens pressure on Iran as India moves to protect LPG supplies: Top news

Team TFP August 16, 2026

US tightens pressure on Iran as India moves to protect LPG supplies: Top news

4 min read

• News

The conflict involving Iran and the wider disruption around the Strait of Hormuz remain the dominant global...

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AI is no longer a tech tale: It has become a capital story

Sachin R August 16, 2026

AI is no longer a tech tale: It has become a capital story

9 min read

• Burning Issues
• Explainers

You may not realise but it is for the first time that thinking costs money, big enough...

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Who was the first Hindu?

Sachin R August 15, 2026

Who was the first Hindu?

6 min read

• Burning Issues
• Deep Dives

The 2,500-year history of the word Hindu, from Sindhu and Hiduš to India, al-Hind and modern Hinduism.

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The world’s money supply is outrunning its economies — why India stands out

Sachin R July 25, 2026

The world’s money supply is outrunning its economies — why India stands out

9 min read

• Burning Issues

Broad money is growing up to 3x faster than GDP in major developed economies, but India breaks...

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