A Curry Problem
UK should crack down on illegal immigrants, including Indians. But its immigration rules are self-harming Recently, eight Indian restaurants in London and Birmingham kept their Michelin stars (a big...
View ArticleIt Doesn’t Get Verse
Police are ever ready to target creative people. Surely, as SC observed, high courts should know better The Supreme Court played literature teacher on Monday, tasking Gujarat police and high court to...
View ArticleCurry Concerns
UK should crack down on illegal immigrants, including Indians. But its legal entry rules are self-harming Eight Indian restaurants in London and Birmingham retained their Michelin stars on Monday. But...
View ArticlePoems on Trial?
Imagine getting into trouble just for sharing a poem! That’s exactly what happened to Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi. He posted a poem online, and the police filed a case against him. The Supreme Court...
View ArticleDon’t let Don steer you
As Modi meets Trump for the first time after his return to office, we hope the personal rapport between the two that has previously facilitated significant bilateral achievements, will work this time...
View ArticleCapricious consumers: Greed, fear & art of spending
By now, one would imagine the economy is a grand, sophisticated machine, guided by brilliant policymakers, economists with impressive degrees, and central bank governors who – despite their sober suits...
View ArticleHow weather and markets played spoilsport for agrochemical businesses in...
India’s agriculture sector, which contributes about 18 per cent to the country’s GDP, employs around 50 per cent of the Indian workforce, and is a major player in ensuring India’s food security, is...
View ArticleWorld Pulses Day: Pulses, a superfood for good health
“The doctor of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs but rather will cure and prevent disease with nutrition.” – Thomas Edison, Inventor and Businessman Pulses, the edible seeds of...
View ArticleWhat really caused Ranveer Allahbadia’s major fall from grace?
What happened to Ranveer Allahbadia aka Beer Biceps? He was the toast of the season, followed by millions, adored and celebrated, feted by the high and mighty, and awarded by the Prime Minister...
View ArticleMajestic Mamallapuram & Peaceful Pondicherry
Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram) I embarked on a journey to this Unesco World Heritage Site from Chennai. Dating back to the 7th and 8th centuries, Mamallapuram is home to a magnificent group of Hindu...
View ArticleThe Weekly Vine Edition 30: The Free Speech Delusion
Hello and welcome to another edition of the Weekly Vine. In this week’s edition, we have The Free Speech Delusion, the rise and fall of Arvind Kejriwal, the “normalise Indian hate” row in DOGE, the...
View ArticleHealth cess was meant to add to spending. It hasn’t
The health budget continues to depend on the health cess to show decent spending. Contribution from the cess constitutes 18.4% of the 2025-26 budget of the department of health and family welfare. The...
View ArticlePatently Sanskrit: Reviving a timeless language for modern innovation
Sanskrit, the ancient language of India, holds a revered place as the custodian of millennia of knowledge. Its precision, adaptability, and ability to convey layered meanings have ensured its continued...
View ArticleMumbai: Unlivable, unbreathable, and unacceptable
Sometimes it feels like staying positive is impossible in Mumbai. With the condition of the Mumbai’s ever dug up roads, interminable traffic, garbage lying everywhere and the grip of doom scrolling on...
View ArticleA new tax law for the future
India has too many tax disputes, but a new income tax law might help fix that. Imagine trying to use a 60-year-old rulebook to solve today’s problems. That’s what India’s current income tax law is...
View ArticleBilling for future
India is world’s tax dispute capital; new income tax bill is expected to change that India was a command economy in 1961. Bitcoin was beyond imagination, so were personal computers and smartphones. The...
View ArticleWhere’s the justice?
A C’garh HC judgment shows the appalling outcome of not criminalising marital rape. SC, GOI should take note Unjust laws logically end in injustice. But even by this bleak yardstick, what happened in...
View ArticleWhere’s the justice?
A recent court decision in Chhattisgarh shows why not making marital rape a crime is so unfair. The Supreme Court and the government should take action. Sometimes, unfair laws lead to terrible...
View ArticleShove is in the air
Which love songs will be adapted this V-day Arvind Kejriwal kept up his bravado after past defeats, borrowing from a defiant Madhubala to declare ‘Jab haar diya toh darna kya?’ But ever since Delhi...
View ArticleThe Unstoppable Don
Seema Sirohi Trump is shooting in all directions at home and abroad with barely a break for Diet Coke. Mind-bending and heart-stopping, Washington is in the midst of a category-5 hurricane since the...
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