Our Fair Lady
The statue of Justice in the Supreme Court muses about her recent makeover The redesigned statue of Lady Justice has caused much comment. But what does Lady Justice – our Fair Lady who is meant...
View ArticleThe original people
The indigenous, often courted for votes in India, want both inclusion & autonomy Jharkhand, where the first-phase polling happens today, has seen fierce competition for tribal votes. Parties have...
View ArticleNo thanks, sarkar
Students need saving from the coaching industry. A govt version isn’t the innovation India needs Coaching classes are such a large part of Indian culture that it’s hard to believe lots of countries get...
View ArticleNo thanks, govt!
Students need a break from the coaching industry. A government version isn’t the solution India needs. Coaching classes are a big deal in India, but did you know that in many other countries, kids...
View ArticlePodcast President. Podcast CM?
Trump’s victory is credited partly to his chats in popular podcasts. Election propaganda tech continuously evolves, in India too. In Maharashtra, BJP & Uddhav Sena are using podcasts The world has...
View ArticleIndia’s intent of becoming an economic and political power!
As the Indian economy grows and expands (albeit at a growth rate less than 8.00% per annum), it is believed that this gives heft and India can begin to make it’s voice heard on various...
View ArticleThe Weekly Vine Edition 17: DOGE, Maha confusion and more…
Hello and welcome to another edition of The Weekly Vine. In this week’s edition, we take a look at Trump’s new cabinet, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Maha confusion, Chief Justice...
View ArticleBulldozed no more?
Supreme Court Stands Up to ‘Bulldozer Justice’ The Supreme Court has spoken out against “bulldozer justice,” where state governments use bulldozers to quickly demolish people’s houses without fair...
View ArticleIn the family way
Means multiple political births – and as many miscarriages The Great Indian Family – sequel to Big Fattening Indian Wedding – is our bestseller brand. From epics to Bollywood, it has something for...
View ArticleBulldazed no more?
SC read the riot act on ‘bulldozer justice’. But will officials fear courts or netas? We don’t know In defining a penalty for officials responsible for ‘bulldozer justice’, Supreme Court yesterday did...
View ArticleDoge, the bullet
Can Trump’s New Plan for Smarter Government Really Work? Former U.S. President Donald Trump has a new idea: he wants a smaller, smarter government that doesn’t waste money. To make this happen, he...
View ArticleDoge, the bullet
Whether Trump’s Musk-Ramaswamy gambit for smarter government works will be of interest in India Delete, delete, delete. This is a big part of the mandate of a newly announced Doge, Trump’s Department...
View Article‘More the katenge batenge language, worse the fallout for Mahayuti…Delay in...
Credited with scripting Congress’s spectacular showing in Lok Sabha polls, its state president Nana Patole is confident of MVA winning the Maharashtra legislative polls. Talking to Subodh Ghildiyal, he...
View ArticleWill women centric laws create a safer cyberspace for women?
Our age driven by technology and digitization has rapidly transformed our conveniences. Unfortunately though, unsafe cyberspace has become an unintended beneficiary of technology and globalisation...
View ArticleSecured credit cards emerge as alternative amid tightening lending norms
Credit card penetration in India has been significantly low when compared to fast growing economies of the world. Being the fifth largest economy of the world, the credit card penetration in India is...
View ArticleIndia an emerging role model for aspiring space nations – The World Economic...
Sebastian Buckup, a member of the executive committee of C4IR (The Centre for Fourth Industrial Revolution), a platform of World Economic Forum has opined that, India is seen as a role model, a...
View ArticleBig reforms in offing or just talk shop?
Republican White House under President Trump will have to respect and partner with Bharat in sync with her ‘strategic autonomy’ framework Exuberance aside, Donald Trump is ready to don the mantle as...
View ArticleImphaled
Central forces face an impossible situation. GOI must act to change Manipur’s security apparatus A fresh spate of violence in Manipur has forced GOI to dispatch around 2,500 additional central...
View ArticlePizza in peril
A constitutional crisis looms over Italy’s widely-exported and universally-loved national dish While Bunny and I were in Italy recently, the dark cloud of a constitutional crisis cast a pall over the...
View ArticleAjit says oops. Again.
Nothing seems to be going right for one of India’s wiliest netas. But that won’t faze him It was a Burnol moment for Ajit Pawar when SC told the veteran politician “to find his legs”...
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