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India loses nearly Rs 1.8 lakh crore every year because electricity disappears between power plants and homes. This amount is almost twice the Central Government’s annual health spending. In Uttar Pradesh alone, about 15% of electricity purchased by Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) is lost before it can be billed, resulting in losses of…

At a single booth at the India Art Fair 2026 two international sculpture heavy weights rubbed shoulders with each other. India’s international star Subodh Gupta rubbed shoulders with the world renown Chinese contemporary artist, documentarian, as well as activist Ai Weiwei at Nature Morte Booth B1. In a world of men there were also two…

There is something uniquely Indian about paying a super-premium price for a VIP ticket and still being made to feel like a gatecrasher at your own expense. That was the experience at Anoushka Shankar’s Chapters Tour 2026 concert at Yashobhoomi, with tickets sold by SkillBox. The ticket promised “first come, first serve”. What it delivered was first…

The recent Budget has added a new colour to India’s already colourful economy This year’s Annual Financial Statement – known to its chums as the Budget, with a capital B to show how important it is – made mention of something that intrigued me. Govt is relying a lot on the Orange economy to put…

India and the United States have reached a pivotal trade understanding that marks not merely an economic reset, but a deeper inflexion point in their bilateral relationship. After months of strain—highlighted by punitive tariffs that at one stage climbed as high as 50 per cent on Indian exports to the US—both sides now stand at…

Mussoorie is not dying by accident. It is being systematically suffocated—road by road, tunnel by tunnel, project by project—under the banner of “connectivity” and “development”.  Once envisioned as a fragile Himalayan retreat, Mussoorie is today being converted into a traffic terminal in the mountains. Mussoorie’s crisis is not the result of neglect; it is the…

SC must respond firmly to state BJP video that crosses a redline. So must central BJP Election Commission is expected to announce dates for the Assam election within weeks. So, politics taking an uglier than usual turn in the state is par for the course. But Assam’s BJP unit recently posted a video on social…

Thich Nhat Hanh We all experience strong emotions like fear, anger, sorrow or jealousy from time to time. Often these emotions are so overwhelming that it feels as if this negative energy will destroy our peace and well-being. Since we cannot bear to look at the real cause of our suffering, we push our emotions…

Fifteen years ago, people across Syria took to the streets to demand democracy, freedom and equality. All religious and ethnic groups in our country, women and young people were united in their hope for a better future. After years of war, people’s hopes grew again a year ago. Kurds, Arabs, Druze, Armenians, Syriacs, Turkmen, Alawites,…

On Feb 6, India and US announced the framework for an interim trade agreement. This is billed as a stepping stone towards a broader Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA). This framework goes far beyond tariffs and market access. It reaches into energy security, purchase commitments, digital trade rules, security cooperation, and economic alignment.Understanding what India has…