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There is a guy in every Indian newsroom whose single job is to make sure the headline contains the words people are already typing into Google. He does not write the story. He reads it, winces, and appends a colon, after which comes the keyword: the actor’s name, the IPO, the phone that launched, the…

A landslide near the connecting link on the Mumbai-Pune expressway during the recent rains resulted in the suspension of traffic through the tunnel for some time. Traffic was restored after 18 hours thanks to the tireless efforts of the employees of the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation. However, in the meantime, leaders of the opposition…

Perhaps it is time to remove the words ‘Horn Please’ or ‘Blow Horn’ from the back of trucks, Vikrams, and commercial vehicles. What may once have been a practical instruction now appears to function as a psychological trigger on Delhi roads.The typical Delhi driver approaches the horn with the enthusiasm of a pianist discovering a…

A modern state is judged not only by the scale of its infrastructure or the reach of its welfare schemes, but also by the clarity and confidence with which it governs its territory. Border management, therefore, is not merely a question of physical security. It is closely linked to administrative planning, public service delivery and…

Every meaningful journey begins with a single step. Similarly, every meaningful life begins with a single relationship: the relationship we have with ourselves.  Before we become professionals, parents, teachers, or seekers, we are first human beings learning to live with our own thoughts, emotions, and actions. If this inner life remains unsettled, no amount of…

As US bombers last week hit Iran’s Chabahar port, where India has spent over $120mn to develop facilities, and for which US has extended sanctions carve-outs, India’s US challenge came into sharp relief. It’s been simmering for some time. More recently, it’s been attributed to Trump-ian form rather than innate substance. But harsh reality must…

“How boring, isn’t it? There’ve been no surprises.” That Spain and France head into one semi-final, and England and Argentina take on each other, confirms the accuracy of Fifa rankings: the top four teams on that list are the four still competing for a place in the final and for the World Cup. It seems…

By Nayaswami Jyotish When one looks at the news, it is hard to make sense of what is happening in these turbulent times. Yet the more we focus on current events, the harder it becomes to see the bigger picture. Is there a deeper reason for this choppy sea we’re trying to navigate?At the heart…

Revenge of the sweetest crop is surprisingly bitter India’s “ICE” age is facing a “3G” meltdown. People driving petrol-powered Internal Combustion Engine vehicles these days have these three words on their lips – gaadi, ganna, govt. Two of them much loved, but all three a cause of concern for the past few months, as blended…

Reusable rockets have changed economics of satellite launches. For Isro, they’re a necessity & an opportunity Isro set a record in 2017 by launching 104 satellites on a PSLV rocket. Four years later, SpaceX carried 143 satellites on a Falcon 9. That is one way to make satellite launches economical. The other, harder, way is…