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A premier cradle for Indian sports While critics frequently focus on the club’s social spaces, the Delhi Gymkhana’s core constitutional mandate has always been the promotion of athletic sports. In a capital city where world-class, open-space sporting infrastructure is exceptionally scarce, the club remains an irreplaceable asset. The club’s 26 natural grass tennis courts constitute…
By Shri Shri Anandmurti What we call matter, whether an atom, molecule, mountain, river, or human body, is ultimately condensed energy. Matter is simply energy existing in a compact and organised form. Modern physics has gradually moved towards this realisation. The difference between a stone and a beam of light is not that one is…
She’s been called Cassandra. Because author and journalist Ece Temelkuran , ever since she left her home in Turkey in 2016, with two shirts and a pair of trousers, has been warning the world that what she fled, fascism, is coming for everyone else too. In Greek mythology, Cassandra was blessed with the gift of prophecy, but…
The emerging agreement between US and Iran, will likely create some breathing space for the world economy. Trump is yet to sign off on this. If he does, per initial reports, the focus will be on reopening Strait of Hormuz, providing some sanctions relief for Iran, and implementing a temporary ceasefire for the next two…
From pineapple farms in Vazhakulam to plywood factories in Perumbavoor, migrant workers have become the invisible engine of Kerala’s economy. Their sudden absence has set off a crisis that the state can no longer afford to ignore What happens when workers go home At the Pineapple city of Vazhakulam, Baby John, president of the Pineapple…
This analysis is based on a direct reading of the Unified Building Regulations for Industrial Development Authorities of Uttar Pradesh, 2026 — Revised Draft for Comments, Version TMv12, dated 16 April 2026, issued by the Infrastructure and Industrial Development Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh. Accessibility figures are sourced directly from Chapter 13 of that document….
A few days ago, Pavaratty panchayat in Thrissur became an unlikely mirror of Kerala’s deepening labour crisis. The local body convened a conciliation meeting between migrant workers and construction contractors following a dispute over wages. The contractors alleged that workers were demanding exorbitant rates, and they had a point about the cause, if not the…
A filmy fight with an interesting message In a new role, fire-fighter Salman Khan has gone all in to put out flames licking Bollywood. Big Bros Ranveer Singh and Farhan Akhtar are in a rare fight, triggered by Singh’s exit from Akhtar’s supermega project, Don 3. Singh quit Dec last, took the ‘no comment-icado’ highway….
Taxation once targeted visible wealth—income, profits, property, and consumption. But the twenty-first century has introduced a different fiscal logic: taxing invisible damage. Carbon emissions, environmental degradation, and industrial externalities are increasingly entering the financial equation. Businesses are moving into an era where what they emit may matter almost as much as what they earn. That…
