The next assembly election in Tamil Nadu is less than a year away, and political parties have kick-started their poll machines. Some of them sputter, some buzz. Some others grind, knock, chug and squeal. Beneath these noises, IT wings and strategists are at work, churning out videos glorifying their leaders and clients, and memes ridiculing…
Delhi, India’s historic and political heart, stands at a pivotal moment. For decades, it has been a city of immense potential, rich in culture, talent, and connectivity. However, despite its stature, Delhi today finds itself falling behind neighbouring cities like Gurugram and Noida in terms of infrastructure, housing, and investment. The slow stagnation has been…
Though Russia-Ukraine and Isreal-Palestine wars have been first X-ed and then Grok-ed, we in India were not able to appreciate or criticise the role played by global communication platform X (enabled by AI of Grok) during a war-like situation. As X also played a key and probably decisive role in Biden-Trump war, Elon Musk, the owner…
Recently watched an interview of renowned industrialist and chairman & managing director of Bharat Forge, Baba Kalyani. In this interview, he has narrated his experience of the Narendra Modi government at the Centre. In this interview, he says, “A few years ago, Bharat Forge Company had developed a gun. We contacted the defence forces officials…
Try calling anyone in India these days – your chartered accountant, your daughter, your dentist – and before the first ring, you’re ambushed by a govt issued voice note warning you about digital scams. It drones on with the cadence of a Sanskrit recital stuck in bureaucratic purgatory. “Satark rahein,” it begins solemnly. And satark…
The descent of Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL celebration into tragedy last week, has once again underscored the perils of inadequate crowd management, a long-standing issue in a densely populated country like India. What should have been a moment of pride and festivity quickly descended into chaos, revealing critical gaps in planning, foresight, and execution. Managing…
Supposing a song, book, movie pulls a tourist to India, how might this journey go? Perhaps nothing gladdens an ersatz desi heart more than a Western ode to Indian beauty. All the complexities of that EM Forster novel about that cave are nothing in comparison to how it continues to send the odd traveller our…
Trump, Musk & truth about male friendship Everyone loves a messy celebrity breakup. Brangelina to TomKat to Bennifer, the only thing more voyeuristically entertaining than a supercouple is its bustup. The Trump-Musk lovefest never got its own moniker. But the possibilities – Trelon, Donusk, Elonald – have always been there. At Musk’s farewell press conference…
No one should want to live indefinitely. Here are some of the reasons why. With each year on Earth past a certain age, problems compound. The toes deform, the knees degrade, the hips lose motion, and the back aches. The vagina dries out and the pecker becomes flaccid. The abdomen softens (no matter how many…
Every year on June 7th, the global community observes World Food Safety Day, a United Nations initiative aimed at raising awareness about the importance of food safety and inspiring action to prevent, detect, and manage foodborne risks. With the theme for 2025 being “Food Safety: Prepare for the Unexpected,” this year’s commemoration focuses on enhancing…
