India’s latest trade numbers paint a tale of two worlds—one glittering with gold and silver, the other weighed down by shrinking merchandise exports. The October merchandise trade deficit has ballooned to an…
Red Fort Blast Exposes a Chilling New Vulnerability in India’s Security Grid
The blast near Delhi’s Red Fort this week is more than a tragic headline. It is a moment that should force India to look unflinchingly at the vulnerabilities we continue to carry,…
Delhi Is Choking. Its Politics Is Worse.
Every winter, Delhi doesn’t just brace for smog — it rehearses a ritual. Governments blame each other. Ministers hold sudden press conferences. Schools shut for two days (as if children inhale only…
A living legend: Mammootty’s award is more than a trophy, it’s a testament
At 74, Mammootty wins his 7th Best Actor at the State Awards—reminding us what consistency, craft and reinvention really mean
Criminals in the Sabha: How India’s Pollsters Peddle the Underworld
Ah, the great Indian tamasha of democracy—where the ballot box doubles as a get-out-of-jail-free card. Picture this: as the dust settles on the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, nearly half the chaps who…
EPFO’s New Shackles: Chaining the Jobless to Starvation Rules
What a cruel joke on the already battered Indian worker! Just as the economy sputters with layoffs flying thicker than monsoon rains, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation drops its so-called ‘EPFO 3.0’…
Gold’s Great Escape: Out of Reach for the Aam Middle-Class Wallet
Bloody hell, gold prices are on a rocket ride, aren’t they? As we hurtle towards Dhanteras and Diwali, that shiny symbol of prosperity is mocking the very folks who once scrimped and…
The Sabarimala Gold Heist: Time for Centre to Step In and Clean House
What a rotten stink this is! The holy shrine of Sabarimala, where millions trek barefoot every year seeking Lord Ayyappa’s blessings, has been reduced to a den of thieves. Gold plates from…
The Toxic Brew: Why India’s Cough Syrup Scandal is a National Shame
What a bloody mess! Here we are in 2025, boasting about being the ‘pharmacy of the world’, and yet our kids are dropping like flies from something as innocuous as a bottle…
Kantara-2: The soul’s gone missing
Kantara 2—or whatever they’re calling it now, Chapter 1, the prequel nobody really asked for—lands like a thunderclap that fizzles into a damp squib. Rishab Shetty, that powerhouse from the original, is…