The racetrack, whether echoing with the thunder of hooves, or the scream of Formula 1engines, has always been far more than a sporting arena. It is a stage where fashion, romance, and the intricate equation between men and women have been performed, contested, and redefined for over a century. Pursuit of speed is an aphrodisiac….
All retired defence personnel await expectantly for their pension on the last day of the month . As the month is about to close a message from the CDA ( controller of defence accounts) is expected regarding crediting of pension, if delayed it sends a flutter in the community until credited . Delay of pension…
In my recent field visits to remote and rural parts of the country, I observed that these places are the perfect get away spots. Although the purpose for the visits for me was official, but I realised as we moved out of main cities many things started happening – one there is incomparable amount of…
In India, the loud child inherits the room. He answers before the question is finished. He laughs before the joke has landed. He shakes hands with a confidence that feels older than his years. Adults beam at him. Teachers remember him. Relatives predict futures for him. The quiet child, meanwhile, is described in qualifiers: Shy….
In this week’s edition, a fundamental American promise is under scrutiny as the battle over birthright citizenship reaches the Supreme Court, raising deep anxieties for Indian-origin families. We also track the shifting power equations in Washington, where uncertainty looms over one of the most prominent Indian-American faces in Trump’s inner circle. And beyond policy and…
Janina Gomes Just why does the Cross of Christ evoke so many emotions and find an echo in so many hearts? It is because it speaks to us about one of our deepest experiences of grief and sorrow, which are part and parcel of our lives. It is a reminder of our universal human response…
Some memories of war never fade. Even after more than five decades, the events of 4th Dec 1971 in the Tangdhar Sector of J&K remain as vivid to me as that cold morning in the mountains. I was a young officer then, leading an ad hoc commando platoon of the 8th Battalion, The Rajputana Rifles….
I have observed that in rural areas and forest regions, children spend more time outdoors amidst nature. They discover simple ways to play games. They create play areas by drawing lines and making shapes on the ground. They use dried fruit-seeds as dice and pieces. They make balls from dry leaves, tree roots, and rags….
Punita Punrani, the president of HAHA – Humour And Hasimazaak Association – called an Extraordinary General Meeting of the organisation to order. “Comrades in qualms,” began the president, in keeping with her signature style statement that the pun is mightier than the bored, “we’re meeting today, under the looming threat of a war waged against…
The defining story of the global startup ecosystem between 2024 and early-2026 is neither collapse nor renaissance. It is something more structural: a repricing of risk and a recalibration of capital discipline. For over a decade, venture ecosystems were fuelled by extraordinarily cheap money. Low interest rates, abundant liquidity and global capital chasing technological disruption…