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Punjabi Dalit fiction is reaching an English audience at last. The book is called Gangrene

Dalit literature in India is usually tied to the Ambedkar-Phule revolutionary legacy and raw Marathi autobiographies. Now a new translation of Punjabi-Dalit stories shows caste as Punjab lives it.

A dog’s day out — how a labrador, indie, and retriever spent their Manali vacation

Indian pet parents are spending lakhs on dog-first vacations. ‘Want to show her the world.’

Hindus are worshipping pigs now in this Delhi neighbourhood. Muslims are the target

Delhi's Tri Nagar residents are keeping pigs in cages at homes, while the walls display posters of a powerful, pig-faced deity adorned in jewellery.

Lady bouncers of Delhi NCR and their fight for dal, roti, respect

In Delhi-NCR, there are nearly 2,500 lady bouncers—many of whom are now building support systems. One of their most active WhatsApp groups, called 'Nari Shaktii,' has 208 members.

Meet India’s star CFOs. They’ve moved beyond just balance sheets

They are designing transactions in a manner that turns financial strain into opportunities and resets the terms of capital raising. JSW, GMR, TCS, L&T have all benefited from dynamic CFOs.

How Tamil Nadu built India’s largest STEM women army. ‘Original DEI gangster’

From Foxconn factory floors in Sriperumbudur to engineering colleges in every district, Tamil Nadu's Dravidian Model has spent a century investing in women. The returns are showing.

Delhi’s industries are gasping. Pollution crackdowns & fight for nala-sadak-pani

For 30 years, Delhi has been cracking down on its industrial areas for pollution, shifting them out, and then abandoning them without basic infrastructure. ‘We are like orphans.’

A quiet renaissance of Sindhi food is underway—social media, supper clubs and cookbooks

Sindhi food was restricted to festivals and family gatherings and lost its everyday vocabulary.

Inside small-town India’s Reel economy. Lights, camera, unemployment

Most content creators in Tulsi have logged off, returning to farms, factories, or unemployment. Falling views, internal rifts, and an inability to adapt to short-form video led to the collapse.

Faridabad is the neglected, poor cousin in Delhi-NCR no one talks about

Faridabad was sold as Gurugram at half the price. But unlike Gurugram, there is no gloss to hide behind. The civic collapse is visible even in its high-rises and ‘posh’ colonies.

On Camera

Trump’s Iran blockade isn’t just about Tehran, it’s about China

The oil math is skewed against the White House. The blockade has a slim chance of working. Iran can remain defiant, and China unconcerned, longer than Trump can remain solvent.

Oil supply fell by 10 million barrels per day in March. IEA raises alarm over largest disruption ever

IEA projects sharp reversal from its earlier expectations, with global demand for oil in 2026 turning negative. Hormuz disruptions have pushed crude prices to $130 per barrel.

Warfare enters new dimension as Ukraine’s robot brigade records battle win against Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a group of Russian soldiers surrendered to an unmanned battle group.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.