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Essar Steel may not even be bankrupt by the time bidding for it ends

If Numetal decides to pay for Essar’s defaults, bidding to resolve the high-profile bankruptcy will be one where the firm isn’t even bankrupt anymore.

Cricket, coal, South Delhi: Economic mess that India’s courts created

With 3 crore cases pending, courts shouldn’t spend time on topics outside their purview.

Despite India’s economic growth, the moment for China-like job creation may be lost

Reduction of employment-generating tendency of economic growth has been especially marked in the last 15 years

Bickering is so un-BJP, but there are reasons why it’s happening now

There are growing whispers about leaders being upset with arrogance and the excessive “Gujaratisation” and “Congressification” of BJP.

I am not an ‘urban naxal’, Mr Mohandas Pai. I am just a student

We are none of the hashtags you throw at us. We are normal people who are citizens of this country.

A boast, a smirk and 2 viral photos: How Indian Army’s image stands dented

The Indian Army prides itself on fighting as per the laws of conflict. Two recent incidents contradict that.

2 WhatsApp episodes signalled Divya Spandana isn’t part of Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter universe

Divya Spandana is not Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter guru.

We need a break from Taimur Ali Khan

Is this our social media destiny - vicious fake news or pictures of Taimur Ali Khan?

Rafale deal is Bofors many times over, what it lacks is a V.P. Singh

There are 6 conditions for a defence scam to become a political game changer, Rafale deal already fulfils four.   

Lesson from IL&FS crisis: Indian finance firms need to hold assets that can be collateral

Lenders like IL&FS have amassed large balance sheets but their assets can’t be easily pledged even in normal times.

On Camera

Indian influencers reclaim desi aesthetics at Coachella—jhumkas, dupattas to mehendi

By mixing Indian maximalism with Western minimalism, desi influencers are using the hippie Met Gala to bring about a quiet revolution in festival dressing.

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.