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Could Apple’s ride into India be smooth as Suzuki’s? Maybe, if it’s willing to follow Samsung’s footsteps

Could Apple’s belated focus on India, as a market and as a manufacturing base, become in the fullness of time as significant an event...

Dismissal of Cisco case proves engineers were targetted because they were Indian

The Cisco case always rested on shaky legal and factual grounds. Even reporters ran with the 'facts' alleged by the state.

Stop making Atiq Ahmed a Muslim hero. He was no Robin Hood for us

Media outlets and politicians like Owaisi are attempting to downplay Atiq's criminal record and highlight his religious identity as a Muslim.

Macron’s gaffes in China open a door for India — unwavering French support at the UNSC

Macron’s views do not and will not change his policies either towards the Indo-Pacific or towards Taiwan and least of all towards Ukraine.

Rahul Gandhi should never speak without script. Off-the-cuff gaffes repeatedly embarrass him

Rahul Gandhi's criminal defamation case is turning out badly for him. The latest ironic twist is Surat court’s view that he is not an ordinary person.

Hindutva’s most formidable opponent — caste census. Why didn’t Congress govts push for it?

The caste census could result in a significant shift in the existing power dynamics, political representation. BJP, Congress may not be willing to risk such a change.

Wearing helmet not enough, fastening it properly saves lives. Govt must enforce existing law

More than 69,000 motorcycle riders died in road crashes in 2021 across India, accounting for 45 per cent of all road crash deaths.

Not just brother vs brother. Bharat Forge to Hinduja, women are fighting for family business

In the male-dominated family business world of the past, shareholder agreements largely excluded women. But this is changing.

Hindus dominate UP’s ‘Wanted’ list. Yogi govt isn’t targeting Muslims by acting against mafias

Opposition parties must support Yogi Adityanath’s efforts in cleaning UP of criminals and mafias. It is not only in their own interest but also of business and national security.

How Sitharaman has done a big favour to MSMEs. It was long due

Hundreds of thousands of MSMEs across the country are suddenly going to see their payments coming in faster and at least before 31 March.

On Camera

RBI is shrinking NBFC regulation—why it’s not enough

In a system where risk is concentrated in a handful of large institutions, the case for regulating thousands of small, non-systemic entities is not obvious.

Strategic petroleum reserves: Why India needs bigger oil buffers & how others compare | Cut The Clutter

This is the transcript of Ep 1830 of Cut the Clutter, where Shekhar Gupta explains why strategic petroleum reserves are a national necessity & how India compares with China, US & Japan.

DRDO unveils amphibious battle platforms with crewless turrets, anti-tank missile capability

Tracked and wheeled variants, built in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge, carry 30mm turrets, cross water using hydro jets, and are 65% indigenous.

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.