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Trump tariff diplomacy is reversing Modi’s protectionist decade

Import tariffs are not an economic consideration for the government of India anyway, with data from Budget 2025-26 showing that customs duty isn’t a key revenue source.

Dalit on a horse

Lawyer Mukesh Parecha from Gujarat rode a horse on his wedding day, 6 February 2025, holding the Constitution instead of a sword.

SPIC MACAY is on a new mission after 4 decades. Mental health

Flute maestro Hariprasad Chaurasia says this about SPIC MACAY founder Kiran Seth: ‘If I were prime minister of India, I would have already honoured him with Bharat Ratna.'

Delhi rail tragedy—no point blaming Ashwini Vaishnaw but no harm taking a cue from Naidu

It’s time PM Modi called up Chandrababu Naidu and asked how to replicate his CEO methods at the national level.

India-US ties stuck in cute acronyms. Delhi must wait out the chaos

A US that makes peace with Beijing and leaves the Indo-Pacific to Chinese influence will harm New Delhi.

Lalit Maken to Tahawwur Rana—India’s first extradition battle still poses tough questions

The Lalit Maken assassination case set the template for charges of police mishandling of evidence and poor investigation, which have stained many efforts since.

Jaideep Ahlawat is Haryana’s Diljit Dosanjh. And ‘grounded, available, accessible like Irrfan’

Jaideep Ahlawat, who modelled Inspector Hathi Ram's lopsided walk on his schoolteacher father’s, acknowledges that the world is full of people like him – invisible, unidentifiable, missable.

Saif Ali Khan to Gen Musharraf to Liaquat Ali Khan. A tale of ‘enemies’ and property

The sentiment behind 'enemy property' has changed over the years, most significantly in 2017, when an amendment completely prevented Indians from laying claim to ancestral properties.

Indian shaadi checklist gets longer. Lehenga, mehendi & now pre-marriage counselling

Premarital counselling is the newest addition to wedding rituals. For young urban Indians, love and mum’s advice aren’t enough to handle cold feet, communication gaps, and conflict.

Panama’s jungles, Nicaragua’s ‘electric shock’ camps, tracing the deadly dunki route to America

Hoping to enter the US illegally, these migrants made their way through dense jungles and perilous treks from Peru to Mexico, but their dreams ended at the California border.

On Camera

Pakistan is drawing several lessons from its moment under the sun

Most of the diplomatic messaging was driven not by Islamabad but by regional powers and their calculations—Washington, Tehran and even the UAE.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

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.