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Something worrying is happening in economy. Modi govt must shift focus to commerce ministry

Europe's share in Indian exports has gone up while Asia’s share is declining. The problem for India is: Europe’s economy is expected to struggle while Asia is set to drive global growth.

Mumbai’s Parsi sahibs have an inconvenient secret—tribal cousins in distant Gujarat villages

There’s a subtle caste system in place. Most Mumbai Parsis don’t want to discuss their tribal brethren. Priests refuse to live in the villages and no fire temples have been built.

Theaterisation isn’t duplicating units in all Services. ‘Satisficing’ has consequences in war

Posting of Army officers to Naval and Air Force units is only paying lip-service to the idea of integration and not really achieving the desired synergy.

Gujarat GIFT city has been holding its breath for greatness. It’s a lifeless ghost town now

GIFT City is home to more than 20,000 employees across the 400-plus companies such as Oracle, Bank of America, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Citibank, NSE among others.

The next front in the Israel-Hamas war will be Europe

Antisemitic incidents have quadrupled in the United Kingdom, and Germany has banned the pro-Hamas organisation Samidoun,

Desperate Indians want Ozempic on prescription. Huge shift from traditional drugs, say doctors

Given the hype, semaglutide is gaining traction across India with the requests pouring in – more so in private, luxury clinics.

After K-culture boom, Indian women loving Thai queer drama. ‘We can see 2 handsome men’

A legion of new fans has bolstered the BL fandom in India. They have sent gifts to the actors in Thailand, sent food trucks to their shooting locations, & put up billboards in India.

Where will Shillong’s Dalit Sikhs go? The question at the heart of rift with Khasis

Shillong: In the bustling heart of Shillong’s commercial hub Bara Bazaar, a shiny new white-and-gold gurdwara stands as an enduring symbol of unity and faith....

Buddhism has just been reduced to anti-Brahmin thought. But it shaped Hindu reforms too

Buddhism's colonial rediscovery was revolutionary, influencing generations of political and intellectual leaders in the lead-up to India’s Independence and thereafter.

Haryana village backs parents held for killing daughter. ‘They warned, she didn’t listen’

The parents claimed the death was a washing machine accident; then villagers intervened & said it was a case of suicide. But none of them can keep up with the stories they have created.

On Camera

Trump’s unpredictability is not the absence of strategy—it works on everyone but China

The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.