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Seduction to sanskar—How Darshan Patel’s Fogg helped India’s deo market grow up

Darshan Patel’s Fogg rejected the 'woman magnet' gimmick and helped reposition deodorants as a daily essential. 'I wanted a homegrown brand that resonates with Indian culture,' he said.

Trump has a point—the world is mooching off Uncle Sam, and it is time to rebalance

Net-net, the Trump disruption is welcome for India. We should look at the Australian example, not the EU or Canadian one.

From Sitamarhi to Sadar Bazar, a mother’s fight to rescue 11-yr-old son from bonded labour

On 3 March, Delhi police personnel embarked on an operation to rescue two minor boys working as bonded labourers in Sadar Bazar. They found another 10 boys in need of rescue.

Germany has decided to defend itself. And its war-making rhetoric can spell doom

A fifth of the voters in Germany’s just-concluded elections voted for the neo-Nazi party Alternative für Deutschland, which wants to take the country out of the European Union.

Pickleball is Ahmedabad’s newest addiction. And it’s reshaping the city’s nightlife

Forget clubs and lounges—Ahmedabad’s action now unfolds on blue-brown pickleball courts, lit up like cricket stadiums, with games running well past midnight.

Holi wasn’t always about Holika burning. Medieval India called it festival of Kama

The ‘eastern’ tradition of Holika-burning moved deeper into the Gangetic Plains. Gaudiya Vaishnavism, from Bengal, took root in Mughal-ruled Vrindavan, attracting patronage from elite Rajputs.

India has tariffs for 3 reasons. One is sheer stupidity

Trump may or may not like Modi on a personal level. But there’s one thing we do know about the US President: his approach to most issues is strictly transactional.

Russia-Ukraine war shows why Indian Army must integrate drones into its combined arms

Drones are certainly the cheapest and most effective precision-guided munition. However, their impact on the tactical battlefield is evolutionary rather than revolutionary.

Gurugram has a giant illegal guest-house problem. Over 4,000 notices, yet business as usual

Illegal hotels and businesses have been popping up across Gurugram’s swanky DLF City for years. Authorities have played whack-a-mole before, but this time, they’re vowing to finish the job.

Balochistan train hijack is good news for Pakistan Army. It can step up military pressure now

In recent years, Balochistan has seen new democratic movements. While Pakistan Army may not welcome another insurgency, this is preferable to mass challenges to its authority.

On Camera

Nur Jahan to Chand Bibi—Indian women in sports have been erased from history

Dice have been found dating to the Bronze Age in various Harappan sites in present-day northwest India and throughout Pakistan. And it’s very possible that some had female owners.

Vodafone Idea AGR case, explained: SC breather to cash-strapped telco & what it means for industry

Telecom industry keeping close tabs on the case. Government is single largest shareholder in Vodafone Idea, at 49 percent.

‘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.